A Buyer II'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 Buyer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Buyer II'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:
Buyer I (0-2 years): $61,117
Buyer II (2-4 years): $74,253
Buyer III (4-7 years): $91,276
Buyer IV (7+ years): $114,503
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Buyer I
0-2 years
$61,117
Buyer II
2-4 years
$74,253
Buyer III
4-7 years
$91,276
Buyer IV
7+ years
$114,503
$61,117Buyer I
$74,253Buyer II
$91,276Buyer III...
$114,503Buyer IV
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Buyer II 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 Buyer IIs.
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: $93,655
San Francisco: $92,630
Oakland: $90,678
San Jose, CA$93,655
San Francisco, CA$92,630
Oakland, CA$90,678
New York, NY$85,494
Paramus, NJ$84,455
Queens Village, NY$84,451
Passaic, NJ$84,380
Bergenfield, NJ$84,374
Stamford, CT$84,210
Huntington, NY$84,180
Newark, NJ$83,631
Bridgeport, CT$83,474
Vallejo, CA$83,327
New Brunswick, NJ$83,297
Petaluma, CA$83,252
Middlesex, NJ$83,111
Somerset, NJ$83,059
Santa Cruz, CA$82,963
Boston, MA$82,510
Monterey, CA$82,249
Seattle, WA$82,079
Santa Rosa, CA$82,064
Los Angeles, CA$82,042
Juneau, AK$81,849
Washington, DC$81,767
Orange, CA$81,503
Santa Ana, CA$81,307
Long Beach, CA$81,233
Anaheim, CA$81,218
Anchorage, AK$81,181
Santa Maria, CA$80,958
Everett, WA$80,943
Danbury, CT$80,682
Bremerton, WA$80,579
Tacoma, WA$80,312
New Suffolk, NY$80,311
Sacramento, CA$80,290
Santa Barbara, CA$80,208
Trenton, NJ$80,126
San Diego, CA$80,126
Brockton, MA$80,045
Fairbanks, AK$79,863
Lompoc, CA$79,673
Lowell, MA$79,613
Ventura, CA$79,599
Nashua, NH$79,584
Stockton, CA$79,577
Modesto, CA$79,035
Poughkeepsie, NY$78,872
Olympia, WA$78,730
Kennewick, WA$78,730
New Haven, CT$78,701
Lawrence, MA$78,433
Hartford, CT$78,359
Riverside, CA$78,344
New Bedford, MA$78,270
Richland, WA$78,270
Bakersfield, CA$78,166
San Bernardino, CA$78,136
New Britain, CT$78,129
Atlantic City, NJ$78,129
New London, CT$78,099
Norwich, CT$78,077
Portsmouth, NH$78,062
Boulder, CO$77,905
Portland, OR$77,802
Worcester, MA$77,795
Minneapolis, MN$77,565
Philadelphia, PA$77,461
Honolulu, HI$77,216
Saint Paul, MN$77,180
Vineland, NJ$77,164
Providence, RI$76,948
Chicago, IL$76,733
Bellingham, WA$76,644
Springfield, MA$76,585
Baltimore, MD$76,562
Chico, CA$76,377
Pittsfield, MA$76,176
Manchester, NH$76,035
Spokane, WA$75,708
Denver, CO$75,701
Albany, NY$75,352
Troy, NY$75,322
Nassau, NY$75,243
Schenectady, NY$75,166
Wilmington, DE$75,107
Burlington, VT$75,003
Salem, OR$74,973
Portland, ME$74,743
Yakima, WA$74,669
Rochester, MN$74,439
Reno, NV$74,402
Fresno, CA$74,402
Milwaukee, WI$74,335
Detroit, MI$74,260
Ann Arbor, MI$74,248
Allentown, PA$74,238
Colorado Springs, CO$74,112
Syracuse, NY$74,075
Carson City, NV$74,075
Houston, TX$73,971
Eugene, OR$73,934
Gary, IN$73,845
Springfield, OR$73,785
Bismarck, ND$73,770
Galveston, TX$73,718
Medford, OR$73,607
Fort Collins, CO$73,577
Concord, NH$73,540
Austin, TX$73,518
Mesa, AZ$73,362
Reading, PA$73,355
Phoenix, AZ$73,347
Dallas, TX$73,325
Saint Cloud, MN$73,254
Madison, WI$73,154
Utica, NY$72,954
Rochester, NY$72,835
Des Moines, IA$72,827
Raleigh, NC$72,820
Atlanta, GA$72,709
Battle Creek, MI$72,686
Salt Lake City, UT$72,664
Lancaster, PA$72,553
Harrisburg, PA$72,449
Kansas City, MO$72,374
Champaign, IL$72,360
Kansas City, KS$72,360
Fort Worth, TX$72,352
Columbus, OH$72,340
Boca Raton, FL$72,322
Pittsburgh, PA$72,293
Richmond, VA$72,263
Indianapolis, IN$72,248
Cleveland, OH$72,241
Las Vegas, NV$72,152
Cincinnati, OH$72,152
Petersburg, VA$72,040
Huntsville, AL$71,929
Lansing, MI$71,879
Lebanon, PA$71,869
Pueblo, CO$71,862
Appleton, WI$71,840
Buffalo, NY$71,810
Dayton, OH$71,788
Racine, WI$71,773
Charlotte, NC$71,766
Saint Louis, MO$71,743
York, PA$71,699
Elkhart, IN$71,699
Gastonia, NC$71,685
Billings, MT$71,667
Beaumont, TX$71,647
Lorain, OH$71,632
Benton Harbor, MI$71,617
Toledo, OH$71,602
Binghamton, NY$71,565
Rock Hill, SC$71,558
Rockford, IL$71,520
Springfield, IL$71,491
Elyria, OH$71,483
Fargo, ND$71,483
Flagstaff, AZ$71,431
Fort Lauderdale, FL$71,387
Duluth, MN$71,342
Miami, FL$71,342
Cheyenne, WY$71,290
Grand Forks, ND$71,290
Bangor, ME$71,127
Cedar Rapids, IA$71,045
Durham, NC$71,014
Louisville, KY$71,008
Grand Rapids, MI$70,993
Hialeah, FL$70,986
Casper, WY$70,882
Scranton, PA$70,793
New Orleans, LA$70,771
Virginia Beach, VA$70,763
Akron, OH$70,726
Peoria, IL$70,629
Sarasota, FL$70,615
Nashville, TN$70,563
Omaha, NE$70,563
Green Bay, WI$70,563
Baton Rouge, LA$70,525
Charleston, SC$70,511
Jamestown, NY$70,474
Davenport, IA$70,474
Tucson, AZ$70,436
Saint Petersburg, FL$70,392
Tampa, FL$70,377
Evansville, IN$70,332
Port Arthur, TX$70,332
Bradenton, FL$70,303
Santa Fe, NM$70,169
Orlando, FL$70,035
Clearwater, FL$70,013
Canton, OH$69,857
La Crosse, WI$69,857
Albuquerque, NM$69,813
Newport News, VA$69,805
High Point, NC$69,783
Ogden, UT$69,753
Corpus Christi, TX$69,694
Norfolk, VA$69,649
Laramie, WY$69,649
Rock Island, IL$69,605
Saginaw, MI$69,590
Jacksonville, FL$69,582
Salisbury, NC$69,568
Boise, ID$69,553
Moline, IL$69,516
Fort Myers, FL$69,493
Memphis, TN$69,479
Tulsa, OK$69,441
Waterloo, IA$69,397
Spartanburg, SC$69,323
Lincoln, NE$69,285
Fort Wayne, IN$69,271
Provo, UT$69,263
Cedar Falls, IA$69,174
San Antonio, TX$69,144
Greensboro, NC$69,115
South Bend, IN$69,107
Savannah, GA$69,026
Muskegon, MI$68,996
Birmingham, AL$68,988
Winston Salem, NC$68,952
Lake Charles, LA$68,773
Anderson, IN$68,758
Lexington, KY$68,736
Augusta, GA$68,714
Greenville, SC$68,714
Lima, OH$68,654
Wichita, KS$68,647
Tuscaloosa, AL$68,647
Columbia, SC$68,580
Springfield, OH$68,565
Asheville, NC$68,446
Bloomington, IN$68,394
Knoxville, TN$68,127
Shreveport, LA$68,120
Wilmington, NC$68,023
Roanoke, VA$68,023
Topeka, KS$67,890
Frankfort, KY$67,881
Oklahoma City, OK$67,830
Chillicothe, OH$67,800
Longview, TX$67,793
Melbourne, FL$67,786
Sioux Falls, SD$67,667
Mobile, AL$67,659
Terre Haute, IN$67,630
Altoona, PA$67,585
Amarillo, TX$67,533
Killeen, TX$67,511
Fayetteville, AR$67,451
Chattanooga, TN$67,429
Sioux City, IA$67,362
Idaho Falls, ID$67,347
Lynchburg, VA$67,288
Gainesville, FL$67,192
Portsmouth, OH$67,154
Little Rock, AR$67,140
Lafayette, LA$67,110
Youngstown, OH$67,110
Daytona Beach, FL$67,065
Clarksville, TN$67,058
Pensacola, FL$67,050
Temple, TX$67,045
Hopkinsville, KY$66,828
Erie, PA$66,813
Florence, SC$66,783
Charleston, WV$66,664
Great Falls, MT$66,627
Macon, GA$66,523
Tallahassee, FL$66,516
Fayetteville, NC$66,501
Waco, TX$66,486
Helena, MT$66,434
Pine Bluff, AR$66,406
Vincennes, IN$66,315
Lubbock, TX$66,286
Alamogordo, NM$66,241
Twin Falls, ID$66,174
Rapid City, SD$66,152
Jackson, MS$66,018
Huntington, WV$66,013
Greenville, MS$66,011
Parkersburg, WV$65,935
Montgomery, AL$65,922
Wichita Falls, TX$65,848
Springfield, MO$65,848
Biloxi, MS$65,810
Monroe, LA$65,736
Johnstown, PA$65,684
Sumter, SC$65,655
Columbus, GA$65,647
Pascagoula, MS$65,506
Abilene, TX$65,506
Kingsport, TN$65,313
Albany, GA$65,313
Gulfport, MS$65,291
Alexandria, LA$65,046
Fort Smith, AR$64,860
El Paso, TX$64,660
Las Cruces, NM$64,325
Harlingen, TX$64,137
Pocatello, ID$64,125
Florence, AL$64,028
Brownsville, TX$64,014
Mcallen, TX$63,858
Dothan, AL$63,754
Columbus, MS$63,313
Altus, OK$62,967
Lawton, OK$62,825
Pierre, SD$62,558
What Skills Can Increase a Buyer II's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 5.57% 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.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.89% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Cost Reduction (Mentioned in 1.06% Job Postings): Cost reduction is the process used by companies to reduce their costs and increase their profits. Depending on a company’s services or product, the strategies can vary. Every decision in the product development process affects cost. Companies typically launch a new product without focusing too much on cost. Cost becomes more important when competition increases and price becomes a differentiator in the market.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
5.57%
Microsoft Office
1.89%
Cost Reduction
1.06%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
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 Buyer II's salary.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Merchandising: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Project Management
$79,451
7%
Collaboration
$78,708
6%
Merchandising
$78,708
6%
Analysis
$77,966
5%
Leadership
$77,966
5%
Presentation
$77,966
5%
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Buyer II Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Buyer II salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $83,051.
While startup companies pay approximate $70,237.
Buyer II Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$70,237
Growth Stage
51~500
$74,286
Established
501~5000
$80,202
Enterprise
5000+
$83,051
Buyer II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Buyer II roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 67% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Buyer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Buyer II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Buyer II
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$92,816
$45.0
25%
Financial Services
$89,104
$43.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$87,619
$42.0
18%
Insurance
$85,391
$41.0
15%
Energy & Utilities
$83,163
$40.0
12%
How Education impacts a Buyer II's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Buyer IIs enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Buyer II with a Associate's Degree is between
$70,887
and $75,234).
Buyer II Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Buyer II
No Diploma1.7%
High School20.1%
Associates9.0%
Bachelors53.7%
Masters15.0%
Doctorate0.3%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
1.7%
High School
20.1%
Associates
9.0%
Bachelors
53.7%
Masters
15.0%
Doctorate
0.3%
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Buyer II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Buyer II'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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$66,590
Average$74,253/year
$80,667
$5,549
Average$6,188/month
$6,722
$1,281
Average$1,428/week
$1,551
$32
Average$36/hour
$39
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$80,667
$6,722
$1,551
$39
Average
$74,253
$6,188
$1,428
$36
25th Percentile
$66,590
$5,549
$1,281
$32
Buyer II Salary Growth & Career Path
Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings.
As a Buyer II, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
Salaries for a Buyer II can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $70,974 in 2023
to around $70,943 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Buyer II salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Buyer II Over Time
2022
$???
2023
$70,974
2024
$71,332
2025
$70,943
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$70,974
2024
$71,332
2025
$70,943
2026
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2027
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Most common benefits for Buyer II
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
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Common company salaries for Buyer II
Here are companies hiring for Buyer II and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Buyer II
1. Where can a Buyer II earn the most?
A Buyer II's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer.
According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Buyer II earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Buyer II is $93,655.
2. What is the highest pay for Buyer II?
The highest pay for Buyer II is $86,507.
3. What is the lowest pay for Buyer II?
The lowest pay for Buyer II is $59,613.
4. What are the responsibilities of Buyer II?
Purchases materials, supplies and services at the most favorable terms for the organization. Qualifies vendors, evaluates bids, and negotiates prices and terms for purchased goods and services. Tracks purchases, monitors vendor quality, and maintains a current database of vendor information. May require a bachelor's degree or its equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience.
5. What industry pays the highest salary for Buyer II?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Buyer II roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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