Iowa · 2026 pay · 26 people
How much does an event planner make in Iowa?
$55,080typical pay for a event planner in 2026
$48,071 – $68,443what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 9.7% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where event planners work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Event Planner I8 people$47,046
- Event Planner II13 people$56,100
- Event Planner III5 people$83,942
Highest-paid event planners, 2026
- 1Cook, Haley ElizabethEvent Planner III · Iowa State University$89,965
- 2Abels, KimberlyEvent Planner III · Iowa State University$84,203
- 3Lyndon, Suzanne DeniseEvent Planner III · Iowa State University$83,942
- 4Franzen-Boeck, Samuel RayEvent Planner III · Iowa State University$75,480
- 5Garcia-Velazquez, JenniferEvent Planner III · Iowa State University$70,811
Common questions
How much does an event planner make in Iowa?
The typical event planner was paid $55,080 in 2026; most earned between $48,071 and $68,443. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Event Planner, at any level (for example "Event Planner I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this