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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.
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.
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.