Salary guide, May 2025

Purchasing Manager pay in Lafayette, LA

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The median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Lafayette, LA was $93,950 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $73,780 and $138,540.

The Lafayette, LA median is $54,130 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 lafayette, LA?

Purchasing Managers in Lafayette, LA: median $93,950; published 25th to 75th percentile $73,780 to $138,540.

Annual wage percentiles, Lafayette, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$65,040	$73,780	$93,950	$138,540	$185,780

Purchasing Managers in Lafayette, LA: median $45.17; published 25th to 75th percentile $35.47 to $66.61.

Hourly wage percentiles, Lafayette, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31.27	$35.47	$45.17	$66.61	$89.32

BLS estimated 30 workers employed in this occupation in Lafayette, LA. Location quotient: 0.35.

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 Purchasing Manager median is $93,950. The all-occupations median in Lafayette, LA is $41,780. Ratio: 2.25 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.35 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in Lafayette, LA, so no release comparison is shown.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers, Lafayette, LA. 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, Purchasing Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Baton Rouge, LA	$124,290	$99,620 to $156,190
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$129,410	$99,440 to $164,850

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