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Wedding Planner salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a wedding planner is $70,200 per annum, before tax, up $14,700 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- What a planner earns depends on whether they are employed or self-employed, and how many weddings they take on.
- Coordinators who work for a venue or an events business draw a salary, often with penalty rates for the weekend and evening shifts the job requires, while sole traders quote a fee per wedding and cover their own insurance, travel and software costs.
- Bookings cluster in the warmer months, so income in a solo practice follows the season rather than a steady weekly figure.
The median salary rose by $14,700 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than wedding planner
The largest typical pay rise is $40,600 a year, moving into Project Coordinator.
- Project Coordinator+$40,600/yr
- Event Coordinator+$14,800/yr
- Production Coordinator+$10,400/yr
How to negotiate a higher wedding planner salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time wedding planner salary is $70,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Event coordination and Budgeting and forecasting tend to command a premium over general wedding planner experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Project Coordinator pays a typical $40,600 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Wedding Planner salary questions
How much do wedding planners earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a wedding planner is $70,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is wedding planner pay rising or falling?
The median wedding planner salary is up $14,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than wedding planner?
Project Coordinator pays a typical $40,600 a year more and draws on similar skills to wedding planner.
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.