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Purchasing Managers salary in Washington, DC

The median purchasing managers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $172,150 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,525 a month.

10th percentile
$132,890
25th percentile
$156,730
Median percentile
$172,150
75th percentile
$195,190
90th percentile
$217,790

Based on 4,180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$114,298 take-home a year
Gross pay$172,150
Federal income tax−$30,050
Social Security + Medicare−$13,169
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$14,633
Monthly take-home$9,525
Every two weeks$4,396

Does it go far here?

$158,104Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All purchasing managers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia