The annual salary statistics of purchasing managers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of purchasing managers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $71,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for purchasing managers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $199,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing managers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $126,540 | 3.33% | 19.19% |
| 2016 | $122,330 | 1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $120,370 | 8.27% | - |
| 2014 | $110,420 | 4.32% | - |
| 2013 | $105,650 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $102,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,540 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for purchasing managers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of purchasing managers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Framingham and 58.6 percent (58.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Springfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Worcester | |
| New Bedford | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |