State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Kansas, $54,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 40.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.4%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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%
Kansas
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $54,840
- p25
- $41,320
- p75
- $75,150
- p10
- $25,870
- p90
- $86,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.