State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In South Carolina, $51,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.4% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+29.4%
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%
South Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $51,830
- p25
- $39,080
- p75
- $65,440
- p10
- $30,770
- p90
- $80,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.