State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Iowa, $51,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 48.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.7%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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%
Iowa
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $51,750
- p25
- $43,770
- p75
- $64,620
- p10
- $36,100
- p90
- $78,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.