Event Planner salary in New York, NY

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Clifton, Garden City, Greenville, Holbrook.

Median salary$72,197
Middle 50%$63.5k–$108.8k
vs. national median+20%comparison median $60,029
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,251 and $215,220.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,119
25th$63,500
50th (median)$72,197
75th$108,771
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $57,527 (16 filings) FY2022: median $60,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $59,252 (12 filings) FY2024: median $64,740 (14 filings) FY2025: median $69,601 (18 filings) FY2026: median $79,270 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$57,527$47,650$66,95016
FY2021–––7
FY2022$60,000$50,000$63,75211
FY2023$59,252$48,537$75,00012
FY2024$64,740$59,475$65,00014
FY2025$69,601$61,200$85,10018
FY2026$79,270$70,023$128,50020

Cost of living

New York's median Event Planner salary of $72,197 is worth about $64,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in the New York, NY area earned a median of $78,610 in May 2025 (9,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,197, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
New York Universitytoo few3
Panda Festtoo few2
The Juilliard Schooltoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,950 18
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$51,251$62,95018

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.