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.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	1,090	$115,650	$55.60
Alaska	140	$99,890	$48.02
Arizona	1,400	$127,500	$61.30
Arkansas	900	$118,490	$56.97
California	7,540	$145,390	$69.90
Colorado	930	$164,090	$78.89
Connecticut	1,690	$133,810	$64.33
District of Columbia	1,660	$150,900	$72.55
Florida	3,010	$121,870	$58.59
Georgia	2,640	$116,580	$56.05
Hawaii	190	$108,050	$51.95
Idaho	280	$99,090	$47.64
Illinois	3,670	$132,960	$63.92
Indiana	1,170	$111,930	$53.81
Iowa	640	$112,980	$54.32
Kansas	490	$124,740	$59.97
Kentucky	520	$125,940	$60.55
Louisiana	440	$104,350	$50.17
Maine	320	$118,610	$57.02
Maryland	1,850	$137,810	$66.25
Massachusetts	3,050	$148,170	$71.24
Michigan	2,560	$127,700	$61.39
Minnesota	1,560	$132,790	$63.84
Mississippi	250	$103,600	$49.81
Missouri	750	$128,740	$61.89
Montana	90	$125,930	$60.55
Nebraska	310	$107,220	$51.55
Nevada	390	$94,070	$45.23
New Hampshire	470	$141,430	$68.00
New Jersey	2,490	$175,700	$84.47
New Mexico	180	$112,520	$54.10
New York	3,940	$157,330	$75.64
North Carolina	2,410	$124,610	$59.91
Ohio	2,080	$126,470	$60.80
Oklahoma	420	$110,390	$53.07
Oregon	1,050	$119,510	$57.46
Pennsylvania	2,550	$138,410	$66.55
Rhode Island	200	$135,270	$65.04
South Carolina	720	$114,940	$55.26
South Dakota	60	$121,740	$58.53
Tennessee	1,140	$113,300	$54.47
Texas	5,590	$133,930	$64.39
Utah	420	$101,540	$48.82
Vermont	120	$104,150	$50.07
Virginia	2,640	$144,540	$69.49
Washington	1,880	$147,510	$70.92
West Virginia	130	$126,980	$61.05
Wisconsin	1,040	$111,590	$53.65

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to manage and/or administer the processes by which a firm or organization contracts for goods and services to support its operations, as well as contracts it to sell to other firms or organizations. Includes instruction in contract law, negotiations, buying procedures, government contracting, cost and price analysis, vendor relations, contract administration, auditing and inspection, relations with other firm departments, and applications to special areas such as high-technology systems, international purchasing, and construction.