SOC 11-3061 · Billings, MT metro

Purchasing Managers Salary in Billings, MT

The average salary for purchasing managers in Billings, Montana is $140,680 a year ($67.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $128,160: half of the people in this job in the Billings, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($159,038).

$140,680average per year

$67.63 / hourMedian $128,160Take-home ≈ $100,833

  • $89K10th
  • $107K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $191K75th
  • $191K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Purchasing Managers pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $89,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $191,320 or more. The middle half of purchasing managers in Billings earn between $107,140 and $191,320.

  • $89K10th
  • $107K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $191K75th
  • $191K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$140,680$11,723$67.63
Median$128,160$10,680$61.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$107,140$8,928$51.51
Experienced (75th percentile)$191,320$15,943$91.98

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

Purchasing Managers salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $140,680, a single filer in Billings takes home about $100,833 a year, or $8,403 a month and $3,878 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $140,680 buys what about $150,418 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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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 Billings: questions

How much do purchasing managers make an hour in Billings?

$67.63 an hour on average, and $61.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $89,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $107,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $100,833 a year ($8,403 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $140,680.

Do purchasing managers earn more in Billings than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% 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 Billings, MT (13740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.6%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).

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