State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs Virginia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In Virginia, $60,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.3%
Massachusetts vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
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%
Virginia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $60,930
- p25
- $47,660
- p75
- $79,060
- p10
- $40,140
- p90
- $102,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.