State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In South Carolina, $51,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 48.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.5%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+26.6%
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%
South Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $51,830
- p25
- $39,080
- p75
- $65,440
- p10
- $30,770
- p90
- $80,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.