State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Washington, $162,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 8%.
Nominal pay gap
+8%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.1%
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
Washington
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $162,730
- p25
- $134,000
- p75
- $192,430
- p10
- $112,120
- p90
- $220,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +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.