State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In West Virginia, $147,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.8% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.4%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-2.8%
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
West Virginia
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $147,220
- p25
- $122,650
- p75
- $167,830
- p10
- $89,080
- p90
- $194,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.