State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Utah, $125,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.5%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+25.6%
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
Utah
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $125,940
- p25
- $98,880
- p75
- $159,470
- p10
- $83,620
- p90
- $186,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.