Side-by-side distribution
Inventory Manager
$80,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.3%
- Live roles
- 437
Supply Chain
$117,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.6%
- Live roles
- 1,591
Highest-paying jobs
Digital - Senior Manager / Manager, Omni Inventory (RFID)
Senior Product Manager - Inventory
Inventory Control Manager
Inventory Control Specialist - 1st Shift
Inventory and Logistics Manager
Sr Manager, Inventory Risk Management
Senior Manager, Global Inventory and Cost Accounting
Product Manager 2 - Inventory Movement
Senior Specialist - Clinical Supplies Project Manager - Inventory Manager - Hybrid
Manager Finance - Inventory Optimization (Hybrid- Seattle, WA)
Highest-paying jobs
Global Supply Chain Manager, OSAT
Supply Chain Delivery Manager, Data Center Power & Cooling OFE
Life Sciences Industry Expert - Supply Chain and Manufacturing SAP/Oracle ERP Senior Manager Leader
Life Sciences Supply Chain & Engineering SAP Transformation Senior Manager
Supply Chain & Logistics (Industrials) – Management Consulting Senior Manager
Supply Chain Manager, Industrial Compute
Supply Chain - Senior Manager/Manager, Global Logistics, Outbound
Finance - Senior Manager/Manager, Business Finance, Supply Chain
Supply Chain - Senior Manager/Manager, Supply Chain Engineering
Data & AI Strategy Manager/Senior Manager - Supply Chain & Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Nordstrom
|
$54,858 | 8 |
Floor & Decor
|
$42,562 | 8 |
2020 Companies
|
$39,520 | 7 |
CoreWeave
|
$75,000 | 6 |
Target
|
$91,925 | 4 |
ZT Systems
|
$82,813 | 4 |
|
C&S Wholesale Grocers
|
$47,320 | 4 |
StackAdapt
|
$126,511 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$94,800 | 119 |
Applied Materials
|
$140,125 | 14 |
Loblaw
|
$61,750 | 12 |
|
Accenture
|
$194,100 | 11 |
Blue Origin
|
$149,371 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$129,000 | 9 |
PwC
|
$202,000 | 8 |
|
TD SYNNEX
|
$135,000 | 8 |
Supply Chain salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,750 | 27 |
| Boston | $194,100 | 22 |
| Denver | $194,100 | 24 |
| Atlanta | $194,100 | 23 |
| Austin | $186,050 | 26 |
| Los Angeles | $184,163 | 28 |
| Chicago | $178,000 | 33 |
| Seattle | $174,509 | 29 |
| New York | $165,500 | 41 |
| Toronto | $102,607 | 8 |
Inventory Manager vs Supply Chain: which pays more?
The median for Inventory Manager is $80,500 per year (typically $51,050–$121,913), versus $117,700 for Supply Chain ($80,563–$151,300). That puts Supply Chain about 46% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Inventory Manager and Supply Chain are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.