Supply Chain Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Supply Chain Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $107,230 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 221,180. Wage data is published for 402 locations.
Occupation description
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
O*NET code
11-3071.04
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 10 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$107,230
Hourly median
$51.55
Employment
221,180
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Time Management | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Writing | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.88 | 4.00 |
Typical tasks
- Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
- Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
- Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
- Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
- Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.
Technology
- Adexa Supply Chain Planning
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Aldata Warehouse Management
- CDC Supply Chain
- Dex Warehouse
- Epicor SRM
- Epicor WMS
- Graphics software
- HighJump Software Supply Chain Advantage
- HighJump Warehouse Advantage
- i2 Collaborative Supply Execution
- i2 Intelligence
- i2 Supply Chain Visibility
- IBM ILOG Inventory Analyst
Supply Chain Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in CAMedian $123,780 · Employment 30,540
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in TXMedian $100,700 · Employment 28,710
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $127,500 · Employment 12,260
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in ILMedian $120,250 · Employment 11,030
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $133,640 · Employment 10,410
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $104,790 · Employment 9,600
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in OHMedian $101,550 · Employment 9,480
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in NJMedian $130,610 · Employment 9,120
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $124,120 · Employment 8,570
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in PAMedian $105,240 · Employment 8,540
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in MIMedian $99,100 · Employment 8,180
- Supply Chain Managers Salary in Houston, TXMedian $105,420 · Employment 7,840
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- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsNational median not published
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm ProductsNational median not published
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksNational median $45,260
- Management AnalystsNational median $101,860
- Procurement ClerksNational median $50,580
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.