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State comparison · 2025

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: Mississippi vs New York

Occupation

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New York earn a median of $74,730. In Mississippi, $44,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 40.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-40.2%
Mississippi vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-25.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Mississippi

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Median
$44,680
p25
$33,860
p75
$56,450
p10
$27,370
p90
$73,150
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.0
See full breakdown for Mississippi

New York

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Median
$74,730
p25
$57,260
p75
$99,160
p10
$45,600
p90
$129,980
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-33%
See full breakdown for New York

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.