Salary guide, May 2025

Commodity Manager pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $174,640 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $140,480 and $217,600.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $26,560 above the national median of $148,080, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers

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What should you know about boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Purchasing Managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $174,640; published 25th to 75th percentile $140,480 to $217,600.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$107,600	$140,480	$174,640	$217,600	$277,150

Purchasing Managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $83.96; published 25th to 75th percentile $67.54 to $104.62.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$51.73	$67.54	$83.96	$104.62	$133.24

BLS estimated 1,940 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 1.32.

What should you know about united States?

Purchasing Managers in U.S.: median $148,080; published 25th to 75th percentile $115,550 to $182,270.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$92,490	$115,550	$148,080	$182,270	$223,280

Purchasing Managers in U.S.: median $71.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $55.55 to $87.63.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$44.47	$55.55	$71.19	$87.63	$107.35

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Commodity Manager median is $174,640. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 2.62 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.32 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Commodity Manager in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$139,990	$170,900	$218,020
May 2025	$140,480	$174,640	$217,600

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Commodity Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$165,870	$130,990 to $179,130
Worcester, MA	$157,810	$122,330 to $185,710

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