State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts earn a median of $75,740. In West Virginia, $35,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.2% — not 111.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+111.8%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+79.2%
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%
West Virginia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $35,760
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $49,160
- p10
- $28,110
- p90
- $63,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.