Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary Data
Compare buyers and purchasing agents pay across 347 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Buyers and Purchasing Agents
States ranked by average salary across 347 cities.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries by city
Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay across 51 states and 374 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Jose$101,500
- San Francisco$93,600
- San Diego$83,090
- Los Angeles$82,500
- Santa Maria$82,040
- Napa$80,960
- Salinas$80,500
- Vallejo$80,490
- Bakersfield$80,120
- Sacramento$80,090
- Santa Rosa$79,700
- Yuba City$79,530
- Oxnard$79,390
- Modesto$78,970
- Stockton$77,760
- Santa Cruz$77,250
- Merced$76,820
- El Centro$76,380
- Riverside$75,780
- San Luis Obispo$74,750
- Hanford$74,510
- Fresno$72,080
- Visalia$69,050
- Chico$67,410
- Redding$65,830
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Crestview$89,170
- Palm Bay$83,360
- Panama City$77,840
- Cape Coral$76,280
- Orlando$76,260
- Tampa$74,220
- Jacksonville$73,920
- Gainesville$73,180
- Wildwood$72,720
- Naples$71,520
- Miami$71,270
- Pensacola$67,900
- Lakeland$67,720
- North Port$65,500
- Deltona$64,990
- Sebastian$63,000
- Ocala$60,180
- Tallahassee$60,170
- Sebring$54,020
- Punta Gorda$53,130
- Homosassa Springs$49,940
GA14 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX26 cities
- San Antonio$79,550
- Dallas$79,420
- Austin$77,150
- Houston$76,290
- Midland$75,430
- Waco$74,920
- Beaumont$74,170
- Wichita Falls$73,920
- Amarillo$71,840
- Odessa$67,230
- Killeen$64,730
- Longview$64,610
- Abilene$64,480
- Abilene$64,480
- Victoria$63,340
- College Station$62,670
- San Angelo$61,990
- Sherman$60,730
- Corpus Christi$60,570
- Texarkana$60,390
- El Paso$60,080
- Tyler$59,810
- Brownsville$59,540
- McAllen$55,880
- Lubbock$55,800
- Laredo$50,090
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Buyers and Purchasing Agents earn a national median of $71,594, based on data from 347 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is DC at $104,880 average.
Worth knowing: The career pivot here is from "purchasing agent" to "strategic sourcing specialist" or "procurement analyst." Same field, higher value, better pay. Data analytics and supply chain certifications (CPSM) make the transition.