State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: New York vs Virginia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New York earn a median of $74,730. In Virginia, $60,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.6%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
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%
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.