Compared with the local labor market
Procurement Manager II pay vs. South Carolina
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Purchasing Managers — about 830 people — is $131,720. South Carolina State University pays a median base salary of $82,962 for this role, 37% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where South Carolina State University sits in the local pay range
$83,210
$102,770
$131,720
$165,070
$201,790
South Carolina State University median · $82,962
The bar is the range of annual wages for Purchasing Managers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows South Carolina State University’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Purchasing Managers — about 84,320 people — is $148,080. South Carolina State University’s median base salary is 44% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$92,490
$115,550
$148,080
$182,270
$223,280
South Carolina State University median · $82,962
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at South Carolina State University is $82,962, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Procurement Manager beyond South Carolina
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $76,389 ranks #4 of 5. See Procurement Manager across all of South Carolina →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Procurement Managerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.