State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Louisiana, $109,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 60.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.3%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+28.6%
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
Louisiana
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $109,630
- p25
- $89,660
- p75
- $145,270
- p10
- $77,870
- p90
- $179,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.