Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/united-states/ Title: Procurement Manager rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Procurement & Vendor Manager pay in the United States: median wage $51 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Procurement & Vendor Manager hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Procurement & Vendor Manager in the United States is **$51.25 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge. **$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$51.25/hr** median wage **$40-63** middle half of wages **$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week ## Procurement & Vendor Manager wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $32.01 | $690 | $66,600 | | 25th | $39.99 | $870 | $83,200 | | Median | $51.25 | $1,110 | $106,600 | | 75th | $63.09 | $1,370 | $131,200 | | 90th | $77.28 | $1,670 | $160,700 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 81,240 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for a Procurement & Vendor Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **$65.45** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$38.26** lowest median wage, Nevada - **81,240** people employed in the role - **$83.53** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Procurement & Vendor Manager in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $75 | $1,630 | | Manager | $90 | $1,950 | | Director | $110 | $2,380 | - Regular role **$75** - One-off task **$85** - Task bundle **$75** ## Procurement & Vendor Manager pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Procurement & Vendor Manager, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $65.45 | $95 | | California | $65.35 | $95 | | New York | $63.23 | $90 | | Massachusetts | $61.09 | $90 | | Washington | $60.24 | $85 | | New Jersey | $59.98 | $85 | | Colorado | $59.27 | $85 | | Virginia | $58.95 | $85 | | New Hampshire | $58.25 | $85 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $83.53/hr median wage · range $69-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [San Francisco $72.34/hr median wage · range $56-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [San Diego $67.01/hr median wage · range $54-78](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [New York City $66.35/hr median wage · range $54-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/new-york/) - [Chico $65.35/hr median wage · range $49-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [El Centro $65.35/hr median wage · range $49-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [Hanford $65.35/hr median wage · range $49-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [Merced $65.35/hr median wage · range $49-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [Napa $65.35/hr median wage · range $49-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) - [Redding $65.35/hr median wage · range $49-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/procurement-and-vendor-manager/california/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. 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