State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In South Dakota, $128,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 36.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.6%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+10.1%
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 Dakota
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $128,670
- p25
- $114,390
- p75
- $152,530
- p10
- $95,100
- p90
- $187,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.