State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In North Dakota, $130,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.1%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
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
North Dakota
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $130,110
- p25
- $104,290
- p75
- $166,710
- p10
- $85,770
- p90
- $191,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.