Average Salary for Purchasing Managers
SOC 11-3061 · Management Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in the United States is $139,510 ($67.07/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $85,500 at the 10th percentile to $219,140 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 81,240 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 15.2% since 2019.
Median Annual
$139,510
Mean Annual
$150,630
10th Pct
$85,500
75th Pct
$175,460
Employment
81,240
Salary Distribution
$86k
10th
$107k
25th
$140k
Median
$175k
75th
$219k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $194,510 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $173,080 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $172,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $170,900 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $169,720 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $168,630 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $168,460 |
| Boulder, CO | $167,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $167,270 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $167,110 |
| Rochester, MN | $163,320 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $163,030 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $162,190 |
| Midland, MI | $159,440 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $159,400 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $173,130 |
| District of Columbia | $171,910 |
| Massachusetts | $168,890 |
| Washington | $165,170 |
| New York | $164,950 |
| Colorado | $163,610 |
| Virginia | $161,300 |
| Minnesota | $157,450 |
| Maryland | $153,320 |
| New Hampshire | $153,000 |
| California | $152,190 |
| West Virginia | $140,370 |
| Arizona | $139,370 |
| Illinois | $139,330 |
| Rhode Island | $138,300 |
| Michigan | $137,630 |
| Kansas | $135,760 |
| Georgia | $133,850 |
| Tennessee | $132,930 |
| Missouri | $132,370 |
| Texas | $132,270 |
| New Mexico | $131,710 |
| Connecticut | $131,230 |
| Maine | $130,880 |
| Oregon | $130,700 |
| North Carolina | $130,170 |
| Pennsylvania | $130,140 |
| Ohio | $129,200 |
| Montana | $129,000 |
| Alabama | $127,680 |
| South Carolina | $126,260 |
| North Dakota | $125,720 |
| Florida | $125,690 |
| Utah | $123,360 |
| Wisconsin | $122,780 |
| Nebraska | $121,290 |
| Indiana | $120,840 |
| Alaska | $120,060 |
| Idaho | $117,530 |
| Vermont | $116,130 |
| Arkansas | $116,060 |
| South Dakota | $115,730 |
| Kentucky | $113,910 |
| Oklahoma | $113,360 |
| Mississippi | $112,560 |
| Iowa | $111,250 |
| Louisiana | $105,980 |
| Hawaii | $103,710 |
| Nevada | $101,620 |
| Puerto Rico | $78,440 |
| Guam | $67,380 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $139,510 |
| 2023 | $136,380 |
| 2022 | $131,350 |
| 2021 | $127,150 |
| 2020 | $125,940 |
| 2019 | $121,110 |