SOC 11-3061 · Evansville, IN metro

Purchasing Managers Salary in Evansville, IN

The average salary for purchasing managers in Evansville, Indiana is $147,380 a year ($70.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $141,450: half of the 60 people in this job in the Evansville, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($159,038).

$147,380average per year

$70.86 / hourMedian $141,450Take-home ≈ $105,779

  • $84K10th
  • $96K25th
  • $141KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $211K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Indiana metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Purchasing Managers pay range in Evansville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $83,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $210,570 or more. The middle half of purchasing managers in Evansville earn between $95,810 and $171,680.

  • $84K10th
  • $96K25th
  • $141KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $211K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$147,380$12,282$70.86
Median$141,450$11,788$68.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$95,810$7,984$46.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$171,680$14,307$82.54

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

Purchasing Managers salary after taxes in Evansville

On the average salary of $147,380, a single filer in Evansville takes home about $105,779 a year, or $8,815 a month and $4,068 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

Prices in the Evansville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $147,380 buys what about $161,022 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Evansville ($46,540). A typical home costs $226,753, or 1.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Purchasing Managers salary in other Indiana cities

Evansville ranks 1st of 5 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for purchasing managers

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

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Purchasing Managers salary in Evansville: questions

How much do purchasing managers make an hour in Evansville?

$70.86 an hour on average, and $68.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $83,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $95,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $105,779 a year ($8,815 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $147,380. Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

Do purchasing managers earn more in Evansville than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less 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 Evansville, IN (21780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.6%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.77, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.77).

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