SOC 13-1121 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners make in Winchester, VA-WV?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Winchester, VA-WV is $44,960. The 10th percentile is $35,750 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$44,960
- 10th percentile
- $35,750
- 25th percentile
- $41,300
- Median
- $44,960
- 75th percentile
- $58,100
- 90th percentile
- $74,090
- Mean
- $51,880
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, the published 10th percentile is $35,750 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. The difference is $38,340, which is 85.3% 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 $41,300 to the 75th at $58,100, covers $16,800.
The mean annual wage is $51,880, which sits above the median of $44,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Winchester, VA-WV median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $61,160 for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,615, which is 23.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 26.2% lower than the Virginia median of $60,930.
Winchester, VA-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners at $46,615 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 24th of 27 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).).
- Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $49,590 and employment of 40. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,660, against $46,615 here.
- Harrisonburg, VA is 57 miles away, with a median of $50,970 and employment of 80. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,714, against $46,615 here.
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 61 miles away, with a median of $75,450 and employment of 5,140. That median is 67.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,294, against $46,615 here.
Employment share
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Winchester, VA-WV (50 of 67,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (142,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Winchester, VA-WV · Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners make in Winchester, VA-WV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Winchester, VA-WV is $44,960. The 10th percentile is $35,750 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners?
The local median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $61,160.
What is Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay in Winchester, VA-WV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Winchester, VA-WV is 96.450, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,960 is $46,615. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Winchester, VA-WV compare with nearby metros for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners?
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 32 miles away, at $49,590. Winchester, VA-WV ranks 24th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.