Convene Salary Survey 2012

DIRECTOR SALARY RANGES (percentage of directors responding) $80,409 Average

91224+20+1312532A

AGE 39 Average

112431295A 78+20+2A 191251162A

GENDER

78.5% Female 20% Male 1.5% No answer

10.7% 60 and older 24.1% 50 to 59 31.3% 40 to 49 28.6% 30 to 39 5.4% 20 to 29

9% More than $125,000

12% $100,000–$124,999 24% $85,000–$99,999 20% $70,000–$84,999 13% $60,000–$69,999 12% $50,000–$59,999 5% $40,000–$49,999 3% Less than $30,000 2% No answer

the best

‘Having the creative ability to design programs, create marketing materials, and do website management. Plus all the fun events I get to help plan and attend.’

‘Collaborating with vendors and colleagues to conduct successful meetings. Improving systems and processes to enhance organizational efficiency. Creating and designing new systems and processes. Coordinating meetings that are relevant and impactful.’

the worst

‘Being pulled in way too many directions at once and not being able to dedicate more time to each client event/function.’

HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION

19% Post-graduate degree 12% Some post-graduate 51% College graduate 16% Some college 2% High-school graduate

‘Committee management and political hamstringing preventing much-needed change.’

‘A culture of diva presenters.’

60 PCMA CONVENE JUNE 2012

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