State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Alabama, $52,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 32.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.2%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-16.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $52,180
- p25
- $42,370
- p75
- $69,790
- p10
- $36,150
- p90
- $82,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $76,970
- p25
- $60,550
- p75
- $93,700
- p10
- $53,320
- p90
- $121,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.