Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary

Median Salary
$77,710
per year
Hourly Rate
$37.36
per hour
Employment
491,430
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,380
25th percentile
$60,800
Median
$77,710
75th percentile
$100,820
90th percentile
$128,870

💰 Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$124,090+59.7%
New Jersey$93,250+20.0%
Maryland$90,900+17.0%
Virginia$89,210+14.8%
Rhode Island$86,240+11.0%
Massachusetts$85,970+10.6%
Washington$85,130+9.5%
Colorado$83,590+7.6%
Alaska$83,460+7.4%
Connecticut$83,030+6.8%
Delaware$82,920+6.7%
California$82,720+6.4%
Minnesota$80,370+3.4%
New York$79,460+2.3%
Illinois$78,470+1.0%
Maine$77,630-0.1%
New Hampshire$77,270-0.6%
New Mexico$76,740-1.2%
Ohio$76,410-1.7%
North Dakota$76,400-1.7%
Texas$76,050-2.1%
Michigan$75,900-2.3%
North Carolina$75,880-2.4%
Arkansas$75,870-2.4%
West Virginia$75,670-2.6%
South Carolina$75,550-2.8%
Arizona$75,340-3.0%
Oregon$75,050-3.4%
Nebraska$74,950-3.6%
Utah$74,540-4.1%
Georgia$74,530-4.1%
Hawaii$74,240-4.5%
Alabama$74,030-4.7%
South Dakota$73,990-4.8%
Pennsylvania$73,550-5.4%
Nevada$72,990-6.1%
Florida$72,850-6.3%
Wyoming$72,200-7.1%
Mississippi$71,850-7.5%
Oklahoma$71,850-7.5%
Wisconsin$70,880-8.8%
Iowa$70,360-9.5%
Kansas$69,500-10.6%
Indiana$69,350-10.8%
Idaho$69,240-10.9%
Louisiana$66,340-14.6%
Missouri$65,650-15.5%
Tennessee$65,430-15.8%
Vermont$65,330-15.9%
Kentucky$65,240-16.0%
Montana$62,850-19.1%

🏙️ Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Lexington Park, MD$111,530+43.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$104,880+35.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$101,500+30.6%
Warner Robins, GA$100,120+28.8%
Peoria, IL$96,880+24.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,970+23.5%
Huntsville, AL$94,990+22.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$94,790+22.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$94,520+21.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$94,280+21.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$93,600+20.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$93,060+19.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$93,010+19.7%
Ogden, UT$89,630+15.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$89,170+14.7%
Rochester, MN$88,320+13.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$87,920+13.1%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$87,850+13.0%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$87,410+12.5%
Anchorage, AK$86,380+11.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$84,730+9.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$84,590+8.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$84,590+8.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$84,370+8.6%
Boulder, CO$83,480+7.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$83,360+7.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,350+7.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$83,100+6.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$83,090+6.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$83,030+6.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,710+6.4%
Minot, ND$82,580+6.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$82,500+6.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$82,460+6.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$82,450+6.1%
Richmond, VA$82,370+6.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$82,240+5.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$82,040+5.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,470+4.8%
Napa, CA$80,960+4.2%
Salinas, CA$80,500+3.6%
Vallejo, CA$80,490+3.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$80,450+3.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$80,360+3.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,300+3.3%
Albuquerque, NM$80,290+3.3%
New Haven, CT$80,290+3.3%
Salem, OR$80,220+3.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$80,120+3.1%
Pueblo, CO$80,120+3.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$80,090+3.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$79,800+2.7%
Chambersburg, PA$79,770+2.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$79,700+2.6%
Fairbanks-College, AK$79,680+2.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$79,620+2.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$79,550+2.4%
Yuba City, CA$79,530+2.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$79,500+2.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,420+2.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$79,390+2.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$79,380+2.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$79,170+1.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$79,120+1.8%
Springfield, MA$79,040+1.7%
Sumter, SC$79,030+1.7%
Modesto, CA$78,970+1.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$78,770+1.4%
Worcester, MA$78,690+1.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,510+1.0%
Jackson, MI$78,410+0.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,380+0.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$78,250+0.7%
Bismarck, ND$78,210+0.6%
Greeley, CO$78,150+0.6%
Charlottesville, VA$78,020+0.4%
Vineland, NJ$77,990+0.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$77,940+0.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$77,890+0.2%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$77,840+0.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,770+0.1%
Bloomington, IN$77,760+0.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,760+0.1%
Binghamton, NY$77,380-0.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$77,250-0.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$77,250-0.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$77,210-0.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$77,150-0.7%
Columbus, OH$77,150-0.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,070-0.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$77,010-0.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$76,960-1.0%
Longview-Kelso, WA$76,920-1.0%
Wichita, KS$76,840-1.1%
Merced, CA$76,820-1.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$76,820-1.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$76,800-1.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$76,690-1.3%
Morgantown, WV$76,650-1.4%
Syracuse, NY$76,650-1.4%
Savannah, GA$76,570-1.5%
Midland, MI$76,500-1.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,450-1.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$76,430-1.6%
Sheboygan, WI$76,430-1.6%
Rapid City, SD$76,400-1.7%
El Centro, CA$76,380-1.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$76,370-1.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$76,290-1.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$76,280-1.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,260-1.9%
Glens Falls, NY$76,240-1.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$76,100-2.1%
Bellingham, WA$76,030-2.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,970-2.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$75,940-2.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$75,920-2.3%
Fayetteville, NC$75,880-2.4%
St. Cloud, MN$75,830-2.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$75,780-2.5%
Salisbury, MD$75,630-2.7%
Lawton, OK$75,570-2.8%
Rochester, NY$75,550-2.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,520-2.8%
Midland, TX$75,430-2.9%
Bloomington, IL$75,420-2.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$75,420-2.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$75,420-2.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$75,310-3.1%
Akron, OH$75,230-3.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,140-3.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$75,110-3.3%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$75,040-3.4%
Waco, TX$74,920-3.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,800-3.7%
Madison, WI$74,770-3.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$74,750-3.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$74,740-3.8%
Goldsboro, NC$74,680-3.9%
Walla Walla, WA$74,640-4.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$74,510-4.1%
Springfield, IL$74,430-4.2%
Cleveland, OH$74,350-4.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$74,230-4.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$74,220-4.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$74,170-4.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$74,080-4.7%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$73,960-4.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$73,920-4.9%
Hinesville, GA$73,920-4.9%
Jacksonville, FL$73,920-4.9%
Jacksonville, NC$73,920-4.9%
Las Cruces, NM$73,920-4.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$73,920-4.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$73,860-5.0%
Battle Creek, MI$73,840-5.0%
York-Hanover, PA$73,840-5.0%
Santa Fe, NM$73,800-5.0%
Decatur, IL$73,780-5.1%
Elizabethtown, KY$73,730-5.1%
Rockford, IL$73,720-5.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,710-5.1%
Cheyenne, WY$73,690-5.2%
Spartanburg, SC$73,690-5.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$73,500-5.4%
Mankato, MN$73,390-5.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$73,360-5.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$73,330-5.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$73,280-5.7%
Carson City, NV$73,230-5.8%
Gainesville, FL$73,180-5.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$72,990-6.1%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$72,980-6.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$72,800-6.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$72,720-6.4%
Dover, DE$72,650-6.5%
Reading, PA$72,640-6.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$72,540-6.7%
Lima, OH$72,330-6.9%
Tucson, AZ$72,320-6.9%
Gainesville, GA$72,290-7.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$72,260-7.0%
Fresno, CA$72,080-7.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$71,960-7.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$71,930-7.4%
Amarillo, TX$71,840-7.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$71,830-7.6%
Columbia, SC$71,820-7.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$71,720-7.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$71,520-8.0%
Columbus, IN$71,500-8.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$71,470-8.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$71,270-8.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$71,160-8.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$71,150-8.4%
Appleton, WI$70,940-8.7%
Wilmington, NC$70,800-8.9%
Lynchburg, VA$70,760-8.9%
Kingston, NY$70,680-9.0%
Eau Claire, WI$70,600-9.1%
Niles, MI$70,390-9.4%
Farmington, NM$70,340-9.5%
Kenosha, WI$70,300-9.5%
Boise City, ID$70,260-9.6%
Kokomo, IN$70,140-9.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$70,100-9.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$70,040-9.9%
Johnstown, PA$70,010-9.9%
Greenville, NC$70,000-9.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$69,990-9.9%
Evansville, IN$69,900-10.1%
Lincoln, NE$69,840-10.1%
Reno, NV$69,700-10.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$69,630-10.4%
Bangor, ME$69,520-10.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$69,500-10.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$69,430-10.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$69,280-10.8%
Burlington, NC$69,240-10.9%
Florence, SC$69,180-11.0%
Visalia, CA$69,050-11.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$69,010-11.2%
Sandusky, OH$68,990-11.2%
Ames, IA$68,880-11.4%
Toledo, OH$68,850-11.4%
Mobile, AL$68,750-11.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,630-11.7%
Wausau, WI$68,490-11.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$68,410-12.0%
Guam$68,360-12.0%
Yakima, WA$68,300-12.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$68,250-12.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$68,130-12.3%
Yuma, AZ$68,050-12.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$67,910-12.6%
Corvallis, OR$67,900-12.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$67,900-12.6%
Elmira, NY$67,790-12.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$67,720-12.9%
Decatur, AL$67,710-12.9%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$67,690-12.9%
Asheville, NC$67,600-13.0%
Flint, MI$67,550-13.1%
Chico, CA$67,410-13.3%
Charleston, WV$67,370-13.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$67,270-13.4%
Odessa, TX$67,230-13.5%
Tulsa, OK$67,160-13.6%
Lancaster, PA$67,120-13.6%
Lake Charles, LA$67,050-13.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$67,000-13.8%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$66,990-13.8%
Monroe, MI$66,890-13.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$66,820-14.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$66,800-14.0%
Albany, OR$66,750-14.1%
Grand Island, NE$66,710-14.2%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,710-14.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,710-14.2%
Iowa City, IA$66,660-14.2%
Green Bay, WI$66,560-14.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$66,540-14.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$66,540-14.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$66,400-14.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$66,390-14.6%
Springfield, OH$66,370-14.6%
Birmingham, AL$66,260-14.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$66,210-14.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$66,060-15.0%
Dubuque, IA$66,050-15.0%
Great Falls, MT$66,040-15.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$65,940-15.1%
Redding, CA$65,830-15.3%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$65,770-15.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$65,730-15.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$65,690-15.5%
Roanoke, VA$65,610-15.6%
Ithaca, NY$65,520-15.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$65,500-15.7%
Kankakee, IL$65,490-15.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$65,460-15.8%
Bozeman, MT$65,420-15.8%
Bend, OR$65,370-15.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$65,370-15.9%
Casper, WY$65,350-15.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$65,230-16.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$65,150-16.2%
Flagstaff, AZ$65,120-16.2%
Montgomery, AL$65,060-16.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$64,990-16.4%
Pittsfield, MA$64,990-16.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$64,980-16.4%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$64,980-16.4%
Saginaw, MI$64,940-16.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$64,840-16.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$64,730-16.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$64,710-16.7%
Terre Haute, IN$64,700-16.7%
Longview, TX$64,610-16.9%
Lebanon, PA$64,500-17.0%
Abilene, TX$64,480-17.0%
Billings, MT$64,440-17.1%
Knoxville, TN$64,400-17.1%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$64,300-17.3%
Jackson, MS$64,270-17.3%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$64,210-17.4%
Bay City, MI$64,070-17.6%
Beckley, WV$64,070-17.6%
Dalton, GA$64,050-17.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$63,970-17.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$63,790-17.9%
Gettysburg, PA$63,780-17.9%
Lawrence, KS$63,770-17.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,770-17.9%
Enid, OK$63,720-18.0%
Owensboro, KY$63,690-18.0%
Cleveland, TN$63,650-18.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$63,620-18.1%
Helena, MT$63,600-18.2%
Topeka, KS$63,500-18.3%
Twin Falls, ID$63,490-18.3%
Rome, GA$63,470-18.3%
Victoria, TX$63,340-18.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$63,290-18.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$63,250-18.6%
Wheeling, WV-OH$63,040-18.9%
Lafayette, LA$63,030-18.9%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$63,000-18.9%
Albany, GA$62,850-19.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$62,850-19.1%
Logan, UT-ID$62,850-19.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$62,760-19.2%
Pocatello, ID$62,740-19.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$62,670-19.4%
Muncie, IN$62,480-19.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$62,410-19.7%
State College, PA$62,390-19.7%
Mansfield, OH$62,350-19.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$62,350-19.8%
Grand Junction, CO$62,340-19.8%
Springfield, MO$62,270-19.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$62,240-19.9%
San Angelo, TX$61,990-20.2%
Erie, PA$61,920-20.3%
Traverse City, MI$61,920-20.3%
Williamsport, PA$61,400-21.0%
Jefferson City, MO$61,260-21.2%
Bowling Green, KY$61,120-21.3%
Grants Pass, OR$61,000-21.5%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$60,960-21.6%
Valdosta, GA$60,950-21.6%
Morristown, TN$60,900-21.6%
Altoona, PA$60,740-21.8%
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,730-21.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$60,570-22.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$60,390-22.3%
Medford, OR$60,250-22.5%
Ocala, FL$60,180-22.6%
Tallahassee, FL$60,170-22.6%
Johnson City, TN$60,110-22.6%
El Paso, TX$60,080-22.7%
Paducah, KY-IL$59,990-22.8%
Manhattan, KS$59,940-22.9%
Tyler, TX$59,810-23.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$59,540-23.4%
Dothan, AL$59,450-23.5%
Hammond, LA$59,420-23.5%
Jonesboro, AR$59,160-23.9%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$59,010-24.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$59,010-24.1%
Columbia, MO$58,260-25.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$57,790-25.6%
Monroe, LA$57,770-25.7%
Alexandria, LA$57,740-25.7%
St. George, UT$57,740-25.7%
Missoula, MT$57,540-26.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$57,380-26.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$55,880-28.1%
Lubbock, TX$55,800-28.2%
Aguadilla, PR$54,550-29.8%
Sebring, FL$54,020-30.5%
Punta Gorda, FL$53,130-31.6%
Jackson, TN$52,880-32.0%
Virgin Islands$52,480-32.5%
Hot Springs, AR$51,750-33.4%
Laredo, TX$50,090-35.5%
Homosassa Springs, FL$49,940-35.7%
Gadsden, AL$49,920-35.8%
Ponce, PR$41,040-47.2%
Mayaguez, PR$39,410-49.3%
Arecibo, PR$38,970-49.9%
Guayama, PR$37,670-51.5%
Puerto Rico$36,750-52.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$34,190-56.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.