SOC 11-3061 · Kenosha, WI metro

Purchasing Managers Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for purchasing managers in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $163,430 a year ($78.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $128,410: half of the 40 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($159,038).

$163,430average per year

$78.57 / hourMedian $128,410Take-home ≈ $114,949

  • $96K10th
  • $104K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $208K75th
  • $310K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 10Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Purchasing Managers pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $309,990 or more. The middle half of purchasing managers in Kenosha earn between $104,340 and $207,830.

  • $96K10th
  • $104K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $208K75th
  • $310K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$163,430$13,619$78.57
Median$128,410$10,701$61.74
Entry level (25th percentile)$104,340$8,695$50.16
Experienced (75th percentile)$207,830$17,319$99.92

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

Purchasing Managers salary after taxes in Kenosha

On the average salary of $163,430, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $114,949 a year, or $9,579 a month and $4,421 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 Kenosha a good place for purchasing managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $163,430 buys what about $161,623 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 1.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Purchasing Managers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 1st of 10 Wisconsin 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 Kenosha: questions

How much do purchasing managers make an hour in Kenosha?

$78.57 an hour on average, and $61.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $104,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $114,949 a year ($9,579 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $163,430.

Do purchasing managers earn more in Kenosha than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Kenosha, WI (28450). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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