State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Montana, $123,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 42.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.3%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Montana
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $123,480
- p25
- $107,130
- p75
- $172,210
- p10
- $78,800
- p90
- $186,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.