SOC 11-3061 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Purchasing Managers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $133,660. The 10th percentile is $104,990 and the 90th percentile is $214,650. Employment is 580.
Median annual wage
$133,660
- 10th percentile
- $104,990
- 25th percentile
- $122,800
- Median
- $133,660
- 75th percentile
- $174,310
- 90th percentile
- $214,650
- Mean
- $151,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Purchasing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $104,990 and the 90th percentile is $214,650. The difference is $109,660, which is 82.0% 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 $122,800 to the 75th at $174,310, covers $51,510.
The mean annual wage is $151,490, which sits above the median of $133,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $148,080 for Purchasing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,088, which is 12.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.6% lower than the Connecticut median of $138,680.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $133,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Purchasing Managers at $130,088 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Purchasing Managers. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 16th of 21 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).).
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $167,220 and employment of 70. That median is 25.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $166,479, against $130,088 here.
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $124,290 and employment of 120. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,567, against $130,088 here.
- Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $159,800 and employment of 50. That median is 19.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $166,353, against $130,088 here.
Employment share
Purchasing Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (580 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.78 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $133,660. The 10th percentile is $104,990 and the 90th percentile is $214,650. Employment is 580.
How does that compare with the national median for Purchasing Managers?
The local median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $148,080.
What is Purchasing Managers pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $133,660 is $130,088. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby metros for Purchasing Managers?
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $167,220. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 16th of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.