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State comparison · 2025

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Iowa vs Massachusetts

Occupation

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In Iowa, $51,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 31.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-31.7%
Iowa vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-17.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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
See full breakdown for Iowa

Massachusetts

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Median
$75,740
p25
$58,360
p75
$98,140
p10
$48,960
p90
$133,980
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.