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Average Meeting, Convention, And Event Planners Salary in Hawaii

Meeting, Convention, And Event Planners in Hawaii earn a median annual salary of $74,460, which is +21.7% compared to the national median. There are 550 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Hawaii (state).

$74,460
Hawaii median annual wage
$36/hour median
+21.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $61,160
550
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.96
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,760
25th
$51,690
Median
$74,460
75th
$84,290
90th
$98,560

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Hawaii, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,721
Goods: 111.6%
Services: 190.2%
Rents: 125.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $76,970 Compare 2,360
Massachusetts $75,740 Compare 4,640
New York $74,730 Compare 10,330
Vermont $74,310 Compare 430
New Jersey $72,780 Compare 2,160
California $71,120 Compare 20,650

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Hawaii

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $339,290 1.32
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $338,130 1.59
Psychiatrists $289,990 1.47
Chief Executives $281,640 0.57
Family Medicine Physicians $218,210 0.59
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates $211,810 1.22
Pediatricians, General $197,090 2.97
Nurse Midwives $170,110 N/A

Hawaii has salary data for 552 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Meeting, Convention, And Event Planners in Hawaii

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Meeting, Convention, And Event Planners are projected to change by +4.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 15,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.