State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Maine, $135,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.2%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+14.2%
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
Maine
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $135,970
- p25
- $111,180
- p75
- $161,350
- p10
- $88,400
- p90
- $189,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.