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Purchasing Managers Salary in FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Purchasing Managers in FL have a median annual salary of $133,410, with 3,960 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $76,460 at the 10th percentile to $211,410 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$133,410

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$64.14

Employment

3,960

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$76,460
10th
$98,810
25th
$133,410
Median
$168,720
75th
$211,410
90th

Local compared with national

FL

$133,410

Median annual · 2025

United States

$148,080

Median annual · 2025

The FL median is 9.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $14,670).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.9
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  8. 8.NegotiationImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • Automated purchase order software
  • Bottomline Technologies Bottomline Sprinter Purchasing Manager
  • Bowen & Groves M1 ERP
  • Corel Paradox
  • Database software
  • Epicor Vantage ERP
  • Infor Lawson Supply Chain Management
  • Materials requirement planning MRP software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Common tasks

  • Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
  • Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
  • Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
  • Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
  • Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
  • Administer online purchasing systems.
  • Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
  • Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training.
  • Develop cost reduction strategies and savings plans.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Purchasing Managers salary in other locations

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