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Purchasing Managers salary

The BLS estimates 84,320 Purchasing Managers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $148,080 (May 2025, SOC 11-3061). Across 68 metros with published figures, medians range from $86,650 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $198,980 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

PURCHASING MANAGERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$92,490P25$115,550MEDIAN$148,080P75$182,270P90$223,280
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$198,980 · 700 jobs
  2. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$180,340 · 330 jobs
  3. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$180,000 · 980 jobs
  4. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$176,300 · 410 jobs
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$174,640 · 1,940 jobs
  6. Peoria, IL$174,430 · 210 jobs
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$172,150 · 4,180 jobs
  8. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$171,810 · 7,370 jobs
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$170,440 · 1,320 jobs
  10. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$167,860 · 370 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$171,810 · 7,370 jobs
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$172,150 · 4,180 jobs
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$137,820 · 3,400 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$155,080 · 3,250 jobs
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$156,400 · 2,800 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$139,050 · 2,630 jobs
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$165,910 · 2,590 jobs
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$174,640 · 1,940 jobs
  9. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$163,660 · 1,490 jobs
  10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$155,500 · 1,470 jobs

EMPLOYERS WITH THE MOST VISA-SPONSORED FILINGS FOR THIS JOB

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Purchasing Managers salary in the U.S.?

$148,080 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $115,550–$182,270.

Where do Purchasing Managers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($198,980), Trenton-Princeton, NJ ($180,340), Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ($180,000). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.