BLS metro-level wage data places Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI at a median of $49,660 per year ($23.87/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $61,160, Racine-Mount Pleasant pays 19% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 50 meeting, convention, and event plannerss are employed across the Racine-Mount Pleasant MSA in SOC 13-1121.

The Racine-Mount Pleasant pay distribution spans from $34,470 at the 10th percentile to $71,840 at the 90th — a 2.1× 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 $34,810 and the 75th at $58,110, so half of Racine-Mount Pleasant-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 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 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 WI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.