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State comparison · 2025

Purchasing Managers salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Colorado, $171,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 2.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-2.5%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Purchasing Managers

Median
$171,250
p25
$141,190
p75
$209,740
p10
$122,790
p90
$247,610
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
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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.