How much do Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners make in Waco, TX?

Percentile spread

For Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, the published 10th percentile is $32,270 and the 90th percentile is $63,580. The difference is $31,310, which is 97.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,270 to the 75th at $40,520, covers $8,250.

The mean annual wage is $39,390, which sits above the median of $32,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waco, TX median is 47.2% lower than the national median of $61,160 for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,868, which is 43% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 43.8% lower than the Texas median of $57,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waco, TX is 92.550, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners at $34,868 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. Waco, TX ranks 11th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 40 miles away, with a median of $49,090 and employment of 60. That median is 52.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,867, against $34,868 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $49,670 and employment of 90. That median is 53.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,612, against $34,868 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $62,720 and employment of 3,380. That median is 94.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,840, against $34,868 here.