State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Missouri, $132,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
+33%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
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
Missouri
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $132,100
- p25
- $98,600
- p75
- $163,650
- p10
- $80,080
- p90
- $205,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.