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

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

How does experience change A Buyer Purchasing's salary?

A Buyer Purchasing's salary grows with experience: a Buyer I (0-2 years)earns $59,834, a Buyer Purchasing (2-4 years)earns $72,691, a Buyer III (4-7 years)earns $89,352, a Buyer IV (7+ years)earns $112,096,

What are the highest paying states for a Buyer Purchasing?

Buyer Purchasing salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Buyer Purchasing roles are District of Columbia $81,001, California $80,693, Massachusetts $79,618. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Buyer Purchasing roles make?

Salaries for Buyer Purchasing level roles vary by specialization: Buyer Purchasing Manager: $127,305; Buyer IV: $114,500; Buyer III: $91,269; Buyer II: $74,250; Commodity Buyer II: $74,250.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Buyer Purchasing roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Buyer Purchasing Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Buyer Purchasing in the United States is $73,158 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,303
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,850 to $79,515
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,196

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Buyer Purchasing Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,515	$6,626	$1,529	$38
Average	$73,158	$6,097	$1,407	$35
25th Percentile	$65,850	$5,487	$1,266	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Buyer Purchasing Salaries

A Buyer Purchasing'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 Do Buyer Purchasing 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 Purchasings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,001.
California: $80,693.
Massachusetts: $79,618.

District of Columbia $81,001 California $80,693 Massachusetts $79,618 Washington $79,325 New Jersey $79,296 Alaska $79,194 Connecticut $78,184 New York $77,774

Hawaii $76,465 Rhode Island $75,850 Maryland $75,433 Minnesota $74,863 Colorado $74,643 Illinois $74,570 Oregon $74,292 Delaware $74,087

New Hampshire $73,959 Virginia $73,670 Pennsylvania $72,829 Nevada $72,405 North Dakota $72,266 Michigan $72,046 Wisconsin $71,966 Vermont $71,805

Texas $71,359 Maine $71,329 Arizona $71,285 Ohio $71,234 Georgia $70,561 Indiana $70,225 Wyoming $70,159 Utah $70,056

Iowa $70,012 Kansas $69,661 Louisiana $69,559 North Carolina $69,522 Missouri $69,508 Florida $69,222 Montana $69,069 Nebraska $68,922

Kentucky $68,842 South Carolina $68,549 Tennessee $68,366 Idaho $68,293 New Mexico $67,759 Oklahoma $67,642 Alabama $67,210 South Dakota $66,486

Arkansas $66,091 West Virginia $65,879 Mississippi $65,242

Top Paying Cities for Buyer Purchasings

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: $92,274
San Francisco: $91,264
Oakland: $89,341

San Jose, CA $92,274

San Francisco, CA $91,264

Oakland, CA $89,341

New York, NY $84,234

Paramus, NJ $83,209

Queens Village, NY $83,206

Passaic, NJ $83,136

Bergenfield, NJ $83,130

Stamford, CT $82,969

Huntington, NY $82,939

Newark, NJ $82,398

Bridgeport, CT $82,244

Vallejo, CA $82,098

New Brunswick, NJ $82,069

Petaluma, CA $82,025

Middlesex, NJ $81,886

Somerset, NJ $81,835

Santa Cruz, CA $81,740

Boston, MA $81,293

Monterey, CA $81,037

Seattle, WA $80,869

Santa Rosa, CA $80,854

Los Angeles, CA $80,832

Juneau, AK $80,642

Washington, DC $80,562

Orange, CA $80,301

Santa Ana, CA $80,108

Long Beach, CA $80,035

Anaheim, CA $80,020

Anchorage, AK $79,984

Santa Maria, CA $79,764

Everett, WA $79,750

Danbury, CT $79,492

Bremerton, WA $79,391

Tacoma, WA $79,128

New Suffolk, NY $79,126

Sacramento, CA $79,106

Santa Barbara, CA $79,025

Trenton, NJ $78,945

San Diego, CA $78,945

Brockton, MA $78,865

Fairbanks, AK $78,685

Lompoc, CA $78,499

Lowell, MA $78,439

Ventura, CA $78,426

Nashua, NH $78,411

Stockton, CA $78,404

Modesto, CA $77,870

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,709

Olympia, WA $77,570

Kennewick, WA $77,570

New Haven, CT $77,540

Lawrence, MA $77,277

Hartford, CT $77,204

Riverside, CA $77,189

New Bedford, MA $77,116

Richland, WA $77,116

Bakersfield, CA $77,014

San Bernardino, CA $76,984

New Britain, CT $76,977

Atlantic City, NJ $76,977

New London, CT $76,948

Norwich, CT $76,926

Portsmouth, NH $76,911

Boulder, CO $76,756

Portland, OR $76,655

Worcester, MA $76,648

Minneapolis, MN $76,421

Philadelphia, PA $76,319

Honolulu, HI $76,077

Saint Paul, MN $76,042

Vineland, NJ $76,026

Providence, RI $75,814

Chicago, IL $75,602

Bellingham, WA $75,514

Springfield, MA $75,455

Baltimore, MD $75,433

Chico, CA $75,251

Pittsfield, MA $75,053

Manchester, NH $74,914

Spokane, WA $74,592

Denver, CO $74,585

Albany, NY $74,241

Troy, NY $74,212

Nassau, NY $74,133

Schenectady, NY $74,058

Wilmington, DE $74,000

Burlington, VT $73,897

Salem, OR $73,868

Portland, ME $73,641

Yakima, WA $73,568

Rochester, MN $73,341

Reno, NV $73,305

Fresno, CA $73,305

Milwaukee, WI $73,239

Detroit, MI $73,166

Ann Arbor, MI $73,153

Allentown, PA $73,144

Colorado Springs, CO $73,019

Syracuse, NY $72,983

Carson City, NV $72,983

Houston, TX $72,880

Eugene, OR $72,844

Gary, IN $72,756

Springfield, OR $72,697

Bismarck, ND $72,683

Galveston, TX $72,631

Medford, OR $72,522

Fort Collins, CO $72,492

Concord, NH $72,456

Austin, TX $72,434

Mesa, AZ $72,280

Reading, PA $72,273

Phoenix, AZ $72,266

Dallas, TX $72,244

Saint Cloud, MN $72,173

Madison, WI $72,075

Utica, NY $71,878

Rochester, NY $71,761

Des Moines, IA $71,754

Raleigh, NC $71,746

Atlanta, GA $71,637

Battle Creek, MI $71,615

Salt Lake City, UT $71,593

Lancaster, PA $71,483

Harrisburg, PA $71,380

Kansas City, MO $71,307

Champaign, IL $71,293

Kansas City, KS $71,293

Fort Worth, TX $71,285

Columbus, OH $71,273

Boca Raton, FL $71,256

Pittsburgh, PA $71,227

Richmond, VA $71,198

Indianapolis, IN $71,183

Cleveland, OH $71,176

Las Vegas, NV $71,088

Cincinnati, OH $71,088

Petersburg, VA $70,978

Huntsville, AL $70,868

Lansing, MI $70,819

Lebanon, PA $70,810

Pueblo, CO $70,803

Appleton, WI $70,781

Buffalo, NY $70,751

Dayton, OH $70,729

Racine, WI $70,715

Charlotte, NC $70,707

Saint Louis, MO $70,685

York, PA $70,642

Elkhart, IN $70,642

Gastonia, NC $70,628

Billings, MT $70,610

Beaumont, TX $70,590

Lorain, OH $70,576

Benton Harbor, MI $70,561

Toledo, OH $70,546

Binghamton, NY $70,510

Rock Hill, SC $70,503

Rockford, IL $70,466

Springfield, IL $70,437

Elyria, OH $70,429

Fargo, ND $70,429

Flagstaff, AZ $70,378

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,334

Duluth, MN $70,290

Miami, FL $70,290

Cheyenne, WY $70,239

Grand Forks, ND $70,239

Bangor, ME $70,078

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,998

Durham, NC $69,967

Louisville, KY $69,961

Grand Rapids, MI $69,947

Hialeah, FL $69,939

Casper, WY $69,837

Scranton, PA $69,749

New Orleans, LA $69,727

Virginia Beach, VA $69,720

Akron, OH $69,683

Peoria, IL $69,588

Sarasota, FL $69,573

Nashville, TN $69,522

Omaha, NE $69,522

Green Bay, WI $69,522

Baton Rouge, LA $69,486

Charleston, SC $69,471

Jamestown, NY $69,434

Davenport, IA $69,434

Tucson, AZ $69,398

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,354

Tampa, FL $69,339

Evansville, IN $69,295

Port Arthur, TX $69,295

Bradenton, FL $69,266

Santa Fe, NM $69,134

Orlando, FL $69,003

Clearwater, FL $68,981

Canton, OH $68,827

La Crosse, WI $68,827

Albuquerque, NM $68,783

Newport News, VA $68,776

High Point, NC $68,754

Ogden, UT $68,725

Corpus Christi, TX $68,666

Norfolk, VA $68,622

Laramie, WY $68,622

Rock Island, IL $68,578

Saginaw, MI $68,564

Jacksonville, FL $68,557

Salisbury, NC $68,542

Boise, ID $68,527

Moline, IL $68,491

Fort Myers, FL $68,469

Memphis, TN $68,454

Tulsa, OK $68,418

Waterloo, IA $68,374

Spartanburg, SC $68,300

Lincoln, NE $68,264

Fort Wayne, IN $68,249

Provo, UT $68,242

Cedar Falls, IA $68,154

San Antonio, TX $68,125

Greensboro, NC $68,096

South Bend, IN $68,088

Savannah, GA $68,008

Muskegon, MI $67,979

Birmingham, AL $67,971

Winston Salem, NC $67,935

Lake Charles, LA $67,759

Anderson, IN $67,744

Lexington, KY $67,723

Augusta, GA $67,701

Greenville, SC $67,701

Lima, OH $67,642

Wichita, KS $67,635

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,635

Columbia, SC $67,569

Springfield, OH $67,554

Asheville, NC $67,437

Bloomington, IN $67,386

Knoxville, TN $67,123

Shreveport, LA $67,115

Wilmington, NC $67,020

Roanoke, VA $67,020

Topeka, KS $66,889

Frankfort, KY $66,880

Oklahoma City, OK $66,830

Chillicothe, OH $66,801

Longview, TX $66,793

Melbourne, FL $66,786

Sioux Falls, SD $66,669

Mobile, AL $66,662

Terre Haute, IN $66,632

Altoona, PA $66,589

Amarillo, TX $66,537

Killeen, TX $66,515

Fayetteville, AR $66,457

Chattanooga, TN $66,435

Sioux City, IA $66,369

Idaho Falls, ID $66,354

Lynchburg, VA $66,296

Gainesville, FL $66,201

Portsmouth, OH $66,164

Little Rock, AR $66,150

Lafayette, LA $66,120

Youngstown, OH $66,120

Daytona Beach, FL $66,076

Clarksville, TN $66,069

Pensacola, FL $66,062

Temple, TX $66,057

Hopkinsville, KY $65,842

Erie, PA $65,828

Florence, SC $65,798

Charleston, WV $65,681

Great Falls, MT $65,645

Macon, GA $65,542

Tallahassee, FL $65,535

Fayetteville, NC $65,520

Waco, TX $65,506

Helena, MT $65,455

Pine Bluff, AR $65,427

Vincennes, IN $65,338

Lubbock, TX $65,308

Alamogordo, NM $65,264

Twin Falls, ID $65,199

Rapid City, SD $65,177

Jackson, MS $65,045

Huntington, WV $65,040

Greenville, MS $65,038

Parkersburg, WV $64,963

Montgomery, AL $64,950

Wichita Falls, TX $64,877

Springfield, MO $64,877

Biloxi, MS $64,840

Monroe, LA $64,767

Johnstown, PA $64,716

Sumter, SC $64,686

Columbus, GA $64,679

Pascagoula, MS $64,540

Abilene, TX $64,540

Kingsport, TN $64,350

Albany, GA $64,350

Gulfport, MS $64,328

Alexandria, LA $64,087

Fort Smith, AR $63,904

El Paso, TX $63,706

Las Cruces, NM $63,377

Harlingen, TX $63,191

Pocatello, ID $63,179

Florence, AL $63,084

Brownsville, TX $63,070

Mcallen, TX $62,916

Dothan, AL $62,814

Columbus, MS $62,379

Altus, OK $62,038

Lawton, OK $61,899

Pierre, SD $61,636

What Skills Can Increase a Buyer Purchasing'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 Purchasing'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	$78,279	7%
Collaboration	$77,548	6%
Merchandising	$77,548	6%
Analysis	$76,816	5%
Leadership	$76,816	5%
Presentation	$76,816	5%

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How Education impacts a Buyer Purchasing's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Buyer Purchasings 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 Purchasing with a Associate's Degree is between $70,887 and $75,234).

Buyer Purchasing Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Buyer Purchasing

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 20.1%

Associates 9.0%

Bachelors 53.7%

Masters 15.0%

Doctorate 0.3%

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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 Purchasing Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Buyer Purchasing'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 June 01, 2026

$65,850

Average $73,158/year

$79,515

$5,487

Average $6,097/month

$6,626

$1,266

Average $1,407/week

$1,529

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,515	$6,626	$1,529	$38
Average	$73,158	$6,097	$1,407	$35
25th Percentile	$65,850	$5,487	$1,266	$32

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Salary Trends for Buyer Purchasing

Salaries for a Buyer Purchasing can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,484 in 2023 to around $69,453 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Buyer Purchasing salary trends, .

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2024

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