State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In South Dakota, $47,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 61%.
Nominal pay gap
+61%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
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%
South Dakota
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $47,050
- p25
- $38,930
- p75
- $59,760
- p10
- $36,310
- p90
- $66,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.