SOC 11-3061 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Purchasing Managers Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for purchasing managers in Atlanta, Georgia is $172,030 a year ($82.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $165,910: half of the 2,590 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($159,038).

$172,030average per year

$82.71 / hourMedian $165,910Take-home ≈ $121,013

  • $97K10th
  • $129K25th
  • $166KMedian
  • $211K75th
  • $292K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,590people in this job
+8%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Purchasing Managers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $97,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $292,480 or more. The middle half of purchasing managers in Atlanta earn between $128,840 and $211,340.

  • $97K10th
  • $129K25th
  • $166KMedian
  • $211K75th
  • $292K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$172,030$14,336$82.71
Median$165,910$13,826$79.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$128,840$10,737$61.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$211,340$17,612$101.61

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Purchasing Managers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $172,030, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $121,013 a year, or $10,084 a month and $4,654 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Atlanta a good place for purchasing managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $172,030 buys what about $171,930 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Purchasing Managers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 7 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Purchasing Managers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for purchasing managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($205,970).

Purchasing Managers salary by city

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Purchasing Managers salary in Atlanta: questions

How much do purchasing managers make an hour in Atlanta?

$82.71 an hour on average, and $79.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level purchasing managers salary in Atlanta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $97,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $128,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the purchasing managers take-home pay in Atlanta?

About $121,013 a year ($10,084 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $172,030.

Do purchasing managers earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($159,038).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3061; area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.65, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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