State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Vermont, $135,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.5%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
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
Vermont
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $135,720
- p25
- $116,230
- p75
- $164,400
- p10
- $94,240
- p90
- $179,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.