State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In Rhode Island, $59,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
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%
Rhode Island
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $59,910
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $65,570
- p10
- $36,400
- p90
- $96,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.