Meeting Planner Salary in Elgin, Illinois

How much does a Meeting Planner make in Elgin, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Meeting Planner in Elgin, IL is $66,477. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $60,125 to $73,208, with most professionals earning between $54,342 and $79,337.

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What does a Meeting Planner do?

Common responsibilities of a Meeting Planner

Planning, negotiating, organizational and implementation skills (includes but not limited to sourcing venues, contracting and negotiating with hotels and vendors, AV, F&B, attendee management, air and ground transport, billing, onsite support, print items).

December 04, 2022

Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned client groups by understanding their strategic priorities, and helping to ensure that service delivery is aligned and fully supports the firm's priorities and goals.

December 26, 2022

Prepare draft agendas, photographs, videotapes, and reports that synopsize meeting discussions, identify supportability issues, and propose alternative solutions to these issues for Government review.

January 07, 2023

Understanding of meeting and incentive planning with specific assignments in the program delivery phase of a program is a strong plus.

February 03, 2023

Manage all aspects of the live event experience planning process for client programs, including but not limited to concept development and design, budget management, registration, venue/vendor sourcing, initiating and finalizing contracts, onsite management.

February 14, 2023

Support communication plan for all stakeholders regarding meeting information including preparing meeting master agenda, attendee registration material, timelines, and Meeting Profile/Guidebook.

February 24, 2023

Develop and execute meetings, events, conferences, training, and seminars that support firm and industry objectives.

March 05, 2023

Provide additional meeting planner services to groups that will utilize the NIWC facility such as budget planning, web design, badge templates, hotel links, agenda planning, registration, transportation coordination, menu planning, off-site socials, timelines, checklists, diagrams, signage, etc.

April 14, 2023

Create and distribute Meeting Notifications for all meetings approximately four weeks prior to meetings and track attendance for external and internal meeting participants.

May 01, 2023

Assists in ensuring delivery of all necessary services for successful achievement of conferences and meetings, including, but not limited to, food and beverage, room and audio-visual requirements, space assignments, event registration, exhibits, sponsorship and marketing.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Meeting Planner in Elgin, IL

Average Base Salary

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60125

73208

66477

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

62023

76647

68768

What is the average salary for Meeting Planner in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Meeting Planner in Elgin, IL. The base salary for Meeting Planner ranges from $60,125 to $73,208 with the average base salary of $66,477. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $62,023 to $76,647 with the average total cash compensation of $68,768.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$66,477	$60,125 - $73,208
Bonus	$2,291	$1,897 - $3,439
Total Pay	$68,768	$62,023 - $76,647

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Meeting Planner Salary Near Elgin, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL
CITY, STATE Hoffman Estates, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,610 - $73,799	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL
CITY, STATE Aurora, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,664 - $73,864	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL
CITY, STATE Wheaton, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,315 - $73,439	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL
CITY, STATE Schaumburg, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,545 - $73,720	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL
CITY, STATE Mount Prospect, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,924 - $74,181	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL
CITY, STATE Naperville, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,226 - $73,331	COMPARE TO Elgin, IL

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About Elgin, Illinois

Elgin (/ˈɛldʒɪn/ EL-jin) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located roughly 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago, it lies along the Fox River. As of 2017, the city had an estimated population of 112,456, making it the eighth-largest city in Illinois....

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