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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In Maryland, $63,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 16.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-16.5%
Maryland vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-15.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Maryland

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Median
$63,280
p25
$49,060
p75
$83,000
p10
$38,990
p90
$107,770
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
See full breakdown for Maryland

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.