State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Iowa, $121,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 44.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.5%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
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
Iowa
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $121,580
- p25
- $98,270
- p75
- $154,400
- p10
- $81,500
- p90
- $197,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.