State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Missouri, $56,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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%
Missouri
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $56,900
- p25
- $44,730
- p75
- $66,650
- p10
- $31,190
- p90
- $83,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.