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State comparison · 2025

Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois

Occupation

Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Illinois, $153,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 14.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+14.6%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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
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Illinois

Purchasing Managers

Median
$153,370
p25
$127,070
p75
$183,930
p10
$100,990
p90
$225,450
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
+75%
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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.