State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In South Carolina, $131,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 33.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.4%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
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
South Carolina
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $131,720
- p25
- $102,770
- p75
- $165,070
- p10
- $83,210
- p90
- $201,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.