State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Illinois, $59,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Illinois
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $59,840
- p25
- $44,290
- p75
- $79,800
- p10
- $35,810
- p90
- $104,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.