How much does a Raw Material Planner make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Raw Material Planner in the United States is $59,770 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.
However, a Raw Material Planner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,267
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,919 to $69,452
Key Factors That Influence Raw Material Planner Salaries
A Raw Material Planner's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Raw Material Planner Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Raw Material Planner's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Raw Material Planner Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Raw Material Planners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $75,388
San Francisco: $74,563
Oakland: $72,992
San Jose, CA$75,388
San Francisco, CA$74,563
Oakland, CA$72,992
New York, NY$68,819
Paramus, NJ$67,982
Queens Village, NY$67,979
Passaic, NJ$67,922
Bergenfield, NJ$67,917
Stamford, CT$67,786
Huntington, NY$67,761
Newark, NJ$67,319
Bridgeport, CT$67,193
Vallejo, CA$67,074
New Brunswick, NJ$67,050
Petaluma, CA$67,015
Middlesex, NJ$66,901
Somerset, NJ$66,859
Santa Cruz, CA$66,781
Boston, MA$66,417
Monterey, CA$66,207
Seattle, WA$66,070
Santa Rosa, CA$66,058
Los Angeles, CA$66,040
Juneau, AK$65,885
Washington, DC$65,819
Orange, CA$65,606
Santa Ana, CA$65,449
Long Beach, CA$65,389
Anaheim, CA$65,377
Anchorage, AK$65,347
Santa Maria, CA$65,168
Everett, WA$65,156
Danbury, CT$64,945
Bremerton, WA$64,863
Tacoma, WA$64,648
New Suffolk, NY$64,646
Sacramento, CA$64,630
Santa Barbara, CA$64,564
Trenton, NJ$64,498
San Diego, CA$64,498
Brockton, MA$64,432
Fairbanks, AK$64,286
Lompoc, CA$64,134
Lowell, MA$64,085
Ventura, CA$64,074
Nashua, NH$64,062
Stockton, CA$64,056
Modesto, CA$63,620
Poughkeepsie, NY$63,488
Olympia, WA$63,375
Kennewick, WA$63,375
New Haven, CT$63,351
Lawrence, MA$63,135
Hartford, CT$63,076
Riverside, CA$63,064
New Bedford, MA$63,004
Richland, WA$63,004
Bakersfield, CA$62,920
San Bernardino, CA$62,896
New Britain, CT$62,890
Atlantic City, NJ$62,890
New London, CT$62,867
Norwich, CT$62,849
Portsmouth, NH$62,837
Boulder, CO$62,710
Portland, OR$62,627
Worcester, MA$62,621
Minneapolis, MN$62,436
Philadelphia, PA$62,352
Honolulu, HI$62,155
Saint Paul, MN$62,127
Vineland, NJ$62,113
Providence, RI$61,940
Chicago, IL$61,767
Bellingham, WA$61,695
Springfield, MA$61,647
Baltimore, MD$61,629
Chico, CA$61,480
Pittsfield, MA$61,318
Manchester, NH$61,205
Spokane, WA$60,942
Denver, CO$60,936
Albany, NY$60,655
Troy, NY$60,631
Nassau, NY$60,567
Schenectady, NY$60,506
Wilmington, DE$60,458
Burlington, VT$60,374
Salem, OR$60,350
Portland, ME$60,165
Yakima, WA$60,105
Rochester, MN$59,920
Reno, NV$59,890
Fresno, CA$59,890
Milwaukee, WI$59,836
Detroit, MI$59,776
Ann Arbor, MI$59,766
Allentown, PA$59,758
Colorado Springs, CO$59,657
Syracuse, NY$59,627
Carson City, NV$59,627
Houston, TX$59,543
Eugene, OR$59,513
Gary, IN$59,442
Springfield, OR$59,394
Bismarck, ND$59,382
Galveston, TX$59,340
Medford, OR$59,250
Fort Collins, CO$59,226
Concord, NH$59,197
Austin, TX$59,179
Mesa, AZ$59,053
Reading, PA$59,047
Phoenix, AZ$59,041
Dallas, TX$59,023
Saint Cloud, MN$58,966
Madison, WI$58,886
Utica, NY$58,724
Rochester, NY$58,629
Des Moines, IA$58,623
Raleigh, NC$58,617
Atlanta, GA$58,527
Battle Creek, MI$58,509
Salt Lake City, UT$58,491
Lancaster, PA$58,402
Harrisburg, PA$58,318
Kansas City, MO$58,258
Champaign, IL$58,246
Kansas City, KS$58,246
Fort Worth, TX$58,240
Columbus, OH$58,230
Boca Raton, FL$58,216
Pittsburgh, PA$58,192
Richmond, VA$58,169
Indianapolis, IN$58,157
Cleveland, OH$58,151
Las Vegas, NV$58,079
Cincinnati, OH$58,079
Petersburg, VA$57,989
Huntsville, AL$57,900
Lansing, MI$57,860
Lebanon, PA$57,852
Pueblo, CO$57,846
Appleton, WI$57,828
Buffalo, NY$57,804
Dayton, OH$57,786
Racine, WI$57,774
Charlotte, NC$57,768
Saint Louis, MO$57,750
York, PA$57,714
Elkhart, IN$57,714
Gastonia, NC$57,703
Billings, MT$57,689
Beaumont, TX$57,672
Lorain, OH$57,661
Benton Harbor, MI$57,649
Toledo, OH$57,637
Binghamton, NY$57,607
Rock Hill, SC$57,601
Rockford, IL$57,571
Springfield, IL$57,547
Elyria, OH$57,541
Fargo, ND$57,541
Flagstaff, AZ$57,499
Fort Lauderdale, FL$57,463
Duluth, MN$57,427
Miami, FL$57,427
Cheyenne, WY$57,386
Grand Forks, ND$57,386
Bangor, ME$57,254
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,188
Durham, NC$57,163
Louisville, KY$57,158
Grand Rapids, MI$57,146
Hialeah, FL$57,141
Casper, WY$57,057
Scranton, PA$56,985
New Orleans, LA$56,967
Virginia Beach, VA$56,961
Akron, OH$56,931
Peoria, IL$56,854
Sarasota, FL$56,842
Nashville, TN$56,800
Omaha, NE$56,800
Green Bay, WI$56,800
Baton Rouge, LA$56,770
Charleston, SC$56,758
Jamestown, NY$56,728
Davenport, IA$56,728
Tucson, AZ$56,698
Saint Petersburg, FL$56,662
Tampa, FL$56,650
Evansville, IN$56,615
Port Arthur, TX$56,615
Bradenton, FL$56,591
Santa Fe, NM$56,483
Orlando, FL$56,375
Clearwater, FL$56,358
Canton, OH$56,232
La Crosse, WI$56,232
Albuquerque, NM$56,196
Newport News, VA$56,190
High Point, NC$56,172
Ogden, UT$56,148
Corpus Christi, TX$56,100
Norfolk, VA$56,065
Laramie, WY$56,065
Rock Island, IL$56,029
Saginaw, MI$56,017
Jacksonville, FL$56,011
Salisbury, NC$55,999
Boise, ID$55,987
Moline, IL$55,957
Fort Myers, FL$55,939
Memphis, TN$55,927
Tulsa, OK$55,897
Waterloo, IA$55,861
Spartanburg, SC$55,802
Lincoln, NE$55,772
Fort Wayne, IN$55,760
Provo, UT$55,754
Cedar Falls, IA$55,682
San Antonio, TX$55,658
Greensboro, NC$55,634
South Bend, IN$55,628
Savannah, GA$55,563
Muskegon, MI$55,539
Birmingham, AL$55,533
Winston Salem, NC$55,503
Lake Charles, LA$55,359
Anderson, IN$55,347
Lexington, KY$55,329
Augusta, GA$55,312
Greenville, SC$55,312
Lima, OH$55,264
Wichita, KS$55,258
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,258
Columbia, SC$55,204
Springfield, OH$55,192
Asheville, NC$55,096
Bloomington, IN$55,055
Knoxville, TN$54,839
Shreveport, LA$54,833
Wilmington, NC$54,756
Roanoke, VA$54,756
Topeka, KS$54,648
Frankfort, KY$54,642
Oklahoma City, OK$54,600
Chillicothe, OH$54,576
Longview, TX$54,570
Melbourne, FL$54,564
Sioux Falls, SD$54,469
Mobile, AL$54,463
Terre Haute, IN$54,439
Altoona, PA$54,403
Amarillo, TX$54,361
Killeen, TX$54,343
Fayetteville, AR$54,295
Chattanooga, TN$54,278
Sioux City, IA$54,224
Idaho Falls, ID$54,212
Lynchburg, VA$54,164
Gainesville, FL$54,086
Portsmouth, OH$54,056
Little Rock, AR$54,044
Lafayette, LA$54,020
Youngstown, OH$54,020
Daytona Beach, FL$53,985
Clarksville, TN$53,979
Pensacola, FL$53,973
Temple, TX$53,968
Hopkinsville, KY$53,793
Erie, PA$53,781
Florence, SC$53,757
Charleston, WV$53,662
Great Falls, MT$53,632
Macon, GA$53,548
Tallahassee, FL$53,542
Fayetteville, NC$53,530
Waco, TX$53,518
Helena, MT$53,477
Pine Bluff, AR$53,454
Vincennes, IN$53,381
Lubbock, TX$53,357
Alamogordo, NM$53,321
Twin Falls, ID$53,267
Rapid City, SD$53,249
Jackson, MS$53,142
Huntington, WV$53,138
Greenville, MS$53,136
Parkersburg, WV$53,075
Montgomery, AL$53,064
Wichita Falls, TX$53,004
Springfield, MO$53,004
Biloxi, MS$52,975
Monroe, LA$52,915
Johnstown, PA$52,873
Sumter, SC$52,849
Columbus, GA$52,843
Pascagoula, MS$52,729
Abilene, TX$52,729
Kingsport, TN$52,574
Albany, GA$52,574
Gulfport, MS$52,556
Alexandria, LA$52,359
Fort Smith, AR$52,209
El Paso, TX$52,048
Las Cruces, NM$51,779
Harlingen, TX$51,627
Pocatello, ID$51,618
Florence, AL$51,540
Brownsville, TX$51,528
Mcallen, TX$51,403
Dothan, AL$51,319
Columbus, MS$50,964
Altus, OK$50,685
Lawton, OK$50,572
Pierre, SD$50,357
What Skills Can Increase a Raw Material Planner's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 17.57% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
ERP (Mentioned in 2.63% Job Postings): Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations.
Supply Chain Management (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): In commerce, supply-chain management (SCM), the management of the flow of goods and services, involves the movement and storage of raw materials, of work-in-process inventory, and of finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. Interconnected or interlinked networks, channels and node businesses combine in the provision of products and services required by end customers in a supply chain. Supply-chain management has been defined as the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply-chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally." SCM practice draws heavily from the areas of industrial engineering, systems engineering, operations management, logistics, procurement, information technology, and marketing and strives for an integrated approach.[citation needed] Marketing channels play an important role in supply-chain management. Current research in supply-chain management is concerned with topics related to sustainability and risk management, among others. Some suggest that the “people dimension” of SCM, ethical issues, internal integration, transparency/visibility, and human capital/talent management are topics that have, so far, been underrepresented on the research agenda.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Raw Material Planner's salary.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Program Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Raw Material Planner Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Raw Material Planner roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Raw Material Planner positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Raw Material Planner as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Raw Material Planner
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$71,724
$34.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$70,529
$34.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$68,736
$33.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$66,943
$32.0
12%
Insurance
$65,747
$32.0
10%
How Education impacts a Raw Material Planner's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Raw Material Planners enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Raw Material Planner with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$60,067
and $63,270).
Raw Material Planner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Raw Material Planner's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Raw Material Planner can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $57,722 in 2023
to around $56,922 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Raw Material Planner salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Raw Material Planner
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Raw Material Planner
Here are companies hiring for Raw Material Planner and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Raw Material Planner
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Raw Material Planner?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Raw Material Planner roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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