In its annual salary survey, the US institute received more than 1,000 responses and found that the average salary of a supply management professional in 2008 was $98,117 – although a discrepancy in gender pay was clearly seen with the average male salary coming in at $106,679 compared to the average female salary of $84,090. 

Chief procurement officers, or the equivalent, earned an average of $256,560, while vice presidents earned $201,338 and directors $131,204. Managers, meanwhile, earned $93,132 and experienced supply management professionals could expect to be paid $69,780.