What are the main factors that influence a Coffee Buyer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Coffee Buyer's salary?

A Coffee Buyer's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,970 for beginners, reaching about $61,751 at mid-level, and approach $66,105 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Coffee Buyer?

Coffee Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Coffee Buyer roles are District of Columbia $66,016, California $65,765, Massachusetts $64,889. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Coffee Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Coffee Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Coffee House Manager: $87,188; Coffee Manager: $87,040; Coffee Shop Manager: $85,490; Coffee Technician: $50,662; Coffee Trainer: $46,720.

How do different companies affect a Coffee Buyer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Coffee Buyer roles. Large, established industry leaders like PayPal Inc ($125,704) and MUFG Americas Holding Corp ($121,485) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $94,129.

Coffee Buyer Salary in the United States

How much does a Coffee Buyer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Coffee Buyer in the United States is $59,624 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Coffee Buyer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,886
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,896 to $68,136
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,770

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Coffee Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,136	$5,678	$1,310	$33
Average	$59,624	$4,969	$1,147	$29
25th Percentile	$52,896	$4,408	$1,017	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Coffee Buyer Salaries

A Coffee Buyer'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 Coffee Buyer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Coffee Buyer'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,970
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,157
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,751
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,815
Expert (over 8 years): $66,105

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Coffee Buyer	$58,970
Intermediate Level Coffee Buyer	$59,157
Senior Level Coffee Buyer	$61,751
Specialist Level Coffee Buyer	$65,815
Expert Level Coffee Buyer	$66,105

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How Do Coffee Buyer 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 Coffee Buyers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,016.
California: $65,765.
Massachusetts: $64,889.

District of Columbia $66,016

California $65,765

Massachusetts $64,889

Washington $64,651

New Jersey $64,627

Alaska $64,543

Connecticut $63,720

New York $63,386

Hawaii $62,319

Rhode Island $61,818

Maryland $61,479

Minnesota $61,013

Colorado $60,835

Illinois $60,775

Oregon $60,548

Delaware $60,381

New Hampshire $60,276

Virginia $60,042

Pennsylvania $59,356

Nevada $59,010

North Dakota $58,897

Michigan $58,718

Wisconsin $58,652

Vermont $58,521

Texas $58,157

Maine $58,134

Arizona $58,098

Ohio $58,056

Georgia $57,508

Indiana $57,233

Wyoming $57,180

Utah $57,096

Iowa $57,060

Kansas $56,774

Louisiana $56,691

North Carolina $56,661

Missouri $56,649

Florida $56,416

Montana $56,291

Nebraska $56,172

Kentucky $56,106

South Carolina $55,868

Tennessee $55,719

Idaho $55,659

New Mexico $55,224

Oklahoma $55,129

Alabama $54,777

South Dakota $54,186

Arkansas $53,865

West Virginia $53,692

Mississippi $53,173

Top Paying Cities for Coffee Buyers

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: $75,204
San Francisco: $74,465
Oakland: $72,813

San Jose, CA $75,204

San Francisco, CA $74,465

Oakland, CA $72,813

New York, NY $69,098

Queens Village, NY $68,651

Paramus, NJ $68,174

Passaic, NJ $68,115

Bergenfield, NJ $68,055

Stamford, CT $67,966

Huntington, NY $67,906

Newark, NJ $67,518

Bridgeport, CT $67,399

New Brunswick, NJ $67,202

Vallejo, CA $67,077

Middlesex, NJ $67,041

Somerset, NJ $66,988

Petaluma, CA $66,851

Santa Cruz, CA $66,618

Boston, MA $66,499

Monterey, CA $66,201

Fairbanks, AK $66,159

Los Angeles, CA $66,046

Washington, DC $66,016

Seattle, WA $65,909

Santa Rosa, CA $65,897

Juneau, AK $65,724

Orange, CA $65,527

Anchorage, AK $65,420

Anaheim, CA $65,378

Santa Ana, CA $65,288

Nassau, NY $65,253

Long Beach, CA $65,229

Danbury, CT $65,211

Santa Maria, CA $65,008

Everett, WA $64,996

Bremerton, WA $64,704

Trenton, NJ $64,591

Sacramento, CA $64,567

San Diego, CA $64,537

Brockton, MA $64,513

Tacoma, WA $64,490

Santa Barbara, CA $64,406

Lowell, MA $64,168

New Suffolk, NY $64,144

Nashua, NH $64,072

Lompoc, CA $63,977

Ventura, CA $63,917

Stockton, CA $63,899

New Haven, CT $63,780

Atlantic City, NJ $63,625

Hartford, CT $63,494

Modesto, CA $63,464

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,333

New Britain, CT $63,303

Olympia, WA $63,220

Kennewick, WA $63,220

New London, CT $63,208

Norwich, CT $63,190

Lawrence, MA $63,160

Bakersfield, CA $62,993

Riverside, CA $62,909

New Bedford, MA $62,909

Richland, WA $62,850

Portsmouth, NH $62,802

Vineland, NJ $62,790

San Bernardino, CA $62,743

Boulder, CO $62,576

Worcester, MA $62,528

Portland, OR $62,474

Saint Paul, MN $62,403

Minneapolis, MN $62,403

Philadelphia, PA $62,319

Honolulu, HI $62,003

Springfield, MA $61,795

Providence, RI $61,789

Chicago, IL $61,616

Bellingham, WA $61,544

Baltimore, MD $61,479

Chico, CA $61,329

Wilmington, DE $61,228

Pittsfield, MA $61,168

Manchester, NH $61,055

Spokane, WA $60,793

Denver, CO $60,787

Albany, NY $60,507

Troy, NY $60,483

Schenectady, NY $60,358

Burlington, VT $60,226

Portland, ME $60,018

Salem, OR $59,970

Yakima, WA $59,958

Ann Arbor, MI $59,940

Rochester, MN $59,773

Fresno, CA $59,743

Reno, NV $59,743

Milwaukee, WI $59,690

Detroit, MI $59,630

Allentown, PA $59,612

Carson City, NV $59,606

Houston, TX $59,517

Colorado Springs, CO $59,511

Syracuse, NY $59,481

Eugene, OR $59,368

Bismarck, ND $59,296

Gary, IN $59,296

Galveston, TX $59,296

Springfield, OR $59,249

Medford, OR $59,105

Fort Collins, CO $59,082

Austin, TX $59,034

Mesa, AZ $58,909

Phoenix, AZ $58,897

Dallas, TX $58,879

Reading, PA $58,843

Saint Cloud, MN $58,819

Concord, NH $58,766

Madison, WI $58,742

Utica, NY $58,581

Raleigh, NC $58,533

Las Vegas, NV $58,527

Rochester, NY $58,485

Des Moines, IA $58,479

Atlanta, GA $58,384

Battle Creek, MI $58,366

Salt Lake City, UT $58,348

Lancaster, PA $58,259

Champaign, IL $58,247

Harrisburg, PA $58,175

Durham, NC $58,122

Kansas City, MO $58,116

Kansas City, KS $58,104

Fort Worth, TX $58,098

Boca Raton, FL $58,074

Cleveland, OH $58,068

Columbus, OH $58,056

Pittsburgh, PA $58,050

Richmond, VA $58,026

Indianapolis, IN $58,014

Cincinnati, OH $57,937

Petersburg, VA $57,847

Billings, MT $57,716

Lansing, MI $57,716

Huntsville, AL $57,716

Lebanon, PA $57,710

Dayton, OH $57,704

Pueblo, CO $57,704

Appleton, WI $57,686

Buffalo, NY $57,663

Racine, WI $57,633

Charlotte, NC $57,627

Saint Louis, MO $57,609

Springfield, IL $57,585

Elkhart, IN $57,573

York, PA $57,573

Gastonia, NC $57,567

Benton Harbor, MI $57,567

Beaumont, TX $57,531

Lorain, OH $57,519

Toledo, OH $57,496

Binghamton, NY $57,466

Rock Hill, SC $57,460

Rockford, IL $57,430

Fargo, ND $57,400

Elyria, OH $57,400

Flagstaff, AZ $57,358

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,323

Miami, FL $57,287

Duluth, MN $57,192

Bangor, ME $57,114

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,048

Louisville, KY $57,019

Grand Rapids, MI $57,007

Hialeah, FL $57,001

Casper, WY $56,917

Scranton, PA $56,846

New Orleans, LA $56,828

Virginia Beach, VA $56,822

Akron, OH $56,792

Peoria, IL $56,715

Sarasota, FL $56,703

Green Bay, WI $56,661

Baton Rouge, LA $56,631

Charleston, SC $56,619

Nashville, TN $56,601

Jamestown, NY $56,589

Davenport, IA $56,589

Tucson, AZ $56,560

Cheyenne, WY $56,542

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,524

Tampa, FL $56,512

Omaha, NE $56,500

Port Arthur, TX $56,476

Evansville, IN $56,476

Bradenton, FL $56,452

Santa Fe, NM $56,345

Orlando, FL $56,285

Clearwater, FL $56,220

Canton, OH $56,094

La Crosse, WI $56,094

Grand Forks, ND $56,077

Albuquerque, NM $56,059

Tulsa, OK $56,059

Newport News, VA $56,053

High Point, NC $56,035

Ogden, UT $56,011

Corpus Christi, TX $55,963

Laramie, WY $55,927

Norfolk, VA $55,927

Rock Island, IL $55,892

Saginaw, MI $55,880

Jacksonville, FL $55,874

Salisbury, NC $55,862

Memphis, TN $55,850

Moline, IL $55,820

Fort Myers, FL $55,802

Waterloo, IA $55,725

Spartanburg, SC $55,665

Lincoln, NE $55,635

Fort Wayne, IN $55,623

Birmingham, AL $55,558

Cedar Falls, IA $55,546

Provo, UT $55,540

Springfield, OH $55,534

San Antonio, TX $55,522

Greensboro, NC $55,498

South Bend, IN $55,492

Winston Salem, NC $55,486

Boise, ID $55,468

Savannah, GA $55,427

Muskegon, MI $55,319

Lima, OH $55,248

Lake Charles, LA $55,224

Anderson, IN $55,212

Lexington, KY $55,194

Augusta, GA $55,176

Greenville, SC $55,176

Wichita, KS $55,123

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,123

Columbia, SC $55,069

Bloomington, IN $54,920

Roanoke, VA $54,884

Asheville, NC $54,807

Knoxville, TN $54,705

Shreveport, LA $54,699

Wilmington, NC $54,622

Frankfort, KY $54,508

Oklahoma City, OK $54,467

Chillicothe, OH $54,443

Longview, TX $54,437

Topeka, KS $54,419

Mobile, AL $54,330

Terre Haute, IN $54,306

Erie, PA $54,300

Altoona, PA $54,270

Melbourne, FL $54,252

Amarillo, TX $54,228

Killeen, TX $54,210

Fayetteville, AR $54,163

Sioux Falls, SD $54,121

Chattanooga, TN $54,085

Idaho Falls, ID $54,079

Gainesville, FL $53,954

Portsmouth, OH $53,924

Little Rock, AR $53,912

Lynchburg, VA $53,912

Lafayette, LA $53,888

Youngstown, OH $53,888

Temple, TX $53,865

Daytona Beach, FL $53,853

Clarksville, TN $53,847

Pensacola, FL $53,841

Hopkinsville, KY $53,662

Charleston, WV $53,656

Florence, SC $53,626

Sioux City, IA $53,590

Macon, GA $53,417

Tallahassee, FL $53,411

Fayetteville, NC $53,399

Waco, TX $53,388

Wichita Falls, TX $53,388

Pine Bluff, AR $53,364

Vincennes, IN $53,250

Lubbock, TX $53,227

Great Falls, MT $53,191

Alamogordo, NM $53,185

Abilene, TX $53,137

Rapid City, SD $53,060

Monroe, LA $53,060

Albany, GA $53,024

Huntington, WV $53,018

Jackson, MS $53,012

Greenville, MS $53,006

Parkersburg, WV $52,946

Montgomery, AL $52,934

Johnstown, PA $52,922

Springfield, MO $52,875

Biloxi, MS $52,845

Sumter, SC $52,720

Columbus, GA $52,714

Twin Falls, ID $52,678

Pascagoula, MS $52,600

Kingsport, TN $52,445

Gulfport, MS $52,428

Alexandria, LA $52,231

Fort Smith, AR $52,082

El Paso, TX $51,921

Helena, MT $51,843

Las Cruces, NM $51,652

Harlingen, TX $51,485

Pocatello, ID $51,432

Florence, AL $51,414

Brownsville, TX $51,402

Dothan, AL $51,307

Mcallen, TX $51,277

Columbus, MS $50,836

Altus, OK $50,561

Lawton, OK $50,448

Pierre, SD $50,233

What Skills Can Increase a Coffee Buyer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 5.79% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Market Intelligence (Mentioned in 4.06% Job Postings): A gathering and analyzing information relevant to a company's market - trends, competitor and customer monitoring.
Economics (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	5.79%
Market Intelligence	4.06%
Economics	1.35%

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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 Coffee Buyer's salary.

Legal Research: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Stakeholder Engagement: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Strategic Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Legal Research	$64,990	9%
Stakeholder Engagement	$64,990	9%
Strategic Planning	$64,394	8%
Innovation	$64,394	8%
Sustainability	$64,394	8%
Decision Support	$62,605	5%

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How Education impacts a Coffee Buyer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Coffee Buyers 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 Coffee Buyer with a Associate's Degree is between $59,074 and $62,470).

Coffee Buyer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Coffee Buyer

No Diploma 2.7%

High School 40.5%

Associates 12.2%

Bachelors 36.5%

Masters 6.8%

Doctorate 1.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.7%
High School	40.5%
Associates	12.2%
Bachelors	36.5%
Masters	6.8%
Doctorate	1.4%

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Coffee Buyer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Coffee Buyer'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$52,896

Average $59,624/year

$68,136

$4,408

Average $4,969/month

$5,678

$1,017

Average $1,147/week

$1,310

$25

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,136	$5,678	$1,310	$33
Average	$59,624	$4,969	$1,147	$29
25th Percentile	$52,896	$4,408	$1,017	$25

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Salary Trends for Coffee Buyer

Salaries for a Coffee Buyer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,147 in 2023 to around $54,931 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Coffee Buyer salary trends, .

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2024

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