State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In Utah, $54,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 42.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.1%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+27.9%
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%
Utah
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $54,150
- p25
- $38,590
- p75
- $68,330
- p10
- $32,030
- p90
- $90,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.