State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Arizona, $61,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.3%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $61,330
- p25
- $47,420
- p75
- $75,090
- p10
- $38,820
- p90
- $92,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.