The median annual wage for purchasing managers was $108,120 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $60,830, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $172,950.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for purchasing managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Federal government
$125,200
Professional, scientific, and technical services
125,020
Management of companies and enterprises
118,240
Manufacturing
99,250
Wholesale trade
95,760
Most purchasing managers work full time. Overtime is common in this occupation.
Purchasing Managers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Operations specialties managers
$108,260
Purchasing managers
$108,120
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics