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State comparison · 2025

Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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
See full breakdown for Maine

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.