SOC 11-3061 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Purchasing Managers make in Colorado Springs, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Colorado Springs, CO is $141,400. The 10th percentile is $107,620 and the 90th percentile is $210,920. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$141,400
- 10th percentile
- $107,620
- 25th percentile
- $119,890
- Median
- $141,400
- 75th percentile
- $163,300
- 90th percentile
- $210,920
- Mean
- $148,970
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Purchasing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $107,620 and the 90th percentile is $210,920. The difference is $103,300, which is 73.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $119,890 to the 75th at $163,300, covers $43,410.
The mean annual wage is $148,970, which sits above the median of $141,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Colorado Springs, CO median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $148,080 for Purchasing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,407, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 17.4% lower than the Colorado median of $171,250.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $141,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Purchasing Managers at $140,407 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Purchasing Managers. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $180,000 and employment of 980. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $170,161, against $140,407 here.
- Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $160,290 and employment of 90. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,364, against $140,407 here.
- Greeley, CO is 119 miles away, with a median of $162,710 and employment of 50. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $162,424, against $140,407 here.
Employment share
Purchasing Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (70 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO · Purchasing Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Purchasing Managers make in Colorado Springs, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Colorado Springs, CO is $141,400. The 10th percentile is $107,620 and the 90th percentile is $210,920. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for Purchasing Managers?
The local median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $148,080.
What is Purchasing Managers pay in Colorado Springs, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $141,400 is $140,407. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Colorado Springs, CO compare with nearby metros for Purchasing Managers?
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $180,000. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.