SOC 11-3061 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Purchasing Managers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $140,170. The 10th percentile is $98,600 and the 90th percentile is $220,010. Employment is 1,270.

Median annual wage

$140,170

10th percentile
$98,600
25th percentile
$114,390
Median
$140,170
75th percentile
$174,690
90th percentile
$220,010
Mean
$153,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Purchasing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $98,600 and the 90th percentile is $220,010. The difference is $121,410, which is 86.6% 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 $114,390 to the 75th at $174,690, covers $60,300.

The mean annual wage is $153,460, which sits above the median of $140,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 5.3% lower than the national median of $148,080 for Purchasing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,671, which is 8.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Arizona median of $138,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $140,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Purchasing Managers at $135,671 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Purchasing Managers. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 2 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).).

  • Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $136,610. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,986, against $135,671 here.

Employment share

Purchasing Managers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (1,270 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Purchasing Managers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $140,170. The 10th percentile is $98,600 and the 90th percentile is $220,010. Employment is 1,270.

How does that compare with the national median for Purchasing Managers?

The local median is 5.3% lower than the national median of $148,080.

What is Purchasing Managers pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $140,170 is $135,671. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ compare with nearby metros for Purchasing Managers?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $136,610. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.