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SALARY GUIDE 2026 · LIVE EVENT OPERATIONS

What live event operations people are asking to be paid.

What we're seeing from 499 live event operations people who applied with us since March 2026. Every number shows how many people it rests on.

$118KTypical pay askbased on 413 people
61%Have 10 or more years in live eventsbased on 495 people
99%Comfortable with 50% travelbased on 494 people

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Typical asks inside

Under 3 years$100K
3 to 5 years$112.5K
5 to 10 years$110.5K
10 years or more$120K

Desired base salary, median, based on 411 people who applied with us (March–August 2026). The guide also has the middle-half range.

What else is in the guide

  • Pay asks by years of experience: the middle half and the typical ask
  • Years in live event operations
  • Their role during events
  • How many will travel half the time
  • Kinds of events they've run
  • The biggest budgets they've managed
  • The largest events they've run
  • Ticketing systems they've used
  • Metro Atlanta pay from the BLS for comparison
  • How often people leave, from BLS turnover data

Only group totals are shown. No one's individual answers are in the guide. Groups under 5 people are left out.

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