BLS metro-level wage data places Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA at a median of $63,030 per year ($30.31/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $61,160, New Orleans-Metairie pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 330 meeting, convention, and event plannerss are employed across the New Orleans-Metairie MSA in SOC 13-1121.

The New Orleans-Metairie pay distribution spans from $37,550 at the 10th percentile to $104,000 at the 90th — a 2.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $49,660 and the 75th at $82,260, so half of New Orleans-Metairie-based meeting, convention, and event plannerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so New Orleans-Metairie, LA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide LA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.