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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-3061 Purchasing Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
72,100 0.8 % $61.73 $128,400 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $34.35 $44.50 $58.23 $73.51 $92.98
Annual Wage (2) $71,450 $92,560 $121,110 $152,890 $193,400


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 12,350 0.50 $70.65 $146,960
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 4,940 0.25 $64.85 $134,880
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 2,220 0.43 $65.26 $135,730
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,120 0.04 $50.96 $105,990
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 2,120 0.15 $60.27 $125,360

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 12,350 0.50 $70.65 $146,960
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 1,900 0.47 $66.17 $137,630
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 2,220 0.43 $65.26 $135,730
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 350 0.42 $61.53 $127,980
Tobacco Manufacturing 40 0.42 $61.71 $128,370

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services 130 0.04 $77.40 $160,990
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 500 0.33 $76.54 $159,210
Legal Services 60 0.01 $76.23 $158,560
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 120 0.01 $75.88 $157,830
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 1,670 0.08 $74.50 $154,970


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 7,830 0.45 0.92 $68.44 $142,350
Texas 6,150 0.49 1.01 $66.19 $137,670
Illinois 4,380 0.73 1.48 $57.78 $120,170
New York 4,310 0.45 0.92 $76.23 $158,560
Florida 3,270 0.37 0.76 $54.00 $112,320




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,670 2.31 4.70 $68.14 $141,720
Connecticut 1,780 1.07 2.18 $61.67 $128,270
Massachusetts 3,020 0.83 1.70 $63.18 $131,410
New Hampshire 520 0.79 1.61 $62.36 $129,710
Illinois 4,380 0.73 1.48 $57.78 $120,170




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 2,010 0.49 1.00 $80.26 $166,940
New York 4,310 0.45 0.92 $76.23 $158,560
Colorado 910 0.34 0.69 $72.60 $151,000
California 7,830 0.45 0.92 $68.44 $142,350
District of Columbia 1,670 2.31 4.70 $68.14 $141,720





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,580 0.47 0.97 $82.48 $171,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,120 1.30 2.64 $69.14 $143,810
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,590 0.77 1.57 $58.23 $121,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,920 0.47 0.95 $68.67 $142,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,710 0.97 1.97 $64.98 $135,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,150 0.59 1.20 $65.40 $136,030
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,860 0.61 1.24 $75.09 $156,180
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,690 0.85 1.74 $61.40 $127,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,650 0.60 1.23 $62.35 $129,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,480 0.60 1.22 $74.46 $154,870




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Huntsville, AL 330 1.41 2.88 $56.70 $117,940
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 780 1.34 2.72 $57.11 $118,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,120 1.30 2.64 $69.14 $143,810
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 500 1.21 2.47 $73.56 $153,010
Cedar Rapids, IA 170 1.15 2.35 $60.46 $125,760
Portsmouth, NH-ME 110 1.11 2.25 $68.43 $142,340
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,710 0.97 1.97 $64.98 $135,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 430 0.96 1.95 $49.33 $102,610
Danbury, CT 70 0.94 1.91 $58.27 $121,200
Peoria, IL 160 0.94 1.91 (8) (8)




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,580 0.47 0.97 $82.48 $171,560
Morgantown, WV 40 0.66 1.35 $78.76 $163,830
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 230 0.93 1.90 $77.22 $160,620
Boulder, CO 90 0.51 1.03 $77.13 $160,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,860 0.61 1.24 $75.09 $156,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,480 0.60 1.22 $74.46 $154,870
Syracuse, NY 150 0.50 1.01 $73.99 $153,910
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 650 0.43 0.87 $73.70 $153,290
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 500 1.21 2.47 $73.56 $153,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 940 0.82 1.67 $73.28 $152,420

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 0.49 1.00 $58.52 $121,710
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 120 0.31 0.64 $43.14 $89,730
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 110 0.49 1.00 $43.19 $89,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.63 1.29 $48.91 $101,720
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 100 0.37 0.76 $52.11 $108,390

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 80 0.69 1.41 $49.76 $103,510
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.63 1.29 $48.91 $101,720
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 0.62 1.27 $67.34 $140,070
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.54 1.10 $51.08 $106,250
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 30 0.52 1.05 $49.69 $103,360

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 0.53 $77.73 $161,680
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 0.62 1.27 $67.34 $140,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.35 0.70 $61.32 $127,550
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 0.49 1.00 $58.52 $121,710
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 30 0.28 0.57 $57.82 $120,270


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020