State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In New Mexico, $134,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
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
New Mexico
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $134,790
- p25
- $108,280
- p75
- $160,680
- p10
- $94,710
- p90
- $192,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.