State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In North Carolina, $54,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 37.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.7%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
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%
North Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $54,990
- p25
- $39,540
- p75
- $71,600
- p10
- $32,670
- p90
- $99,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.