Pay by state · 52 states
Purchasing Manager Salary by State (2026)
Purchasing Managers earn the most in District of Columbia at $175,720 a year and the least in Guam at $80,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $148,080. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $175,720District of Columbia
- National median
- $148,080BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $80,290Guam
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Purchasing Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of purchasing managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $175,720 | $161,470 | $189,950 | 1,110 | $159,889 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $174,520 | $140,610 | $218,770 | 3,430 | $160,397 |
| 3 | COColorado | $171,250 | $141,190 | $209,740 | 1,320 | $166,178 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $170,750 | $135,340 | $215,850 | 2,160 | $161,455 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $166,300 | $128,350 | $208,320 | 6,930 | $154,094 |
| 6 | VAVirginia | $166,230 | $138,250 | $195,190 | 3,540 | $164,415 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $162,900 | $126,540 | $183,000 | 540 | $156,387 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $162,730 | $134,000 | $192,430 | 1,770 | $152,066 |
| 9 | MDMaryland | $161,470 | $130,510 | $180,480 | 2,380 | $153,841 |
| 10 | KSKansas | $159,850 | $125,900 | $200,650 | 920 | $177,477 |
| 11 | CACalifornia | $159,830 | $125,000 | $196,620 | 7,470 | $144,355 |
| 12 | ARArkansas | $156,450 | $96,560 | $214,710 | 930 | $179,958 |
| 13 | GAGeorgia | $155,360 | $119,360 | $205,100 | 3,430 | $161,341 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $153,370 | $127,070 | $183,930 | 4,160 | $153,434 |
| 15 | WVWest Virginia | $147,220 | $122,650 | $167,830 | 180 | $164,497 |
| 16 | MNMinnesota | $144,810 | $118,190 | $175,470 | 1,340 | $146,835 |
| 17 | MIMichigan | $142,120 | $117,990 | $174,850 | 2,780 | $147,708 |
| 18 | PAPennsylvania | $141,790 | $106,020 | $170,190 | 2,530 | $145,318 |
| 19 | AZArizona | $138,940 | $113,510 | $171,080 | 1,630 | $138,006 |
| 20 | NCNorth Carolina | $138,710 | $110,290 | $177,500 | 2,670 | $147,054 |
| 21 | CTConnecticut | $138,680 | $119,510 | $175,680 | 1,420 | $133,848 |
| 22 | OROregon | $137,190 | $110,450 | $171,620 | 980 | $132,729 |
| 23 | TNTennessee | $137,060 | $113,930 | $171,760 | 1,460 | $149,189 |
| 24 | IDIdaho | $136,970 | $108,690 | $193,240 | 270 | $143,433 |
| 25 | MEMaine | $135,970 | $111,180 | $161,350 | 170 | $140,103 |
| 26 | VTVermont | $135,720 | $116,230 | $164,400 | 90 | $138,549 |
| 27 | NMNew Mexico | $134,790 | $108,280 | $160,680 | 240 | $146,174 |
| 28 | TXTexas | $134,670 | $105,990 | $169,930 | 9,640 | $138,754 |
| 29 | OHOhio | $134,580 | $109,280 | $169,060 | 3,490 | $145,062 |
| 30 | RIRhode Island | $134,560 | $105,340 | $162,710 | 220 | $131,560 |
| 31 | FLFlorida | $133,410 | $98,810 | $168,720 | 3,960 | $129,006 |
| 32 | MOMissouri | $132,100 | $98,600 | $163,650 | 960 | $145,457 |
| 33 | SCSouth Carolina | $131,720 | $102,770 | $165,070 | 830 | $140,503 |
| 34 | ALAlabama | $130,710 | $98,100 | $158,110 | 1,520 | $147,158 |
| 35 | NDNorth Dakota | $130,110 | $104,290 | $166,710 | 50 | $146,258 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $128,670 | $114,390 | $152,530 | 70 | $145,249 |
| 37 | INIndiana | $126,880 | $100,670 | $161,920 | 1,190 | $135,949 |
| 38 | UTUtah | $125,940 | $98,880 | $159,470 | 510 | $127,387 |
| 39 | WIWisconsin | $124,990 | $101,080 | $156,270 | 1,610 | $132,834 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $124,350 | $96,470 | $144,720 | 920 | $137,923 |
| 41 | NENebraska | $124,010 | $99,800 | $155,340 | 440 | $137,631 |
| 42 | MTMontana | $123,480 | $107,130 | $172,210 | 160 | $130,466 |
| 43 | WYWyoming | $123,380 | $96,540 | $149,430 | 40 | $133,109 |
| 44 | MSMississippi | $122,940 | $89,990 | $147,700 | 320 | $141,387 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $121,580 | $98,270 | $154,400 | 610 | $138,534 |
| 46 | NVNevada | $120,270 | $95,390 | $151,450 | 450 | $120,295 |
| 47 | OKOklahoma | $119,310 | $94,160 | $144,890 | 480 | $135,822 |
| 48 | AKAlaska | $114,650 | $91,360 | $139,560 | 140 | $112,008 |
| 49 | HIHawaii | $113,490 | $89,610 | $147,330 | 220 | $103,219 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $109,630 | $89,660 | $145,270 | 470 | $124,287 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $89,600 | $66,190 | $126,090 | 280 | N/A |
| 52 | GUGuam | $80,290 | $67,160 | $136,180 | 40 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Purchasing Managers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $175,720, while Arkansas leads once prices are taken into account at $179,958.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Purchasing Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Purchasing Managers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Purchasing Managers at $175,720 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($174,520) and Colorado ($171,250).
Which state pays Purchasing Managers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Purchasing Managers at $80,290 a year, $95,430 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Purchasing Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Arkansas first at $179,958 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $156,450. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.