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State comparison · 2025

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs New Jersey

Occupation

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In New Jersey, $72,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 4.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+4.1%
Massachusetts vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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

New Jersey

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Median
$72,780
p25
$61,120
p75
$89,550
p10
$46,790
p90
$121,090
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
See full breakdown for New Jersey

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.