Salary guide, May 2025

Purchasing Manager pay in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

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The median annual wage for Purchasing Managers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT was $167,220 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $125,890 and $205,700.

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is $19,140 above 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 norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

Purchasing Managers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $167,220; published 25th to 75th percentile $125,890 to $205,700.

Annual wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$103,990	$125,890	$167,220	$205,700	$239,250

Purchasing Managers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $80.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $60.52 to $98.89.

Hourly wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$50.00	$60.52	$80.39	$98.89	$115.02

BLS estimated 70 workers employed in this occupation in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Location quotient: 1.05.

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 $167,220. The all-occupations median in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $57,370. Ratio: 2.91 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.05 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?

Purchasing Manager in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$100,910	$117,620	$170,260
May 2025	$125,890	$167,220	$205,700

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, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. 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
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$133,660	$122,800 to $174,310
New Haven, CT	$134,810	$119,150 to $169,340

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