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Category Manager (Procurement) Salary
by City (2026)

Own end-to-end spend, suppliers, and strategy for a procurement category. National median: $120K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$120K

Top 10% earn

$185K

Entry level

$92K

Salary growth

+4%/yr

Category Manager (Procurement) salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$138K	$180K	$222K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$133K	$174K	$215K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$129K	$168K	$208K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$128K	$167K	$206K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$128K	$167K	$206K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$127K	$166K	$204K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$127K	$166K	$204K	152	8.5%
Bellevue, WA	$124K	$162K	$200K	175	None ✓
Jersey City, NJ	$124K	$162K	$200K	162	10.75%
Irvine, CA	$123K	$160K	$198K	172	9.3%
Los Angeles, CA	$120K	$156K	$192K	163	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$120K	$156K	$193K	165	6.85%
Seattle, WA	$120K	$156K	$192K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$120K	$156K	$192K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$120K	$156K	$192K	148	5.75%
Bethesda, MD	$120K	$156K	$193K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$119K	$155K	$191K	162	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$118K	$154K	$189K	155	10.75%
Stamford, CT	$117K	$153K	$188K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$116K	$151K	$186K	155	11%
San Diego, CA	$115K	$150K	$185K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$114K	$148K	$183K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$113K	$147K	$181K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$113K	$147K	$181K	148	5.75%
Long Beach, CA	$112K	$146K	$181K	155	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$111K	$145K	$179K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$111K	$145K	$179K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$109K	$143K	$176K	140	10.75%
Sacramento, CA	$109K	$142K	$175K	128	9.3%
Portland, OR	$109K	$142K	$175K	130	9.9%
Chula Vista, CA	$108K	$141K	$174K	138	9.3%
Edison, NJ	$108K	$141K	$174K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$108K	$141K	$174K	138	None ✓
Austin, TX	$106K	$138K	$170K	110	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$106K	$138K	$170K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$106K	$138K	$170K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$106K	$138K	$170K	118	4.55%
Miami, FL	$103K	$134K	$166K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$103K	$134K	$166K	128	None ✓
Worcester, MA	$103K	$134K	$166K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$103K	$134K	$166K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$103K	$134K	$166K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$103K	$134K	$166K	192	11%
New Haven, CT	$102K	$133K	$164K	122	6.99%
Dallas, TX	$101K	$132K	$163K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$101K	$132K	$163K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$101K	$132K	$163K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$101K	$132K	$163K	106	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$101K	$132K	$163K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$101K	$132K	$163K	118	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$101K	$132K	$162K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	5%
Gresham, OR	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$100K	$131K	$161K	118	5.99%
McKinney, TX	$99K	$130K	$160K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$99K	$130K	$160K	118	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$99K	$130K	$160K	112	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$99K	$130K	$160K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$99K	$130K	$160K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$99K	$130K	$160K	104	6.8%
Anchorage, AK	$99K	$130K	$160K	128	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$99K	$129K	$159K	115	5.99%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$98K	$127K	$157K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$98K	$127K	$157K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$98K	$127K	$157K	112	4.75%
Irving, TX	$97K	$126K	$155K	97	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$97K	$126K	$155K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$97K	$126K	$155K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$97K	$126K	$155K	105	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$97K	$126K	$155K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$97K	$126K	$155K	102	None ✓
Eugene, OR	$97K	$126K	$156K	110	9.9%
Provo, UT	$97K	$126K	$155K	100	4.85%
Houston, TX	$96K	$125K	$154K	91	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$96K	$125K	$154K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$96K	$125K	$154K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$96K	$125K	$154K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$96K	$125K	$154K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$96K	$125K	$154K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$96K	$125K	$154K	108	6.6%
Stockton, CA	$95K	$123K	$152K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$95K	$123K	$152K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$95K	$123K	$152K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$95K	$123K	$152K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$95K	$123K	$152K	105	5.8%
Fort Worth, TX	$94K	$122K	$151K	93	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$93K	$122K	$150K	102	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$94K	$122K	$151K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$94K	$122K	$151K	108	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$93K	$122K	$150K	102	6.75%
Denton, TX	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$93K	$121K	$149K	100	6.6%
Arlington, TX	$92K	$120K	$148K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$92K	$120K	$148K	91	None ✓
Albany, NY	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	6.85%
St. Petersburg, FL	$92K	$120K	$148K	105	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	2.5%
Chesapeake, VA	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$92K	$120K	$148K	90	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$92K	$120K	$148K	90	3.07%
Las Vegas, NV	$92K	$120K	$148K	102	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$92K	$120K	$148K	105	6.5%
Nampa, ID	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$92K	$120K	$148K	98	7.15%
Bakersfield, CA	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	2.5%
Virginia Beach, VA	$90K	$118K	$145K	98	5.75%
Norfolk, VA	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$90K	$118K	$145K	88	3.99%
Allentown, PA	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	3.07%
Kansas City, MO	$90K	$118K	$145K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$90K	$118K	$145K	102	5.3%
North Charleston, SC	$90K	$118K	$145K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$89K	$116K	$143K	92	None ✓
Athens, GA	$89K	$116K	$143K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$89K	$116K	$143K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$89K	$116K	$143K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$89K	$116K	$143K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	4.95%
Colorado Springs, CO	$88K	$115K	$142K	102	4.55%
Sterling Heights, MI	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	4.25%
St. Louis, MO	$88K	$115K	$142K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$88K	$115K	$142K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$88K	$115K	$142K	88	5%
Fargo, ND	$88K	$115K	$142K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$87K	$114K	$141K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$87K	$114K	$141K	90	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$87K	$114K	$141K	93	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$87K	$114K	$141K	82	4.25%
Green Bay, WI	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	5%
Des Moines, IA	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	4.82%
Great Falls, MT	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$87K	$114K	$141K	88	None ✓
San Antonio, TX	$86K	$112K	$138K	87	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$86K	$112K	$139K	85	4.9%
Amarillo, TX	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$85K	$111K	$137K	82	4.82%
Killeen, TX	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$85K	$110K	$136K	88	6.85%
Rockford, IL	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	3.23%
Louisville, KY	$85K	$110K	$136K	85	5%
Bowling Green, KY	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	4.75%
Omaha, NE	$85K	$110K	$136K	88	5.84%
Las Cruces, NM	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$84K	$110K	$135K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$83K	$109K	$134K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$83K	$109K	$134K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$83K	$109K	$134K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$83K	$109K	$134K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$83K	$109K	$134K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$83K	$109K	$134K	78	6.5%
Spokane, WA	$83K	$108K	$133K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$83K	$108K	$133K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$83K	$108K	$133K	90	4.25%
New Orleans, LA	$83K	$108K	$133K	92	6%
Brownsville, TX	$82K	$107K	$132K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$82K	$107K	$132K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$82K	$107K	$132K	75	6.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$81K	$106K	$130K	84	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$81K	$106K	$130K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$81K	$106K	$130K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$81K	$106K	$130K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$81K	$106K	$130K	85	None ✓
Birmingham, AL	$81K	$106K	$130K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$81K	$106K	$130K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$81K	$106K	$130K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$81K	$106K	$130K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$81K	$106K	$130K	88	5.9%
Tulsa, OK	$79K	$103K	$127K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$78K	$102K	$126K	82	None ✓
Wichita, KS	$78K	$102K	$126K	82	5.7%
Lubbock, TX	$75K	$98K	$121K	78	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$75K	$98K	$121K	82	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$72K	$94K	$115K	76	None ✓

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Category Manager (Procurement) Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Category Manager (Procurement) is $120,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $92,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $148,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Category Manager (Procurement)s nationally earn $185,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's degree. This role is 50% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Category Manager (Procurement) compensation is growing at 4% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

Category Manager (Procurement) salary FAQ

How much does a Category Manager (Procurement) make?

The median Category Manager (Procurement) salary in the US is $120,000 per year — about $58/hour. Most earn between $92,000 (25th percentile) and $148,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Category Manager (Procurement)?

Entry-level Category Manager (Procurement) positions typically start around $92,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Category Manager (Procurement)s earn?

The top 10% of Category Manager (Procurement)s earn $185,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Category Manager (Procurement)s the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Category Manager (Procurement) salary at $180K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Category Manager (Procurement) salaries going up?

Yes — Category Manager (Procurement) pay is growing about 4% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

Category Manager (Procurement) Salaryby City (2026)