Purchasing Managers salary
The median pay for purchasing managers in the United States is $148,080 a year. About 84,320 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $92,490
- 25th percentile
- $115,550
- Median percentile
- $148,080
- 75th percentile
- $182,270
- 90th percentile
- $223,280
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $175,720
- New Jersey $174,520
- Colorado $171,250
- Massachusetts $170,750
- New York $166,300
- Virginia $166,230
- New Hampshire $162,900
- Washington $162,730
- Maryland $161,470
- Kansas $159,850
- California $159,830
- Arkansas $156,450
- Georgia $155,360
- Illinois $153,370
- West Virginia $147,220
- Minnesota $144,810
- Michigan $142,120
- Pennsylvania $141,790
- Arizona $138,940
- North Carolina $138,710
- Connecticut $138,680
- Oregon $137,190
- Tennessee $137,060
- Idaho $136,970
- Maine $135,970
- Vermont $135,720
- New Mexico $134,790
- Texas $134,670
- Ohio $134,580
- Rhode Island $134,560
- Florida $133,410
- Missouri $132,100
- South Carolina $131,720
- Alabama $130,710
- North Dakota $130,110
- South Dakota $128,670
- Indiana $126,880
- Utah $125,940
- Wisconsin $124,990
- Kentucky $124,350
- Nebraska $124,010
- Montana $123,480
- Wyoming $123,380
- Mississippi $122,940
- Iowa $121,580
- Nevada $120,270
- Oklahoma $119,310
- Alaska $114,650
- Hawaii $113,490
- Louisiana $109,630
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $198,980
- Trenton, NJ $180,340
- Denver, CO $180,000
- Fayetteville, AR $176,300
- Boston, MA $174,640
- Peoria, IL $174,430
- Washington, DC $172,150
- New York, NY $171,810
- Rochester, MN $171,340
- Fort Collins, CO $171,280
- San Francisco, CA $170,440
- Kennewick, WA $169,520
- Ann Arbor, MI $168,670
- Bridgeport, CT $167,860
- Norwich, CT $167,220
- Lexington Park, MD $166,230
- Atlanta, GA $165,910
- Manchester, NH $165,870
- Seattle, WA $165,430
- Detroit, MI $163,660
- Greeley, CO $162,710
- Kansas City, MO $161,910
- Atlantic City, NJ $161,620
- Rochester, NY $161,120
- Durham, NC $160,370
- Boulder, CO $160,290
- Springfield, MA $159,800
- San Diego, CA $158,620
- Salinas, CA $158,550
- Worcester, MA $157,810
- Memphis, TN $156,830
- Hagerstown, MD $156,730
- Los Angeles, CA $156,400
- Morgantown, WV $156,230
- Wichita, KS $155,970
- Philadelphia, PA $155,500
- Chicago, IL $155,080
- Binghamton, NY $154,610
- Bremerton, WA $153,960
- Vallejo, CA $153,670
- Burlington, NC $152,870
- Santa Rosa, CA $152,000
- Baltimore, MD $151,990
- Palm Bay, FL $150,530
- Charlottesville, VA $150,260
- Cincinnati, OH $150,190
- Minneapolis, MN $149,990
- Portland, OR $149,030
- Davenport, IA $147,600
- Richmond, VA $147,410
- Fayetteville, NC $147,370
- Huntsville, AL $146,970
- Sacramento, CA $146,750
- Spokane, WA $146,310
- Wilmington, NC $145,730
- Allentown, PA $145,170
- Boise City, ID $144,660
- Topeka, KS $144,440
- Charlotte, NC $144,270
- Jackson, MI $144,120
- Virginia Beach, VA $143,230
- Modesto, CA $142,970
- Chambersburg, PA $142,950
- Naples, FL $142,550
- Pittsburgh, PA $142,360
- Portland, ME $142,240
- Stockton, CA $142,100
- Columbus, OH $141,490
- Evansville, IN $141,450
- Colorado Springs, CO $141,400
- Austin, TX $140,820
- Syracuse, NY $140,590
- Nashville, TN $140,410
- Phoenix, AZ $140,170
- Burlington, VT $139,780
- Oxnard, CA $139,560
- Knoxville, TN $139,530
- Tampa, FL $139,430
- Houston, TX $139,050
- Raleigh, NC $139,050
- Charleston, SC $138,340
- Buffalo, NY $138,280
- Dallas, TX $137,820
- Kiryas Joel, NY $137,780
- Crestview, FL $136,970
- Jacksonville, FL $136,970
- Toledo, OH $136,590
- Salem, OR $136,050
- Providence, RI $135,850
- Erie, PA $135,580
- Springfield, IL $135,560
- St. Louis, MO $135,400
- Panama City, FL $135,260
- Indianapolis, IN $135,240
- Albuquerque, NM $134,990
- New Haven, CT $134,810
- Ogden, UT $134,690
- Harrisburg, PA $134,660
- Spartanburg, SC $134,370
- Deltona, FL $134,270
- Akron, OH $134,140
- Cleveland, OH $134,030
- Santa Maria, CA $134,020
- Bend, OR $133,720
- Hartford, CT $133,660
- Athens, GA $133,630
- Salisbury, MD $133,290
- Hickory, NC $132,570
- Columbus, GA $132,510
- Dayton, OH $132,470
- Decatur, AL $132,320
- Greensboro, NC $132,020
- San Antonio, TX $131,660
- Savannah, GA $131,410
- Miami, FL $131,400
- Gulfport, MS $131,330
- Midland, TX $131,220
- Riverside, CA $131,070
- Elkhart, IN $130,510
- Kingsport, TN $130,490