State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: New York vs West Virginia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New York earn a median of $74,730. In West Virginia, $35,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.3% — not 109%.
Nominal pay gap
+109%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+73.3%
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%
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.