The annual salary statistics of purchasing managers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of purchasing managers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $91,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $113,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $136,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $172,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for purchasing managers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $198,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $91,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $136,160 | 2.10% | 11.99% |
| 2018 | $133,300 | 1.00% | - |
| 2017 | $131,970 | 4.01% | - |
| 2016 | $126,680 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $122,040 | 0.02% | - |
| 2014 | $122,010 | -1.28% | - |
| 2013 | $123,570 | 3.03% | - |
| 2012 | $119,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $136,160, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for purchasing managers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $158,360). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of purchasing managers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower.