State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Mississippi, $122,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 42.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.9%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
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
Mississippi
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $122,940
- p25
- $89,990
- p75
- $147,700
- p10
- $68,690
- p90
- $174,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.