How much do Purchasing Managers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Purchasing Managers, the published 10th percentile is $129,490 and the 90th percentile is $294,680. The difference is $165,190, which is 83.0% 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 $165,210 to the 75th at $257,030, covers $91,820.

The mean annual wage is $205,970, which sits above the median of $198,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 34.4% higher than the national median of $148,080 for Purchasing Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $180,198, which is 21.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.5% higher than the California median of $159,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $198,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Purchasing Managers at $180,198 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Purchasing Managers. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st of 11 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).).

• Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $158,550 and employment of 30. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,403, against $180,198 here.
• Modesto, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $142,970 and employment of 50. That median is 28.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,329, against $180,198 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 71 miles away, with a median of $142,100 and employment of 80. That median is 28.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,219, against $180,198 here.

Employment share

Purchasing Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (700 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.