State comparison · 2025
Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Purchasing Managers in District of Columbia earn a median of $175,720. In Wisconsin, $124,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+20.4%
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
Wisconsin
Purchasing Managers
- Median
- $124,990
- p25
- $101,080
- p75
- $156,270
- p10
- $81,510
- p90
- $201,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.