Procurement Manager Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

About 70,000 procurement managers are working in the US. Unemployment for workers ranks very low among occupations in the US. In 2008, 3% of employees were not able to find jobs.

Area Job Conditions

Popular cities for procurement managers include Columbus (Indiana), Niles (Michigan), and Battle Creek (Michigan), and the least popular are Tallahassee (Florida), El Paso (Texas), and Bakersfield (California).

Workers looking for high paying jobs should consider Washington (District of Columbia), Bethesda (Maryland), and Austin (Texas), and avoid Jackson (Tennessee), Johnson City (Tennessee), and Shreveport (Louisiana).

Training and Education

Employees often get a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience before beginning their career. About 57% of procurement managers have four year degrees. Workers that went to college (but did not get a bachelor's degree) are about 28% of the total. Some employees, about 15%, did not pursue education beyond high-school. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time procurement managers are 2% of the total. Among workers, about 3% are self-employed.

Procurement Managers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of procurement managers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for procurement managers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Huntsville	$105,000	260
Birmingham	$97,000	220
Mobile	$80,000	90
Montgomery	$83,000	70

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$80,000	50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$82,000	1,020
Tucson	$98,000	210

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$80,000	140
Fayetteville	$106,000	120
Fort Smith	$111,000	60

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Santa Ana	$97,000	1,130
San Jose	$117,000	1,040
San Diego	$98,000	880
Oakland	$100,000	670
San Francisco	$100,000	630
Riverside	$90,000	490
Sacramento	$98,000	400
Oxnard	$100,000	210
Santa Barbara	$83,000	130
Fresno	$73,000	110
Santa Rosa	$109,000	100
Modesto	$81,000	60
Vallejo	$105,000	60
Stockton	$79,000	60
Salinas	$81,000	40
Bakersfield	$110,000	40
Santa Cruz	$86,000	40
Visalia	$85,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$100,000	540
Boulder	$111,000	80
Colorado Springs	$90,000	50
Fort Collins	$120,000	40

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$90,000	630
Bridgeport	$99,000	420
New Haven	$84,000	210
Norwich	$73,000	100
Danbury	$94,000	70
Waterbury	$75,000	50

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$110,000	160

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$112,000	2,430

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa	$107,000	350
Miami	$113,000	320
Orlando	$98,000	300
West Palm Beach	$102,000	180
Fort Lauderdale	$89,000	160
Jacksonville	$106,000	140
Palm Bay	$107,000	100
Sarasota	$91,000	70
Lakeland	$106,000	60
Cape Coral	$113,000	50
Deltona	$82,000	40
Tallahassee	$85,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$95,000	1,110
Savannah	$92,000	70
Augusta	$110,000	60
Gainesville	$75,000	40
Athens	$96,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$74,000	160

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$80,000	310
Idaho Falls	$62,000	40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$88,000	2,050
Rockford	$67,000	100
Peoria	$82,000	80
Springfield	$70,000	40
Champaign	$85,000	30

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$88,000	510
Elkhart	$83,000	140
Fort Wayne	$89,000	140
Evansville	$75,000	90
Columbus	$90,000	90
Gary	$76,000	70
South Bend	$72,000	60
Lafayette	$87,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cedar Rapids	$92,000	100
Des Moines	$73,000	80
Davenport	$92,000	40
Waterloo	$72,000	30

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$82,000	220
Topeka	$74,000	60

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$90,000	350
Lexington	$90,000	160
Owensboro	$63,000	50
Bowling Green	$81,000	30

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$62,000	370
Baton Rouge	$69,000	200
Shreveport	$55,000	70
Lafayette	$57,000	60

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$81,000	130

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$94,000	580
Bethesda	$113,000	440

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$112,000	1,110
Springfield	$79,000	230
Framingham	$112,000	210
Worcester	$90,000	120
Lowell	$110,000	110
Brockton	$86,000	90
Lawrence	$107,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$94,000	700
Detroit	$106,000	390
Grand Rapids	$89,000	280
Niles	$100,000	130
Holland	$77,000	130
Ann Arbor	$93,000	100
Lansing	$72,000	70
Kalamazoo	$82,000	70
Battle Creek	$98,000	60
Muskegon	$71,000	40
Jackson	$72,000	30
Saginaw	$98,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$107,000	1,890
Rochester	$97,000	60
St Cloud	$82,000	40
Duluth	$93,000	40

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$66,000	110
Gulfport	$82,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$96,000	630
Kansas City	$95,000	440
Springfield	$96,000	60
Joplin	$81,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$90,000	240
Lincoln	$74,000	60

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$80,000	290
Reno	$78,000	70

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashua	$103,000	150
Manchester	$99,000	50
Rochester	$91,000	30

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$118,000	840
Newark	$114,000	610
Camden	$103,000	350
Trenton	$120,000	60
Atlantic City	$104,000	40

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$82,000	150

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$122,000	2,310
Nassau	$114,000	410
Albany	$90,000	320
Rochester	$105,000	270
Buffalo	$92,000	190
Syracuse	$81,000	130
Poughkeepsie	$105,000	80
Utica	$94,000	40
Binghamton	$96,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$91,000	710
Raleigh	$91,000	300
Durham	$106,000	290
Greensboro	$86,000	210
Winston Salem	$84,000	140
Hickory	$81,000	100
Asheville	$76,000	50
Wilmington	$78,000	40
Rocky Mount	$75,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$92,000	50

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$94,000	590
Cleveland	$88,000	570
Columbus	$88,000	440
Akron	$79,000	190
Dayton	$93,000	180
Toledo	$77,000	120
Canton	$79,000	70
Youngstown	$80,000	70
Mansfield	$78,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$64,000	350
Tulsa	$76,000	270

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$87,000	750
Salem	$60,000	100
Eugene	$81,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$107,000	870
Pittsburgh	$101,000	540
Allentown	$84,000	160
Reading	$103,000	100
Lancaster	$81,000	90
Harrisburg	$90,000	80
Erie		70
Scranton	$84,000	70
York	$95,000	70

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$100,000	280

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Greenville	$90,000	180
Columbia	$73,000	180
Charleston	$85,000	110
Spartanburg	$101,000	80
Florence	$83,000	50

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$77,000	440
Memphis	$80,000	390
Knoxville	$76,000	250
Chattanooga	$64,000	130
Kingsport	$86,000	60
Johnson City	$61,000	50
Morristown	$63,000	40
Jackson	$61,000	30
Cleveland	$59,000	30

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$107,000	1,320
Dallas	$106,000	1,150
Fort Worth	$91,000	430
Austin	$125,000	280
San Antonio	$100,000	270
Beaumont	$92,000	70
Killeen	$82,000	40
El Paso	$73,000	40
Midland	$95,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$88,000	240
Provo	$78,000	60
Ogden	$76,000	50

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$87,000	90

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Richmond	$108,000	320
Virginia Beach	$96,000	210
Roanoke	$73,000	90
Blacksburg	$98,000	40
Lynchburg	$96,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$103,000	940
Tacoma	$84,000	80
Spokane	$82,000	80
Kennewick	$111,000	70

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Huntington	$91,000	30

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$92,000	620
Madison	$86,000	220
Oshkosh	$97,000	100
Green Bay	$90,000	80
Racine	$87,000	60
Eau Claire	$78,000	60
Appleton	$83,000	50
Wausau	$67,000	30
La Crosse	$54,000	30
Janesville	$86,000	30

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