State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
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
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%
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.