SOC 11-3061 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Purchasing Managers Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for purchasing managers in Dallas, Texas is $149,410 a year ($71.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $137,820: half of the 3,400 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($159,038).

$149,410average per year

$71.83 / hourMedian $137,820Take-home ≈ $113,388

  • $91K10th
  • $109K25th
  • $138KMedian
  • $170K75th
  • $216K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,400people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 18Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Purchasing Managers pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $90,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $215,880 or more. The middle half of purchasing managers in Dallas earn between $108,900 and $170,240.

  • $91K10th
  • $109K25th
  • $138KMedian
  • $170K75th
  • $216K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$149,410$12,451$71.83
Median$137,820$11,485$66.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$108,900$9,075$52.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$170,240$14,187$81.85

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

Purchasing Managers salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $149,410, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $113,388 a year, or $9,449 a month and $4,361 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $149,410 buys what about $144,932 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Purchasing Managers salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 2nd of 18 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($155,190).

All Purchasing Managers salaries in Texas

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 Dallas: questions

How much do purchasing managers make an hour in Dallas?

$71.83 an hour on average, and $66.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $90,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $108,900, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $113,388 a year ($9,449 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $149,410. Texas has no state income tax.

Do purchasing managers earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.55, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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