Tracy Judge Talks Meeting Planner Salary Benchmarking in Skift Meetings

We're excited to share that Soundings Founder & CEO, Tracy Judge, was recently featured in a Skift Meetings article digging into why meeting planner salary data is so inconsistent across the industry!

In the piece, written by Barbara Scofidio, Tracy explains why benchmarks like the PCMA Convene Salary Survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and self-reported platforms like Payscale and Glassdoor rarely agree, arguing that the same job title can describe very different roles. She makes the case that scope, not title, is what actually determines pay: whether someone owns the budget, leads a team, and drives strategy versus executing someone else's plan. Tracy also shares advice for both employers and job seekers, encouraging companies to build value-based compensation frameworks and planners to negotiate based on scope, deliverables, and the full value a role adds beyond salary.

Read the full article here!