State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: New York vs North Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New York earn a median of $74,730. In North Carolina, $54,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.9%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Carolina
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $54,990
- p25
- $39,540
- p75
- $71,600
- p10
- $32,670
- p90
- $99,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.