Purchasing managers job outlook and average salary

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Occupational Profile:
Occupation Category:
Management
Occupation:
Purchasing managers
City, State Workforce Salary
(Year)
Pay
(Hour)
Comparative
Growth
Percentage
Growth
Albuquerque, NM450$46,020$22.1343.74%
Anchorage, AK150$50,170$24.1241.28%
Athens, GA100$48,920$23.52173.48%
Atlanta, GA4,290$59,110$28.4281.26%
Augusta Metro, GA260$56,130$26.9932.95%
Bangor, ME80$38,760$18.6320.21%
Barnstable Metro, MA90$59,730$28.72276.66%
Beaumont Metro, TX180$57,530$27.6627.38%
Boise City, ID380$50,360$24.2127.60%
Brazoria, TX70$52,340$25.1618.13%
Brownsville Metro, TX140$37,900$18.2239.29%
Bryan Metro, TX50$40,570$19.5030.13%
Colorado Springs, CO230$59,300$28.5128.99%
Corpus Christi, TX170$45,160$21.7143.72%
Dallas, TX3,290$56,850$27.3338.82%
Davenport Metro, IA270$41,320$19.8719.45%
Denver, CO1,300$56,740$27.2855.28%
Flint, MI200$51,460$24.7425.68%
Fort Worth Metro, TX1,290$51,800$24.9050.27%
Greensboro Metro, NC1,060$45,390$21.8226.41%
Houston, TX2,820$54,330$26.1219.17%
Huntsville, AL220$54,080$26.0061.57%
Laredo, TX80$44,720$21.5018.12%
Lowell, MA200$58,920$28.3312.95%
Melbourne Metro, FL210$45,630$21.9453.92%
Middlesex Metro, NJ560$72,190$34.7132.15%
Montgomery, AL150$40,730$19.5818.23%
Naples, FL110$44,990$21.6387.68%
Newark, NJ730$74,850$35.9913.93%
Orange County, CA2,280$53,680$25.8112.24%
Raleigh Metro, NC1,030$51,580$24.8034.74%
Sacramento, CA750$47,900$23.0317.26%
Salt Lake City Metro, UT900$44,250$21.277.18%
Santa Cruz Metro, CA130$57,420$27.6128.35%
Seattle Metro, WA2,400$57,660$27.7229.97%
Springfield, MA280$48,270$23.2121.16%
St. Louis, MO1,770$49,800$23.947.11%
Stamford Metro, CT380$72,090$34.6661.52%
Tampa Metro, FL1,060$49,170$23.6416.90%
Tulsa, OK690$49,290$23.7046.09%
Washington, DC3,110$60,470$29.0724.65%
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