13 Series · SOC 13-1020
Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $77,710
- Median / year
- $128,870
- Top 10% earn
- +5.8%
- Growth '23–'33
- 491,430
- US workers
Buyers and Purchasing Agents earn a median of $77,710 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $77,710, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $48,380 (10th percentile) to $128,870 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 491,430 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($124,090), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Buyers and Purchasing Agents earn a median of $77,710, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 70% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #22 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 5.8% by 2033.
- $77,710
- Median annual wage
- Top 30%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #22 of 32
- in Business and Financial Operations
- 2.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $124,090. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (SOC 13-1020) pays a national median of $77,710 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $48,380 at the 10th percentile to $128,870 at the 90th, with a mean of $83,770 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 491,430 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 526 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 52,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $124,090, which is +60% above the national figure. The top metro is Lexington Park, MD at $111,530 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 491,430 jobs Median $77,710/yr
Median Salary
$77,710
per year
Median Hourly
$37.36/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$83,770
average
Employment
491,430
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$77,710 Top 30% higher than 70% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Buyers and Purchasing Agents; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Buyers and Purchasing Agents sits on the faster-growing side at +5.8% growth and $77,710 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+5.8%
About average
Annual Openings
52,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.3/100
Danger Index
1.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$48,380
25th Percentile
$60,800
Median
$77,710
75th Percentile
$100,820
90th Percentile
$128,870
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $124,090 | +60% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $93,250 | +20% above national |
| 3 | Maryland | $90,900 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Virginia | $89,210 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $86,240 | +11% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $85,970 | +11% above national |
| 7 | Washington | $85,130 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $83,590 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Alaska | $83,460 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $83,030 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $82,920 | +7% above national |
| 12 | California | $82,720 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $80,370 | +3% above national |
| 14 | New York | $79,460 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Illinois | $78,470 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Maine | $77,630 | same as national |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $77,270 | 1% below national |
| 18 | New Mexico | $76,740 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Ohio | $76,410 | 2% below national |
| 20 | North Dakota | $76,400 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Texas | $76,050 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Michigan | $75,900 | 2% below national |
| 23 | North Carolina | $75,880 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Arkansas | $75,870 | 2% below national |
| 25 | West Virginia | $75,670 | 3% below national |
| 26 | South Carolina | $75,550 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Arizona | $75,340 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Oregon | $75,050 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $74,950 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $74,540 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Georgia | $74,530 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Hawaii | $74,240 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Alabama | $74,030 | 5% below national |
| 34 | South Dakota | $73,990 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $73,550 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Nevada | $72,990 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $72,850 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $72,200 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Mississippi | $71,850 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $71,850 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $70,880 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Iowa | $70,360 | 9% below national |
| 43 | Kansas | $69,500 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Indiana | $69,350 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Idaho | $69,240 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Guam | $68,360 | 12% below national |
| 47 | Louisiana | $66,340 | 15% below national |
| 48 | Missouri | $65,650 | 16% below national |
| 49 | Tennessee | $65,430 | 16% below national |
| 50 | Vermont | $65,330 | 16% below national |
| 51 | Kentucky | $65,240 | 16% below national |
| 52 | Montana | $62,850 | 19% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $52,480 | 32% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $36,750 | 53% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington Park, MD | $111,530 | +44% above national |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $104,880 | +35% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $101,500 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Warner Robins, GA | $100,120 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Peoria, IL | $96,880 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $96,510 | +24% above national |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $95,970 | +23% above national |
| 8 | Huntsville, AL | $94,990 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $94,790 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $94,520 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $94,280 | +21% above national |
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $93,600 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $93,060 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $93,010 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Ogden, UT | $89,630 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $89,170 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Rochester, MN | $88,320 | +14% above national |
| 18 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $87,920 | +13% above national |
| 19 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $87,850 | +13% above national |
| 20 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $87,410 | +12% above national |
| 21 | Anchorage, AK | $86,380 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $84,730 | +9% above national |
| 23 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $84,590 | +9% above national |
| 24 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $84,590 | +9% above national |
| 25 | Colorado Springs, CO | $84,370 | +9% above national |
| 26 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $84,340 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Boulder, CO | $83,480 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $83,360 | +7% above national |
| 29 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $83,350 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $83,100 | +7% above national |
| 31 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $83,090 | +7% above national |
| 32 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $83,030 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $82,710 | +6% above national |
| 34 | Minot, ND | $82,580 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $82,500 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,460 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $82,450 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Richmond, VA | $82,370 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $82,320 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $82,240 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $82,040 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $81,920 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $81,470 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Napa, CA | $80,960 | +4% above national |
| 45 | Salinas, CA | $80,500 | +4% above national |
| 46 | Vallejo, CA | $80,490 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $80,450 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $80,360 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $80,300 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Albuquerque, NM | $80,290 | +3% above national |
| 51 | New Haven, CT | $80,290 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Salem, OR | $80,220 | +3% above national |
| 53 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $80,120 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Pueblo, CO | $80,120 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,090 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $79,800 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Chambersburg, PA | $79,770 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,700 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $79,680 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $79,620 | +2% above national |
| 61 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $79,550 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Yuba City, CA | $79,530 | +2% above national |
| 63 | Ann Arbor, MI | $79,500 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,420 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $79,390 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $79,380 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $79,170 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $79,120 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Springfield, MA | $79,040 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Sumter, SC | $79,030 | +2% above national |
| 71 | Modesto, CA | $78,970 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $78,770 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Worcester, MA | $78,690 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $78,510 | +1% above national |
| 75 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $78,510 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Jackson, MI | $78,410 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,380 | +1% above national |
| 78 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $78,250 | +1% above national |
| 79 | Bismarck, ND | $78,210 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Greeley, CO | $78,150 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Charlottesville, VA | $78,020 | same as national |
| 82 | Vineland, NJ | $77,990 | same as national |
| 83 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $77,940 | same as national |
| 84 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $77,890 | same as national |
| 85 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $77,840 | same as national |
| 86 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $77,770 | same as national |
| 87 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $77,770 | same as national |
| 88 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $77,770 | same as national |
| 89 | Bloomington, IN | $77,760 | same as national |
| 90 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $77,760 | same as national |
| 91 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $77,730 | same as national |
| 92 | Binghamton, NY | $77,380 | same as national |
| 93 | Idaho Falls, ID | $77,250 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $77,250 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $77,210 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $77,150 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Columbus, OH | $77,150 | 1% below national |
| 98 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $77,070 | 1% below national |
| 99 | Oklahoma City, OK | $77,010 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $76,960 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $76,920 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Wichita, KS | $76,840 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Merced, CA | $76,820 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $76,820 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $76,800 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $76,690 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Morgantown, WV | $76,650 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Syracuse, NY | $76,650 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Savannah, GA | $76,570 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Midland, MI | $76,500 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,450 | 2% below national |
| 112 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,430 | 2% below national |
| 113 | Sheboygan, WI | $76,430 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Rapid City, SD | $76,400 | 2% below national |
| 115 | El Centro, CA | $76,380 | 2% below national |
| 116 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $76,380 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Utica-Rome, NY | $76,370 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $76,290 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $76,280 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $76,260 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Glens Falls, NY | $76,240 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Omaha, NE-IA | $76,100 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Bellingham, WA | $76,030 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $75,970 | 2% below national |
| 125 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $75,940 | 2% below national |
| 126 | Fond du Lac, WI | $75,920 | 2% below national |
| 127 | Fayetteville, NC | $75,880 | 2% below national |
| 128 | St. Cloud, MN | $75,830 | 2% below national |
| 129 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $75,780 | 2% below national |
| 130 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $75,650 | 3% below national |
| 131 | Salisbury, MD | $75,630 | 3% below national |
| 132 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $75,590 | 3% below national |
| 133 | Lawton, OK | $75,570 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Rochester, NY | $75,550 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $75,520 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Midland, TX | $75,430 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Bloomington, IL | $75,420 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $75,420 | 3% below national |
| 139 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $75,420 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Barnstable Town, MA | $75,310 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Akron, OH | $75,230 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $75,140 | 3% below national |
| 143 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $75,110 | 3% below national |
| 144 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $75,040 | 3% below national |
| 145 | Waco, TX | $74,920 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $74,910 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $74,860 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $74,820 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $74,800 | 4% below national |
| 150 | Madison, WI | $74,770 | 4% below national |
| 151 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $74,770 | 4% below national |
| 152 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $74,750 | 4% below national |
| 153 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $74,740 | 4% below national |
| 154 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $74,740 | 4% below national |
| 155 | Goldsboro, NC | $74,680 | 4% below national |
| 156 | Walla Walla, WA | $74,640 | 4% below national |
| 157 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $74,620 | 4% below national |
| 158 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $74,510 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Springfield, IL | $74,430 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $74,400 | 4% below national |
| 161 | Cleveland, OH | $74,350 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $74,230 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $74,220 | 4% below national |
| 164 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $74,170 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $74,080 | 5% below national |
| 166 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $73,960 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $73,920 | 5% below national |
| 168 | Hinesville, GA | $73,920 | 5% below national |
| 169 | Jacksonville, FL | $73,920 | 5% below national |
| 170 | Jacksonville, NC | $73,920 | 5% below national |
| 171 | Las Cruces, NM | $73,920 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Wichita Falls, TX | $73,920 | 5% below national |
| 173 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $73,900 | 5% below national |
| 174 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $73,860 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Battle Creek, MI | $73,840 | 5% below national |
| 176 | York-Hanover, PA | $73,840 | 5% below national |
| 177 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $73,830 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Santa Fe, NM | $73,800 | 5% below national |
| 179 | Decatur, IL | $73,780 | 5% below national |
| 180 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $73,780 | 5% below national |
| 181 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $73,740 | 5% below national |
| 182 | Elizabethtown, KY | $73,730 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Rockford, IL | $73,720 | 5% below national |
| 184 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $73,710 | 5% below national |
| 185 | Cheyenne, WY | $73,690 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Spartanburg, SC | $73,690 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $73,630 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $73,500 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Mankato, MN | $73,390 | 6% below national |
| 190 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $73,360 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $73,330 | 6% below national |
| 192 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $73,280 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Carson City, NV | $73,230 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Gainesville, FL | $73,180 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $73,090 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $73,060 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $73,040 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $72,990 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $72,980 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Duluth, MN-WI | $72,800 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $72,790 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $72,720 | 6% below national |
| 203 | Dover, DE | $72,650 | 7% below national |
| 204 | Reading, PA | $72,640 | 7% below national |
| 205 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $72,540 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Lima, OH | $72,330 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Tucson, AZ | $72,320 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Gainesville, GA | $72,290 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $72,260 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $72,170 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Fresno, CA | $72,080 | 7% below national |
| 212 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $72,020 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $72,000 | 7% below national |
| 214 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $71,960 | 7% below national |
| 215 | Winston-Salem, NC | $71,930 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $71,860 | 8% below national |
| 217 | Amarillo, TX | $71,840 | 8% below national |
| 218 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $71,830 | 8% below national |
| 219 | Columbia, SC | $71,820 | 8% below national |
| 220 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $71,720 | 8% below national |
| 221 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $71,550 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $71,520 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Columbus, IN | $71,500 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $71,470 | 8% below national |
| 225 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $71,380 | 8% below national |
| 226 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $71,380 | 8% below national |
| 227 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $71,270 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $71,160 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Baton Rouge, LA | $71,150 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Appleton, WI | $70,940 | 9% below national |
| 231 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $70,920 | 9% below national |
| 232 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $70,830 | 9% below national |
| 233 | Wilmington, NC | $70,800 | 9% below national |
| 234 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $70,790 | 9% below national |
| 235 | Lynchburg, VA | $70,760 | 9% below national |
| 236 | Kingston, NY | $70,680 | 9% below national |
| 237 | Eau Claire, WI | $70,600 | 9% below national |
| 238 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $70,450 | 9% below national |
| 239 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $70,430 | 9% below national |
| 240 | Niles, MI | $70,390 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Farmington, NM | $70,340 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Kenosha, WI | $70,300 | 10% below national |
| 243 | Boise City, ID | $70,260 | 10% below national |
| 244 | Kokomo, IN | $70,140 | 10% below national |
| 245 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $70,100 | 10% below national |
| 246 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $70,040 | 10% below national |
| 247 | Johnstown, PA | $70,010 | 10% below national |
| 248 | Greenville, NC | $70,000 | 10% below national |
| 249 | Pittsburgh, PA | $69,990 | 10% below national |
| 250 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $69,950 | 10% below national |
| 251 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $69,910 | 10% below national |
| 252 | Evansville, IN | $69,900 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Lincoln, NE | $69,840 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Reno, NV | $69,700 | 10% below national |
| 255 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $69,700 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $69,630 | 10% below national |
| 257 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $69,590 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $69,540 | 11% below national |
| 259 | Bangor, ME | $69,520 | 11% below national |
| 260 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $69,510 | 11% below national |
| 261 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $69,500 | 11% below national |
| 262 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $69,480 | 11% below national |
| 263 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $69,430 | 11% below national |
| 264 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $69,280 | 11% below national |
| 265 | Burlington, NC | $69,240 | 11% below national |
| 266 | Florence, SC | $69,180 | 11% below national |
| 267 | Visalia, CA | $69,050 | 11% below national |
| 268 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $69,010 | 11% below national |
| 269 | Sandusky, OH | $68,990 | 11% below national |
| 270 | Ames, IA | $68,880 | 11% below national |
| 271 | Toledo, OH | $68,850 | 11% below national |
| 272 | Mobile, AL | $68,750 | 12% below national |
| 273 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $68,670 | 12% below national |
| 274 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $68,630 | 12% below national |
| 275 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $68,590 | 12% below national |
| 276 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $68,580 | 12% below national |
| 277 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $68,570 | 12% below national |
| 278 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $68,500 | 12% below national |
| 279 | Wausau, WI | $68,490 | 12% below national |
| 280 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $68,410 | 12% below national |
| 281 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $68,310 | 12% below national |
| 282 | Yakima, WA | $68,300 | 12% below national |
| 283 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $68,300 | 12% below national |
| 284 | Fargo, ND-MN | $68,250 | 12% below national |
| 285 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $68,130 | 12% below national |
| 286 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $68,080 | 12% below national |
| 287 | Yuma, AZ | $68,050 | 12% below national |
| 288 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $67,990 | 13% below national |
| 289 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $67,910 | 13% below national |
| 290 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $67,910 | 13% below national |
| 291 | Corvallis, OR | $67,900 | 13% below national |
| 292 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $67,900 | 13% below national |
| 293 | Elmira, NY | $67,790 | 13% below national |
| 294 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $67,720 | 13% below national |
| 295 | Decatur, AL | $67,710 | 13% below national |
| 296 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $67,690 | 13% below national |
| 297 | Asheville, NC | $67,600 | 13% below national |
| 298 | Flint, MI | $67,550 | 13% below national |
| 299 | Chico, CA | $67,410 | 13% below national |
| 300 | Charleston, WV | $67,370 | 13% below national |
| 301 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $67,270 | 13% below national |
| 302 | Odessa, TX | $67,230 | 13% below national |
| 303 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $67,200 | 14% below national |
| 304 | Tulsa, OK | $67,160 | 14% below national |
| 305 | Lancaster, PA | $67,120 | 14% below national |
| 306 | Lake Charles, LA | $67,050 | 14% below national |
| 307 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $67,000 | 14% below national |
| 308 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $66,990 | 14% below national |
| 309 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $66,940 | 14% below national |
| 310 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $66,900 | 14% below national |
| 311 | Monroe, MI | $66,890 | 14% below national |
| 312 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $66,860 | 14% below national |
| 313 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $66,830 | 14% below national |
| 314 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $66,820 | 14% below national |
| 315 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $66,800 | 14% below national |
| 316 | Albany, OR | $66,750 | 14% below national |
| 317 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $66,720 | 14% below national |
| 318 | Grand Island, NE | $66,710 | 14% below national |
| 319 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $66,710 | 14% below national |
| 320 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,710 | 14% below national |
| 321 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $66,710 | 14% below national |
| 322 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $66,710 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $66,710 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Iowa City, IA | $66,660 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $66,660 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $66,580 | 14% below national |
| 327 | Green Bay, WI | $66,560 | 14% below national |
| 328 | Hattiesburg, MS | $66,540 | 14% below national |
| 329 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $66,540 | 14% below national |
| 330 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $66,500 | 14% below national |
| 331 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $66,400 | 15% below national |
| 332 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $66,390 | 15% below national |
| 333 | Springfield, OH | $66,370 | 15% below national |
| 334 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $66,370 | 15% below national |
| 335 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $66,330 | 15% below national |
| 336 | Birmingham, AL | $66,260 | 15% below national |
| 337 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $66,230 | 15% below national |
| 338 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $66,210 | 15% below national |
| 339 | Winchester, VA-WV | $66,060 | 15% below national |
| 340 | Dubuque, IA | $66,050 | 15% below national |
| 341 | Great Falls, MT | $66,040 | 15% below national |
| 342 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $65,990 | 15% below national |
| 343 | Columbus, GA-AL | $65,940 | 15% below national |
| 344 | Redding, CA | $65,830 | 15% below national |
| 345 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $65,770 | 15% below national |
| 346 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $65,770 | 15% below national |
| 347 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $65,730 | 15% below national |
| 348 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $65,690 | 15% below national |
| 349 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $65,650 | 16% below national |
| 350 | Roanoke, VA | $65,610 | 16% below national |
| 351 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $65,590 | 16% below national |
| 352 | Ithaca, NY | $65,520 | 16% below national |
| 353 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $65,500 | 16% below national |
| 354 | Kankakee, IL | $65,490 | 16% below national |
| 355 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $65,460 | 16% below national |
| 356 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $65,460 | 16% below national |
| 357 | Bozeman, MT | $65,420 | 16% below national |
| 358 | Bend, OR | $65,370 | 16% below national |
| 359 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $65,370 | 16% below national |
| 360 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $65,370 | 16% below national |
| 361 | Casper, WY | $65,350 | 16% below national |
| 362 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $65,320 | 16% below national |
| 363 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $65,230 | 16% below national |
| 364 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $65,170 | 16% below national |
| 365 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $65,150 | 16% below national |
| 366 | Flagstaff, AZ | $65,120 | 16% below national |
| 367 | Montgomery, AL | $65,060 | 16% below national |
| 368 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $64,990 | 16% below national |
| 369 | Pittsfield, MA | $64,990 | 16% below national |
| 370 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $64,980 | 16% below national |
| 371 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $64,980 | 16% below national |
| 372 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $64,970 | 16% below national |
| 373 | Saginaw, MI | $64,940 | 16% below national |
| 374 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $64,940 | 16% below national |
| 375 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $64,940 | 16% below national |
| 376 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $64,920 | 16% below national |
| 377 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $64,840 | 17% below national |
| 378 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $64,800 | 17% below national |
| 379 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $64,780 | 17% below national |
| 380 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $64,730 | 17% below national |
| 381 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,710 | 17% below national |
| 382 | Terre Haute, IN | $64,700 | 17% below national |
| 383 | Longview, TX | $64,610 | 17% below national |
| 384 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $64,600 | 17% below national |
| 385 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $64,520 | 17% below national |
| 386 | Lebanon, PA | $64,500 | 17% below national |
| 387 | Abilene, TX | $64,480 | 17% below national |
| 388 | Billings, MT | $64,440 | 17% below national |
| 389 | Knoxville, TN | $64,400 | 17% below national |
| 390 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $64,350 | 17% below national |
| 391 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $64,320 | 17% below national |
| 392 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $64,300 | 17% below national |
| 393 | Jackson, MS | $64,270 | 17% below national |
| 394 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $64,260 | 17% below national |
| 395 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $64,210 | 17% below national |
| 396 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $64,180 | 17% below national |
| 397 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $64,150 | 17% below national |
| 398 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,140 | 17% below national |
| 399 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $64,120 | 17% below national |
| 400 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $64,110 | 18% below national |
| 401 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $64,080 | 18% below national |
| 402 | Bay City, MI | $64,070 | 18% below national |
| 403 | Beckley, WV | $64,070 | 18% below national |
| 404 | Dalton, GA | $64,050 | 18% below national |
| 405 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $63,970 | 18% below national |
| 406 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $63,790 | 18% below national |
| 407 | Gettysburg, PA | $63,780 | 18% below national |
| 408 | Lawrence, KS | $63,770 | 18% below national |
| 409 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $63,770 | 18% below national |
| 410 | Enid, OK | $63,720 | 18% below national |
| 411 | Owensboro, KY | $63,690 | 18% below national |
| 412 | Cleveland, TN | $63,650 | 18% below national |
| 413 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $63,620 | 18% below national |
| 414 | Helena, MT | $63,600 | 18% below national |
| 415 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $63,560 | 18% below national |
| 416 | Topeka, KS | $63,500 | 18% below national |
| 417 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $63,500 | 18% below national |
| 418 | Twin Falls, ID | $63,490 | 18% below national |
| 419 | Rome, GA | $63,470 | 18% below national |
| 420 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $63,350 | 18% below national |
| 421 | Victoria, TX | $63,340 | 18% below national |
| 422 | Fort Wayne, IN | $63,290 | 19% below national |
| 423 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $63,260 | 19% below national |
| 424 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $63,250 | 19% below national |
| 425 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $63,200 | 19% below national |
| 426 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $63,150 | 19% below national |
| 427 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,150 | 19% below national |
| 428 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $63,120 | 19% below national |
| 429 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,060 | 19% below national |
| 430 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $63,040 | 19% below national |
| 431 | Lafayette, LA | $63,030 | 19% below national |
| 432 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $63,000 | 19% below national |
| 433 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,950 | 19% below national |
| 434 | Albany, GA | $62,850 | 19% below national |
| 435 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,850 | 19% below national |
| 436 | Logan, UT-ID | $62,850 | 19% below national |
| 437 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $62,770 | 19% below national |
| 438 | Joplin, MO-KS | $62,760 | 19% below national |
| 439 | Pocatello, ID | $62,740 | 19% below national |
| 440 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,690 | 19% below national |
| 441 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $62,670 | 19% below national |
| 442 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,640 | 19% below national |
| 443 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,590 | 19% below national |
| 444 | Muncie, IN | $62,480 | 20% below national |
| 445 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,440 | 20% below national |
| 446 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $62,410 | 20% below national |
| 447 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $62,410 | 20% below national |
| 448 | State College, PA | $62,390 | 20% below national |
| 449 | Mansfield, OH | $62,350 | 20% below national |
| 450 | Rocky Mount, NC | $62,350 | 20% below national |
| 451 | Grand Junction, CO | $62,340 | 20% below national |
| 452 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,330 | 20% below national |
| 453 | Springfield, MO | $62,270 | 20% below national |
| 454 | Harrisonburg, VA | $62,240 | 20% below national |
| 455 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $62,180 | 20% below national |
| 456 | San Angelo, TX | $61,990 | 20% below national |
| 457 | Erie, PA | $61,920 | 20% below national |
| 458 | Traverse City, MI | $61,920 | 20% below national |
| 459 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $61,620 | 21% below national |
| 460 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $61,580 | 21% below national |
| 461 | Williamsport, PA | $61,400 | 21% below national |
| 462 | Jefferson City, MO | $61,260 | 21% below national |
| 463 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $61,130 | 21% below national |
| 464 | Bowling Green, KY | $61,120 | 21% below national |
| 465 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $61,040 | 21% below national |
| 466 | Grants Pass, OR | $61,000 | 22% below national |
| 467 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,960 | 22% below national |
| 468 | Valdosta, GA | $60,950 | 22% below national |
| 469 | Morristown, TN | $60,900 | 22% below national |
| 470 | Altoona, PA | $60,740 | 22% below national |
| 471 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,730 | 22% below national |
| 472 | Corpus Christi, TX | $60,570 | 22% below national |
| 473 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $60,570 | 22% below national |
| 474 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $60,540 | 22% below national |
| 475 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $60,390 | 22% below national |
| 476 | Medford, OR | $60,250 | 22% below national |
| 477 | Ocala, FL | $60,180 | 23% below national |
| 478 | Tallahassee, FL | $60,170 | 23% below national |
| 479 | Johnson City, TN | $60,110 | 23% below national |
| 480 | El Paso, TX | $60,080 | 23% below national |
| 481 | Paducah, KY-IL | $59,990 | 23% below national |
| 482 | Manhattan, KS | $59,940 | 23% below national |
| 483 | Tyler, TX | $59,810 | 23% below national |
| 484 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,630 | 23% below national |
| 485 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,540 | 23% below national |
| 486 | Dothan, AL | $59,450 | 23% below national |
| 487 | Hammond, LA | $59,420 | 24% below national |
| 488 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $59,380 | 24% below national |
| 489 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,360 | 24% below national |
| 490 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,180 | 24% below national |
| 491 | Jonesboro, AR | $59,160 | 24% below national |
| 492 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $59,100 | 24% below national |
| 493 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,010 | 24% below national |
| 494 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $59,010 | 24% below national |
| 495 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $58,720 | 24% below national |
| 496 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $58,660 | 25% below national |
| 497 | Columbia, MO | $58,260 | 25% below national |
| 498 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $58,180 | 25% below national |
| 499 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $57,790 | 26% below national |
| 500 | Monroe, LA | $57,770 | 26% below national |
| 501 | Alexandria, LA | $57,740 | 26% below national |
| 502 | St. George, UT | $57,740 | 26% below national |
| 503 | Missoula, MT | $57,540 | 26% below national |
| 504 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $57,380 | 26% below national |
| 505 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $57,260 | 26% below national |
| 506 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,190 | 26% below national |
| 507 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $55,880 | 28% below national |
| 508 | Lubbock, TX | $55,800 | 28% below national |
| 509 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $55,520 | 29% below national |
| 510 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $55,110 | 29% below national |
| 511 | Aguadilla, PR | $54,550 | 30% below national |
| 512 | Sebring, FL | $54,020 | 30% below national |
| 513 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $53,890 | 31% below national |
| 514 | Punta Gorda, FL | $53,130 | 32% below national |
| 515 | Jackson, TN | $52,880 | 32% below national |
| 516 | Hot Springs, AR | $51,750 | 33% below national |
| 517 | Laredo, TX | $50,090 | 36% below national |
| 518 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $50,060 | 36% below national |
| 519 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $49,940 | 36% below national |
| 520 | Gadsden, AL | $49,920 | 36% below national |
| 521 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $49,760 | 36% below national |
| 522 | Ponce, PR | $41,040 | 47% below national |
| 523 | Mayaguez, PR | $39,410 | 49% below national |
| 524 | Arecibo, PR | $38,970 | 50% below national |
| 525 | Guayama, PR | $37,670 | 52% below national |
| 526 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $34,190 | 56% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Buyers and Purchasing Agents make? ▼
The median annual salary for Buyers and Purchasing Agents is $77,710 ($37.36/hour). The salary range spans from $48,380 at the 10th percentile to $128,870 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Buyers and Purchasing Agents the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Buyers and Purchasing Agents at $124,090/year, which is +60% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Buyers and Purchasing Agents? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Buyers and Purchasing Agents is Bachelor's degree. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Buyers and Purchasing Agents? ▼
Buyers and Purchasing Agents has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.3 per 100 workers.
Is Buyers and Purchasing Agents a good career? ▼
Employment for Buyers and Purchasing Agents is projected to grow 5.8% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 52,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay vary by state? ▼
Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $124,090/year, while Vermont pays the least at $65,330/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Buyers and Purchasing Agents? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Buyers and Purchasing Agents is Lexington Park, MD at $111,530/year. BLS reports wage data for 526 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $100,820/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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