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State comparison · 2025

Purchasing Managers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin

Occupation

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
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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
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.