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State comparison · 2025

Purchasing Managers salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Arizona, $138,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 20.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-20.9%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arizona

Purchasing Managers

Median
$138,940
p25
$113,510
p75
$171,080
p10
$97,810
p90
$211,510
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-33%
See full breakdown for Arizona

District of Columbia

Purchasing Managers

Median
$175,720
p25
$161,470
p75
$189,950
p10
$147,220
p90
$195,190
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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.