Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 69,490 |
0.8 % |
$60.40 |
$125,630 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$33.59 |
$43.49 |
$57.18 |
$72.10 |
$89.93 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$69,860 |
$90,460 |
$118,940 |
$149,960 |
$187,060 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
11,860 |
0.50 |
$68.68 |
$142,860 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
4,640 |
0.23 |
$64.80 |
$134,790 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
2,240 |
0.16 |
$60.36 |
$125,560 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
2,110 |
0.43 |
$64.32 |
$133,780 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,950 |
0.04 |
$49.90 |
$103,800 |
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 |
11,860 |
0.50 |
$68.68 |
$142,860 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
1,800 |
0.44 |
$65.22 |
$135,660 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
2,110 |
0.43 |
$64.32 |
$133,780 |
| Tobacco Manufacturing |
50 |
0.43 |
$58.58 |
$121,840 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
330 |
0.39 |
$60.40 |
$125,630 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
7,870 |
0.46 |
0.96 |
$67.98 |
$141,400 |
| Texas |
5,390 |
0.44 |
0.93 |
$63.95 |
$133,010 |
| Illinois |
4,400 |
0.73 |
1.53 |
$55.15 |
$114,710 |
| New York |
4,020 |
0.43 |
0.89 |
$70.90 |
$147,470 |
| Florida |
2,960 |
0.34 |
0.72 |
$54.25 |
$112,840 |
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 |
1,490 |
2.09 |
4.35 |
$67.86 |
$141,150 |
| Connecticut |
1,680 |
1.01 |
2.10 |
$59.94 |
$124,680 |
| Massachusetts |
2,810 |
0.79 |
1.64 |
$62.17 |
$129,320 |
| Virginia |
2,830 |
0.74 |
1.54 |
$65.19 |
$135,600 |
| Minnesota |
2,140 |
0.74 |
1.55 |
$57.29 |
$119,160 |
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 |
1,870 |
0.46 |
0.96 |
$79.28 |
$164,910 |
| New York |
4,020 |
0.43 |
0.89 |
$70.90 |
$147,470 |
| Colorado |
800 |
0.31 |
0.64 |
$69.27 |
$144,090 |
| California |
7,870 |
0.46 |
0.96 |
$67.98 |
$141,400 |
| District of Columbia |
1,490 |
2.09 |
4.35 |
$67.86 |
$141,150 |
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 |
4,160 |
0.44 |
0.91 |
$78.32 |
$162,900 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,960 |
1.26 |
2.63 |
$68.84 |
$143,190 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,550 |
0.77 |
1.59 |
$55.57 |
$115,590 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,990 |
0.49 |
1.02 |
$68.26 |
$141,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,500 |
0.91 |
1.89 |
$64.19 |
$133,520 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,090 |
0.59 |
1.22 |
$64.33 |
$133,800 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,700 |
0.87 |
1.80 |
$59.13 |
$122,990 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,580 |
0.53 |
1.10 |
$68.71 |
$142,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,430 |
0.59 |
1.23 |
$72.05 |
$149,870 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,420 |
0.72 |
1.49 |
$66.49 |
$138,290 |
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) |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
90 |
1.84 |
3.83 |
$66.50 |
$138,310 |
| Huntsville, AL |
330 |
1.48 |
3.07 |
$57.63 |
$119,870 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,960 |
1.26 |
2.63 |
$68.84 |
$143,190 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
710 |
1.21 |
2.53 |
$56.38 |
$117,270 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
500 |
1.20 |
2.50 |
$68.60 |
$142,680 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
160 |
1.10 |
2.30 |
$57.68 |
$119,970 |
| Monroe, MI |
40 |
0.98 |
2.05 |
$65.07 |
$135,340 |
| Midland, MI |
30 |
0.97 |
2.03 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME |
90 |
0.94 |
1.96 |
$68.92 |
$143,350 |
| Danbury, CT |
70 |
0.93 |
1.94 |
$63.24 |
$131,550 |
United States Department of Labor
