Salary guide, May 2025

Commodity Manager pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Winston-Salem, NC was $128,990 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $99,160 and $163,990.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $19,090 below the national median of $148,080, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about winston-Salem, NC?

Purchasing Managers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $128,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $99,160 to $163,990.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$76,650	$99,160	$128,990	$163,990	$202,740

Purchasing Managers in Winston-Salem, NC: median $62.01; published 25th to 75th percentile $47.68 to $78.84.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36.85	$47.68	$62.01	$78.84	$97.47

BLS estimated 100 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.67.

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 $128,990. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 2.78 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.67 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 Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$101,760	$114,850	$156,250
May 2025	$99,160	$128,990	$163,990

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, Winston-Salem, NC. 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
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$132,020	$101,440 to $167,460
Burlington, NC	$152,870	$109,990 to $172,880

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