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The BLS May 2025 median for Purchasing Managers in National is $148,080 per year. Official BLS figures, released 2026-05-15. Public results. Request the PDF or saved report below.

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Real Estate Headhunters reads Director of Procurement, Property Management in National through BLS occupation 11-3061, Purchasing Managers, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $148,080; its broader mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

Director of Procurement, Property Management in National has a published middle-half band from $115,550 at the lower quartile to $182,270 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $66,720 difference for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is the width of that reported band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

Director of Procurement, Property Management in National shows $92,490 at the tenth percentile and $223,280 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $23,060, versus $41,010 above the upper quartile; the upper published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

The national benchmark for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is the cross-industry distribution, with published employment of 84320 for SOC 11-3061. The employment figure for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National counts workers in Purchasing Managers, not only property management employees carrying this niche title, so it cannot be presented as a count of available candidates.

For Director of Procurement, Property Management in National, the two comparison metros are selected by published employment, not geographic proximity: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $171,810; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV reports $172,150. Those May 2025 comparisons for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National use SOC 11-3061 on the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

The prior annual median for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National was $139,510 in May 2024, compared with $148,080 in May 2025. The new-minus-old difference for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $8,570; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

For Director of Procurement, Property Management in National, the highest exact published national medians among the loaded real-estate, building-service and fund industry rows are Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $138,220; Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $138,220. These May 2025 industry figures for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National are national cuts, not an industry-pay ranking inside National, because the loaded industry source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

Director of Procurement, Property Management in National uses BLS straight-time gross wages, which include base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses but exclude discretionary or nonproduction bonuses. For an offer benchmarked to Director of Procurement, Property Management in National, state overtime, on-call pay, relocation support and housing discounts separately because OEWS excludes them; the $148,080 median does not price those additions in National.

NAA CAM means Certified Apartment Manager. Florida CAM is the community association manager license, an example of state licensing where required. In accounting titles, CAM means common area maintenance. These are not interchangeable.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Purchasing Managers in National is $148,080 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Director of Procurement, Property Management.

Broader occupation

Director of Procurement, Property Management maps to Purchasing Managers (11-3061), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers

$148,080

The published median is $148,080. The middle half of reported wages runs from $115,550 to $182,270.

Annual wages, May 2025
Published percentileWage
10th$92,490
25th$115,550
Median$148,080
75th$182,270
90th$223,280

Mean: $156,360. Employment: 84,320.

This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A cell marked “or more” is a threshold, not an exact value.

What BLS wages include and exclude

Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay.

Included

  • Base rates
  • Commissions
  • Cost-of-living allowances
  • Deadheading pay
  • Guaranteed pay
  • Hazard pay
  • Incentive pay
  • Longevity pay
  • Over-the-road pay (Mileage)
  • Piece rates
  • Portal-to-portal rates
  • Production bonuses
  • Tips

Excluded

  • Attendance bonuses
  • Back pay
  • Clothing allowances
  • Discounts
  • Draw
  • Holiday bonus
  • Holiday premium pay
  • Jury duty pay
  • Meal allowances
  • Nonproduction bonuses
  • On-call pay
  • Overtime pay
  • Relocation allowances
  • Severance pay
  • Shift differentials
  • Stock bonuses
  • Tool/equipment allowances
  • Tuition reimbursements
  • Uniform allowances
  • Weekend premium pay

BLS wage definitions. Benefits and discretionary bonus are not base wage benchmarks.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers, National. Released 2026-05-15.

Markets where BLS publishes this occupation

Target metros and largest metro employment markets, May 2025
MetroMedian annual25th to 75thEmploymentLocation quotient
Miami$131,400$96,590 to $169,87012300.8
Orlando$129,470$95,060 to $172,3105700.74
Tampa$139,430$104,940 to $165,7806600.84
Chicago$155,080$128,970 to $185,23032501.33
New York City$171,810$140,240 to $217,34073701.43
Raleigh$139,050$114,950 to $180,5505001.23
Dallas$137,820$108,900 to $170,24034001.55
Northern New Jersey$171,810$140,240 to $217,34073701.43
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$172,150$156,730 to $195,19041802.46
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$156,400$124,330 to $188,03028000.82
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$139,050$108,920 to $175,51026301.47
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$165,910$128,840 to $211,34025901.65
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$174,640$140,480 to $217,60019401.32
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$163,660$129,610 to $195,90014901.45
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$155,500$125,560 to $182,92014700.94
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$170,440$131,530 to $209,63013201.02
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$140,170$114,390 to $174,69012700.99
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$165,430$138,940 to $198,02012601.12
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$151,990$121,200 to $175,46010701.46
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$150,190$122,740 to $172,91010701.79
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$149,990$122,850 to $181,46010100.95
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$180,000$148,560 to $212,5709801.12
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$140,820$111,140 to $175,3309301.32
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$144,270$111,840 to $183,1808701.18
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$149,030$117,280 to $177,1007401.13
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$198,980$165,210 to $257,0307001.13
St. Louis, MO-IL$135,400$103,850 to $163,6507000.96
Kansas City, MO-KS$161,910$127,840 to $193,7306901.17
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$131,660$105,410 to $160,6006801.12

What changed since the last release

These are two published distributions, not a projection or a same-worker pay-rise measure. Changes in coverage, sampling or area boundaries can affect comparison.

Published annual median, SOC 11-3061, National
May 2024May 2025New minus old, arithmetic only
$139,510$148,080$8,570

Prior source: BLS OEWS May 2024, released 2025-04-02. Prior area label: U.S.. Check BLS boundary notes before treating these as an unchanged market.

National pay by industry

Industry rows cover payroll employment classified in that industry, nationally. They do not isolate this niche title, and contractors may sit in another industry.

National industry-specific OEWS May 2025, SOC 11-3061 Purchasing Managers
Industry, exact BLS nameNAICSP25 annualMedian annualP75 annualEmployment
Construction of Buildings236000$105,080$133,400$170,7701820
Residential Building Construction236100$106,060$131,480$163,9601330
Nonresidential Building Construction236200$98,810$144,870$196,380490
Real Estate531000$122,790$138,220$187,740390
Real Estate531000$122,790$138,220$187,740390
Management of Companies and Enterprises551000$132,520$167,870$211,34016750
Management of Companies and Enterprises551100$132,520$167,870$211,34016750
Facilities Support Services561200$96,170$126,280$175,17080
Investigation and Security Services561600$87,790$110,060$113,20060
Security Systems Services561620$83,200$95,020$112,91050

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Highest published metro medians

Metropolitan wage ranking, May 2025, SOC 11-3061
MetroRole median annualEmploymentLocation quotient
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$198,9807001.13
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$180,3403302.53
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$180,0009801.12
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$176,3004102.74
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$174,64019401.32
Peoria, IL$174,4302102.37
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$172,15041802.46
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$171,81073701.43
Rochester, MN$171,340801.15
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$171,280700.78

Top-coded and suppressed medians cannot be ranked as exact wages. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not relative pay or cost of living.

Lowest published metro medians

Lowest exact annual medians, May 2025, SOC 11-3061
MetroMedianEmploymentLocation quotient
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$86,6502100.56
Jackson, MS$86,690800.57
Tallahassee, FL$93,910700.69
Lafayette, LA$93,950300.35
Jonesboro, AR$95,290401.21
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$98,720500.53
Niles, MI$100,890401.26
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$101,670800.49
Odessa, TX$101,870300.77
Lincoln, NE$106,080900.87

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Pay relative to local wages

The ratio divides this occupation's median by the all-occupations median in the same area. This is not purchasing power. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not pay.

Role median relative to all-occupations median, May 2025, SOC 11-3061
MetroRole median annualAll-occupations medianRole / local medianEmploymentLocation quotient
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$176,300$46,6103.78× (arithmetic)4102.74
Peoria, IL$174,430$49,5903.52× (arithmetic)2102.37
Burlington, NC$152,870$44,0103.47× (arithmetic)300.95
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$161,620$47,5203.40× (arithmetic)800.91
Salinas, CA$158,550$47,3803.35× (arithmetic)300.34
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$156,830$46,8903.34× (arithmetic)2400.72
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$156,730$47,4403.30× (arithmetic)500.79
Morgantown, WV$156,230$47,3503.30× (arithmetic)300.86
Wichita, KS$155,970$47,6303.27× (arithmetic)1600.97
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$165,910$51,1703.24× (arithmetic)25901.65

Top-coded and suppressed medians cannot be ranked as exact wages. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not relative pay or cost of living.

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Questions about these figures

What does the $148,080 median mean for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National?

For Director of Procurement, Property Management in National, May 2025 reports that median for SOC 11-3061, Purchasing Managers. The broader mapping for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is not a separately surveyed niche title in this area.

What band can we use to discuss an offer for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National?

The reported middle-half band for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $115,550 to $182,270 on an annual basis. Those two points for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National describe SOC 11-3061, not an instruction to pay a particular candidate either endpoint.

Can we claim an industry premium inside National for Director of Procurement, Property Management?

The industry cuts used for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National are national, while the local comparison is cross-industry. That separation for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National means the $148,080 local median cannot establish an industry premium within this area.

Is the prior figure for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National a forecast?

The May 2024 comparison for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is an earlier published survey cell, not a projection. The current May 2025 figure for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $148,080; both reference periods remain visible.

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What does the $148,080 median mean for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National?

For Director of Procurement, Property Management in National, May 2025 reports that median for SOC 11-3061, Purchasing Managers. The broader mapping for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is not a separately surveyed niche title in this area.

What band can we use to discuss an offer for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National?

The reported middle-half band for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $115,550 to $182,270 on an annual basis. Those two points for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National describe SOC 11-3061, not an instruction to pay a particular candidate either endpoint.

Can we claim an industry premium inside National for Director of Procurement, Property Management?

The industry cuts used for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National are national, while the local comparison is cross-industry. That separation for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National means the $148,080 local median cannot establish an industry premium within this area.

Is the prior figure for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National a forecast?

The May 2024 comparison for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is an earlier published survey cell, not a projection. The current May 2025 figure for Director of Procurement, Property Management in National is $148,080; both reference periods remain visible.

Salary methodology. Official data retrieved 2026-10-07.

CAM has different meanings. NAA CAM is the Certified Apartment Manager credential. The Florida community association manager license is a separate license, cited here as an example of state licensing. In commercial budgets, CAM means common area maintenance. We check the credential or license relevant to the opening, where the state requires it.