State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Ohio, $134,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.6%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
Ohio
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $134,580
- p25
- $109,280
- p75
- $169,060
- p10
- $93,780
- p90
- $216,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.