Event management work at events: pay and how to get hired
Event management roles plan and run events: coordinators, supervisors, producers and managers. There are 172 live event management jobs on Event Job Site right now. In the US, jobs that list an hourly rate pay a median of $23.52 an hour (22 jobs).
What the work is
You plan schedules and staffing, brief teams, look after clients and suppliers, and solve problems as they come up on the day.
Supervisor roles lead a team on site, such as a bar, a gate or a section of the venue.
These jobs are more often full time or longer contracts than shift work.
What it pays
| Country | Median per hour | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | $23.52 | $20.00 to $25.00 | 22 |
Where the jobs are
- London 10
What helps you get hired
- Experience running teams at events matters most. For bar and venue managers in the UK, a personal licence is often expected. (Source: GOV.UK, Alcohol licensing)
- Be ready to prove your right to work. (Source: GOV.UK, Prove your right to work to an employer)
How we worked this out
We used every live job on Event Job Site: 3,543 jobs today, most of them listed from the employers' own careers pages and the rest posted with us directly. 1,429 of them list pay, 1,415 as an hourly rate.
Pay figures use hourly rates only, in the currency the employer gives. Where a job gives a range, we use the lower figure. We show the median (half of jobs pay more, half less) and the middle half of rates, so one unusual listing can't skew the picture. A role or place is shown only when at least 10 jobs list an hourly rate; smaller groups are left out rather than guessed.
The figures refresh from live jobs as employers post and close jobs. The "Figures updated" date at the top is when a figure last changed.
Questions people ask
How much do event management jobs at events pay?
In the US, the median is $23.52 an hour and half of jobs pay between $20.00 and $25.00, from 22 live jobs that list an hourly rate.