Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary — Scranton, Pennsylvania

The average Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Scranton, Pennsylvania earns $52,840 a year.

$52,840 / year, mean
↓ 21.7% below national average 20th percentile in Pennsylvania

Scranton pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for meeting, convention, and event planners, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
110
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.9%
Cost of living 94 #116 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $227,793 #148 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $63,656 #145 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Scranton ranks #116 for cost of living and #148 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $97,240 San Francisco $90,230 New York $87,260 Trenton $78,780 Sacramento $75,260 Santa Maria $75,240 Los Angeles $74,020 Santa Cruz $73,630 Kiryas Joel $73,340 Seattle $72,870 Binghamton $72,430 Oxnard $72,390 San Diego $72,300 Salinas $71,780 Napa $71,070 Wenatchee $70,730 Naples $70,080 Yakima $69,970 Charlottesville $69,680 Merced $69,500 Baltimore $69,290 Riverside $68,810 Chico $67,750 Portland $67,670 San Luis Obispo $67,660 Santa Rosa $67,530 Albany $67,410 Modesto $67,040 Chicago $66,990 Philadelphia $66,890 Dallas $66,880 Corvallis $66,850 Bellingham $66,730 Glens Falls $66,710 Buffalo $66,590 Ithaca $66,550 Utica $66,260 Orlando $66,200 Olympia $65,790 Rochester $65,790 Houston $65,240 Sarasota $65,170 Vallejo $65,150 Deltona $65,090 Bend $64,850 Punta Gorda $64,800 Miami $64,730 Austin $64,600 Atlantic City $64,510 Bremerton $64,220 Kingston $63,890 Mount Vernon $63,780 Fresno $62,990 State College $62,870 Tampa $62,680 Jacksonville $62,670 Bakersfield $61,400 Sebastian $61,260 Lansing $61,180 Visalia $61,140 Eugene $61,040 Spokane $61,040 Syracuse $60,710 Allentown $60,540 Harrisburg $60,530 Panama City $60,390 Crestview $59,830 Tallahassee $59,580 Medford $59,440 Salem $59,430 Fort Myers $59,380 Detroit $59,350 Bloomington $59,160 Lakeland $58,950 Lancaster $58,880 Harrisonburg $58,850 Indianapolis $58,750 Richmond $58,490 Peoria $58,470 Midland $58,100 Lafayette $57,910 Port St. Lucie $57,890 Stockton $57,720 Reading $57,620 Palm Bay $57,580 York $57,510 Gainesville $57,190 Ann Arbor $56,830 Blacksburg $56,590 Pittsburgh $56,410 Ocala $56,360 South Bend $56,310 Virginia Beach $56,180 Pensacola $56,170 Battle Creek $56,100 Walla Walla $55,710 Roanoke $55,630 Lexington $55,620 San Antonio $55,490 Louisville $55,280 Traverse City $55,090 Longview $54,850 Abilene $54,690 Tyler $54,550 Fort Wayne $54,530 Grand Rapids $54,500 Amarillo $54,460 Killeen $53,680 Hagerstown $53,530 Beaumont $53,080 Corpus Christi $52,940 Scranton $52,840 Champaign $52,590 Niles $52,410 Flint $52,320 Salisbury $52,280 Elkhart $52,230 Springfield $52,100 Lynchburg $51,930 Winchester $51,880 College Station $51,740 San Angelo $51,380 Bowling Green $51,280 Jackson $51,150 McAllen $51,060 Kalamazoo $50,960 Lubbock $50,950 Saginaw $50,340 Bloomington $49,400 El Paso $49,030 Erie $48,690 Evansville $48,410 Laredo $47,780 Terre Haute $47,290 Brownsville $47,220 Wildwood $46,750 Rockford $45,950 Morgantown $45,690 Charleston $43,930 Huntington $41,300 Waco $39,390 Wheeling $38,300
CityMean salaryvs. Scranton
Abilene, Texas$54,690+3.5%
Albany, New York$67,410+27.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$60,540+14.6%
Amarillo, Texas$54,460+3.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$56,830+7.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$64,510+22.1%
Austin, Texas$64,600+22.3%
Bakersfield, California$61,400+16.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$69,290+31.1%
Battle Creek, Michigan$56,100+6.2%
Beaumont, Texas$53,080+0.5%
Bellingham, Washington$66,730+26.3%
Bend, Oregon$64,850+22.7%
Binghamton, New York$72,430+37.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$56,590+7.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$59,160+12.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$49,400-6.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$51,280-3.0%
Bremerton, Washington$64,220+21.5%
Brownsville, Texas$47,220-10.6%
Buffalo, New York$66,590+26.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$59,380+12.4%
Champaign, Illinois$52,590-0.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$43,930-16.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$69,680+31.9%
Chicago, Illinois$66,990+26.8%
Chico, California$67,750+28.2%
College Station, Texas$51,740-2.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$52,940+0.2%
Corvallis, Oregon$66,850+26.5%
Crestview, Florida$59,830+13.2%
Dallas, Texas$66,880+26.6%
Deltona, Florida$65,090+23.2%
Detroit, Michigan$59,350+12.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$52,230-1.2%
El Paso, Texas$49,030-7.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$48,690-7.9%
Eugene, Oregon$61,040+15.5%
Evansville, Indiana$48,410-8.4%
Flint, Michigan$52,320-1.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$54,530+3.2%
Fresno, California$62,990+19.2%
Gainesville, Florida$57,190+8.2%
Glens Falls, New York$66,710+26.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$54,500+3.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$53,530+1.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$60,530+14.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$58,850+11.4%
Houston, Texas$65,240+23.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$41,300-21.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,750+11.2%
Ithaca, New York$66,550+25.9%
Jackson, Michigan$51,150-3.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$62,670+18.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$50,960-3.6%
Killeen, Texas$53,680+1.6%
Kingston, New York$63,890+20.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$73,340+38.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$57,910+9.6%
Lakeland, Florida$58,950+11.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$58,880+11.4%
Lansing, Michigan$61,180+15.8%
Laredo, Texas$47,780-9.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$55,620+5.3%
Longview, Texas$54,850+3.8%
Los Angeles, California$74,020+40.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$55,280+4.6%
Lubbock, Texas$50,950-3.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$51,930-1.7%
McAllen, Texas$51,060-3.4%
Medford, Oregon$59,440+12.5%
Merced, California$69,500+31.5%
Miami, Florida$64,730+22.5%
Midland, Texas$58,100+10.0%
Modesto, California$67,040+26.9%
Morgantown, West Virginia$45,690-13.5%
Mount Vernon, Washington$63,780+20.7%
Napa, California$71,070+34.5%
Naples, Florida$70,080+32.6%
New York, New York$87,260+65.1%
Niles, Michigan$52,410-0.8%
Sarasota, Florida$65,170+23.3%
Ocala, Florida$56,360+6.7%
Olympia, Washington$65,790+24.5%
Orlando, Florida$66,200+25.3%
Oxnard, California$72,390+37.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$57,580+9.0%
Panama City, Florida$60,390+14.3%
Pensacola, Florida$56,170+6.3%
Peoria, Illinois$58,470+10.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$66,890+26.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$56,410+6.8%
Portland, Oregon$67,670+28.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$57,890+9.6%
Punta Gorda, Florida$64,800+22.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$57,620+9.0%
Richmond, Virginia$58,490+10.7%
Riverside, California$68,810+30.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$55,630+5.3%
Rochester, New York$65,790+24.5%
Rockford, Illinois$45,950-13.0%
Sacramento, California$75,260+42.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$50,340-4.7%
Salem, Oregon$59,430+12.5%
Salinas, California$71,780+35.8%
Salisbury, Maryland$52,280-1.1%
San Angelo, Texas$51,380-2.8%
San Antonio, Texas$55,490+5.0%
San Diego, California$72,300+36.8%
San Francisco, California$90,230+70.8%
San Jose, California$97,240+84.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$67,660+28.0%
Santa Cruz, California$73,630+39.3%
Santa Maria, California$75,240+42.4%
Santa Rosa, California$67,530+27.8%
Seattle, Washington$72,870+37.9%
Sebastian, Florida$61,260+15.9%
South Bend, Indiana$56,310+6.6%
Spokane, Washington$61,040+15.5%
Springfield, Illinois$52,100-1.4%
State College, Pennsylvania$62,870+19.0%
Stockton, California$57,720+9.2%
Syracuse, New York$60,710+14.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$59,580+12.8%
Tampa, Florida$62,680+18.6%
Terre Haute, Indiana$47,290-10.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$55,090+4.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$78,780+49.1%
Tyler, Texas$54,550+3.2%
Utica, New York$66,260+25.4%
Vallejo, California$65,150+23.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$56,180+6.3%
Visalia, California$61,140+15.7%
Waco, Texas$39,390-25.5%
Walla Walla, Washington$55,710+5.4%
Wenatchee, Washington$70,730+33.9%
Wheeling, West Virginia$38,300-27.5%
Wildwood, Florida$46,750-11.5%
Winchester, Virginia$51,880-1.8%
Yakima, Washington$69,970+32.4%
York, Pennsylvania$57,510+8.8%
Gross salary
52,840/yr
Estimated take-home
43,015/yr
Est. total withheld
18.6%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 13-1121 SOC code
Official area Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42540 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
WilkesBarre
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
567,887