State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: New York vs South Dakota
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New York earn a median of $74,730. In South Dakota, $47,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 58.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.8%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+30.4%
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%
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.