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Event Coordinator salary

Average event coordinator salary

$41,918

$20.15 hourly rate

Entry-level event coordinator salary
$31,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an event coordinator make?

The average event coordinator salary in the United States is $41,918. Event coordinator salaries typically range between $31,000 and $56,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for event coordinators is $20.15 per hour.

Event coordinator salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Event coordinators earn the highest average salary in Maine.

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Where can an Event Coordinator earn more?

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New Orleans, LA$35,611
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory$65,032
Skidmore College$55,019

Event Coordinator Salaries By Experience Level

Experience LevelAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
Entry-level event coordinator$35,500$17.06
Mid-level event coordinator$43,200$20.79
Senior-level event coordinator$51,000$24.52

Event Coordinator salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Ziprecruiter and SalaryExpert, the average salary for an event coordinator typically falls between $36,200 and $68,951.
zippia
$41,918yearly
indeed[1]
$61,467yearly
Salary.com[2]
$36,200yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$52,175yearly
SalaryExpert[4]
$68,951yearly

Average event coordinator salary by state

The average event coordinator salary in Maine, California, and New York are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average event coordinator salary states are Delaware, Iowa, and Indiana.

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Highest paying states for event coordinators

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Maine$51,139$24.59
2New Mexico$47,094$22.64
3New York$49,042$23.58
4Vermont$43,665$20.99
5New Jersey$47,444$22.81
6Connecticut$45,479$21.86
7Massachusetts$45,729$21.99
8Alabama$41,499$19.95
9Virginia$46,686$22.45
10District of Columbia$49,573$23.83
11California$49,149$23.63
12West Virginia$39,647$19.06
13New Hampshire$40,888$19.66
14Tennessee$40,439$19.44
15Oklahoma$38,754$18.63
16Arizona$41,442$19.92
17North Dakota$38,196$18.36
18Nevada$39,295$18.89
19Washington$43,846$21.08
20Illinois$41,458$19.93
21Mississippi$38,190$18.36
22Minnesota$41,010$19.72
23Florida$39,507$18.99
24Maryland$41,706$20.05
25Hawaii$38,063$18.30
26Michigan$37,825$18.19
27Colorado$39,730$19.10
28Oregon$40,252$19.35
29Pennsylvania$37,624$18.09
30North Carolina$36,456$17.53
31Texas$37,349$17.96
32Alaska$38,096$18.32
33Wisconsin$36,001$17.31
34South Dakota$33,996$16.34
35Rhode Island$33,682$16.19
36Georgia$37,716$18.13
37Kansas$37,230$17.90
38Delaware$32,862$15.80
39Idaho$33,355$16.04
40Missouri$36,587$17.59
41Wyoming$31,735$15.26
42Montana$34,493$16.58
43Louisiana$35,594$17.11
44Kentucky$33,259$15.99
45South Carolina$35,388$17.01
46Ohio$33,461$16.09
47Utah$33,381$16.05
48Indiana$31,742$15.26
49Nebraska$31,478$15.13
50Iowa$32,179$15.47
51Arkansas$28,659$13.78

Highest paying cities for event coordinators

The highest-paying cities for event coordinators are San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, and New York, NY.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$50,408$24.23
2Washington, DC$49,651$23.87
3New York, NY$49,105$23.61
4Boston, MA$45,705$21.97
5Seattle, WA$44,093$21.20
6Baltimore, MD$41,867$20.13
7Chicago, IL$41,483$19.94
8Phoenix, AZ$41,423$19.91
9Minneapolis, MN$41,030$19.73
10Miami, FL$39,980$19.22
11Colorado Springs, CO$39,796$19.13
12Las Vegas, NV$39,142$18.82
13Columbus, GA$38,078$18.31
14Detroit, MI$37,889$18.22
15Philadelphia, PA$37,783$18.16
16San Antonio, TX$37,610$18.08
17Saint Louis, MO$36,506$17.55
18Charlotte, NC$36,452$17.52
19Milwaukee, WI$35,976$17.30
20New Orleans, LA$35,611$17.12

Event Coordinators are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Washington, DC
  3. New York, NY
  4. Boston, MA
  5. Seattle, WA

Event Coordinator salary details

An event coordinator's salary ranges from $31,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $56,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Event Coordinator Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an event coordinator's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$56,000$4,667$27
75th Percentile$48,000$4,000$23
Average$41,918$3,493$20
25th Percentile$35,000$2,917$17
10th Percentile$31,000$2,583$15

Highest paying event coordinator jobs

The highest paying types of event coordinators are business development coordinator, meeting planner, and event planner.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Marketing And Event Planning Internship$28,412$2,368$13.66131,730
Meeting Planner$56,257$4,688$27.0517,112
Event Planner$51,542$4,295$24.7819,793
Event Internship$29,693$2,474$14.2852,914
Event Promoter$39,894$3,325$19.1813,455
Event Manager$51,117$4,260$24.588,230

Which companies pay event coordinators the most?

Event coordinator salaries at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Persistent Systems are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average event coordinator salary at companies like Lazard and University of Illinois Springfield are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Pacific Northwest National Laboratory$65,032$31.27
2Persistent Systems$64,630$31.07
3Lazard$61,227$29.44
4University of Illinois Springfield$60,247$28.96
5Epicor$58,949$28.34
6Mt. San Antonio College$58,668$28.21
7University of Massachusetts Boston$58,335$28.05
8PJT Partners$58,218$27.99
9Lumeris$58,192$27.98
10Deloitte$57,458$27.62
11Wpp Us Holdings Inc$57,245$27.52
12Princeton University$56,805$27.31
13Columbia University in the City of New York$56,361$27.10
14Mount Nittany Medical Center$56,273$27.05
15Stifel Financial$56,123$26.98
16Portland State University$55,895$26.87
17Dechert$55,828$26.84
18M&T Bank$55,554$26.71
19Baptist Health Home Care$55,234$26.55
20Skidmore College$55,019$26.45

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Event Coordinator salary by industry

The average event coordinator salary varies across industries:

  • The average event coordinator salary in the education industry is $44,346, the highest of any industry.
  • The average event coordinator salary in the finance industry is $41,959.
  • Event coordinators in the retail industry earn an average salary of $37,951, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for event coordinators

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Education$44,346$21.32
2Non Profits$41,959$20.17
3Media$41,395$19.90
4Health Care$40,614$19.53
5Manufacturing$40,528$19.48
6Hospitality$40,398$19.42
7Professional$40,107$19.28
8Retail$37,951$18.25

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Event Coordinator salary trends

The average event coordinator salary has risen by $4,504 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average event coordinator earned $37,414 annually, but today, they earn $41,918 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for event coordinators over the last decade.

Compare event coordinator salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average event coordinator salary over time

Compare event coordinator salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Event Coordinator salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$41,900$20.15+1.9%
    2024$41,100$19.78+2.4%
    2023$40,100$19.30+2.2%
    2022$39,300$18.87+1.9%
    2021$38,500$18.51+1.1%

    Recently added event coordinator salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
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