State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Indiana, $50,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 53.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.7%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+30.5%
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%
Indiana
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $50,090
- p25
- $42,370
- p75
- $66,370
- p10
- $34,860
- p90
- $82,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.