Salary range
$43,680 - $215,170
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Supply Management Core
Foundational purchasing and supply credential that aligns with entry-level procurement and buying pathways.
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Last updated
May 22, 2026
Role mapping
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Buyer and purchasing roles across manufacturing, distribution, retail, and project environments. Good fit for early-to-mid career procurement candidates.
Purchasing Managers
Senior sourcing and procurement leadership roles tied to supplier management, contract strategy, and category ownership.
How to use this certification page
1. Benchmark the pay ceiling
Use the national 10th to 90th percentile range above to sanity-check whether this exam supports the level of role you want next.
2. Compare top states
The state leaderboard combines the strongest published wage markets across the mapped occupation set for this certification path.
3. Open employer targets
Once you know the role family, jump into the job board with the exam filter turned on and open the live career pages in a new tab.
Top-paying states across the mapped role set
Each row shows the occupation that produced the published wage benchmark for that state.
| State | Occupation | Annual mean wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | Purchasing Managers | $181,120 | 3,290 |
| New York | Purchasing Managers | $176,350 | 4,680 |
| Colorado | Purchasing Managers | $170,900 | 1,040 |
| Massachusetts | Purchasing Managers | $163,560 | 2,740 |
| District of Columbia | Purchasing Managers | $162,040 | 1,220 |
Next step after reading the salary context
Use the job board to identify employers in your preferred sector, then come back to the occupation pages to compare salary upside between the role families that value this credential most.
Source: Source: bls.gov (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS occupation profiles, May 2023 public data)
Last updated: May 22, 2026. Salary geography snippets currently reflect BLS May 2023 occupation profiles.