State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Kentucky, $124,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 41.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.3%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
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
Kentucky
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $124,350
- p25
- $96,470
- p75
- $144,720
- p10
- $76,770
- p90
- $174,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.