Highest-paying Cities for Purchasing Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for purchasing managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of purchasing managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $177,320, Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey is the highest paying city for purchasing managers. It is followed by Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado (average annual salary $172,840). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of purchasing managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Purchasing Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$177,320	$124,420	190
2	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$172,840	$106,060	70
3	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$169,200	$68,440	530
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$167,120	$118,930	960
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$167,100	$112,660	4,690
6	Richmond, Virginia	$166,810	$90,500	370
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$164,630	$100,140	1,350
8	Boulder, Colorado	$159,170	$115,310	70
9	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$158,360	$111,650	560
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$156,710	$98,730	2,470
11	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$156,350	$94,180	400
12	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$154,780	$97,870	60
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$153,420	$126,210	4,160
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$151,420	$110,020	1,470
15	Springfield, Illinois	$149,640	$84,820	50
16	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$147,510	$104,660	570
17	Binghamton, New York	$145,200	$69,120	40
18	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$144,870	$106,710	40
19	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$144,670	$94,680	720
20	Monroe, Michigan	$144,000	$88,980	30
21	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$143,060	$75,210	30
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$142,070	$87,190	850
23	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$141,930	$93,700	1,380
24	Morgantown, West Virginia	$141,540	$59,410	30
25	Salinas, California	$141,030	$74,370	50
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$140,320	$86,960	2,850
27	Greeley, Colorado	$140,210	$91,570	40
28	Manchester, New Hampshire	$139,940	$90,000	70
29	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$139,410	$80,080	460
30	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$139,330	$93,380	50
31	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$137,610	$83,970	80
32	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$136,960	$86,270	190
33	Camden, New Jersey	$136,390	$80,860	170
34	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$135,820	$83,070	300
35	Rochester, New York	$135,750	$85,240	180
36	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$135,320	$86,730	1,490
37	Syracuse, New York	$135,210	$96,320	140
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$135,150	$112,030	3,460
39	Charlottesville, Virginia	$134,720	$106,210	70
40	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$134,640	$90,860	400
41	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$134,640	$85,780	40
42	Rochester, Minnesota	$134,370	$74,570	40
43	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$134,270	$94,050	3,420
44	Springfield, Missouri	$134,100	$81,360	50
45	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$133,790	$74,550	60
46	Wilmington, New Jersey	$133,410	$84,910	150
47	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$133,120	$86,360	80
48	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$132,730	$84,410	290
49	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$132,560	$84,700	280
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$132,500	$77,350	70
51	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$132,370	$94,990	1,270
52	Framingham, Massachusetts	$132,060	$74,580	290
53	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$131,920	$83,810	70
54	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$131,850	$88,530	270
55	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$131,820	$76,590	490
56	Topeka, Kansas	$131,750	$82,800	30
57	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$131,580	$96,460	170
58	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$131,550	$77,830	770
59	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$131,370	$87,170	30
60	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$131,180	$77,880	80
61	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$131,060	$106,270	420
62	St Marys County, Maryland	$131,050	$113,350	80
63	Huntsville, Alabama	$131,000	$88,890	430
64	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$130,850	$81,490	970
65	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$130,810	$77,950	2,670
66	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$130,700	$81,080	520
67	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$130,660	$85,760	950
68	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$130,330	$85,630	40
69	St Louis, Missouri	$130,230	$89,360	450
70	Napa, California	$130,160	$61,930	30
71	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$130,110	$74,730	2,950
72	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$130,100	$76,710	460
73	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$129,430	$80,780	640
74	Columbus, Ohio	$129,230	$76,310	390
75	Kansas City, Missouri	$128,860	$95,380	510
76	Memphis, Tennessee	$128,800	$68,660	260
77	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$128,750	$86,000	160
78	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$128,710	$80,340	1,430
79	Midland, Michigan	$128,160	$100,340	70
80	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$128,160	$89,650	30
81	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$128,050	$87,930	80
82	Winchester, West Virginia	$128,010	$89,010	30
83	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$127,870	$78,480	170
84	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$127,670	$77,040	2,060
85	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$127,640	$80,600	380
86	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$127,540	$78,260	1,160
87	Worcester, Massachusetts	$127,440	$84,310	190
88	Stockton, California	$127,410	$88,620	70
89	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$127,370	$62,750	2,190
90	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$127,300	$79,780	80
91	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$127,050	$86,400	100
92	Toledo, Ohio	$127,010	$83,040	100
93	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$126,930	$75,390	610
94	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$126,880	$78,310	70
95	Savannah, Georgia	$126,770	$97,280	200
96	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$126,720	$75,940	960
97	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$126,710	$69,540	40
98	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$126,540	$71,530	1,600
99	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$126,500	$84,050	690
100	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$126,470	$82,660	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for purchasing managers.