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

A Buyer's salary grows with experience: a Buyer (0-2 years)earns $61,000, a Buyer II (2-4 years)earns $74,102, a Buyer III (4-7 years)earns $91,083, a Buyer IV (7+ years)earns $114,277,

What are the highest paying states for a Buyer?

Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Buyer roles are District of Columbia $68,034, California $67,776, Massachusetts $66,872. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Lead Buyer: $114,500; Buyer IV: $114,495; Senior Buyer: $91,260; Buyer III: $91,256; Intermediate Buyer: $74,300.

How do different companies affect a Buyer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Buyer 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 Salary in the United States

How much does a Buyer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Buyer in the United States is $61,447 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,056
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,413 to $67,524
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,830

Compensation Planning

Develop a Job Description

Pay Equity

2025 Compensation Trend

AI-Powered Talent

AI Onboarding

Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits

View as table

Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,524	$5,627	$1,299	$32
Average	$61,447	$5,121	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$56,413	$4,701	$1,085	$27

You may get higher pay by adjusting the following factors:

Change Search Criteria

Check out Buyer Job Openings in the United States

Buyer

ADL TECHNOLOGY LLC - Columbus, OH

Buyer

Enthusiast Auto Holdings - Wadsworth, OH

Buyer

Modula USA - Franklin, OH

Buyer

AGSE - Cincinnati, OH

Search More Buyer Jobs in the United States

Key Factors That Influence Buyer Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $68,034.
California: $67,776.
Massachusetts: $66,872.

District of Columbia $68,034 California $67,776 Massachusetts $66,872 Washington $66,627 New Jersey $66,602 Alaska $66,516 Connecticut $65,668 New York $65,324

Hawaii $64,224 Rhode Island $63,708 Maryland $63,358 Minnesota $62,878 Colorado $62,694 Illinois $62,633 Oregon $62,399 Delaware $62,227

New Hampshire $62,119 Virginia $61,877 Pennsylvania $61,170 Nevada $60,814 North Dakota $60,697 Michigan $60,513 Wisconsin $60,445 Vermont $60,310

Texas $59,935 Maine $59,911 Arizona $59,874 Ohio $59,831 Georgia $59,265 Indiana $58,983 Wyoming $58,927 Utah $58,841

Iowa $58,804 Kansas $58,510 Louisiana $58,424 North Carolina $58,393 Missouri $58,381 Florida $58,141 Montana $58,012 Nebraska $57,889

Kentucky $57,821 South Carolina $57,576 Tennessee $57,422 Idaho $57,360 New Mexico $56,912 Oklahoma $56,814 Alabama $56,451 South Dakota $55,843

Arkansas $55,511 West Virginia $55,333 Mississippi $54,798

Top Paying Cities for 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: $77,503
San Francisco: $76,741
Oakland: $75,039

San Jose, CA $77,503

San Francisco, CA $76,741

Oakland, CA $75,039

New York, NY $71,211

Queens Village, NY $70,750

Paramus, NJ $70,258

Passaic, NJ $70,197

Bergenfield, NJ $70,135

Stamford, CT $70,043

Huntington, NY $69,982

Newark, NJ $69,582

Bridgeport, CT $69,459

New Brunswick, NJ $69,257

Vallejo, CA $69,128

Middlesex, NJ $69,091

Somerset, NJ $69,035

Petaluma, CA $68,894

Santa Cruz, CA $68,654

Boston, MA $68,532

Monterey, CA $68,224

Fairbanks, AK $68,181

Los Angeles, CA $68,065

Washington, DC $68,034

Seattle, WA $67,923

Santa Rosa, CA $67,911

Juneau, AK $67,733

Orange, CA $67,530

Anchorage, AK $67,419

Anaheim, CA $67,376

Santa Ana, CA $67,284

Nassau, NY $67,247

Long Beach, CA $67,223

Danbury, CT $67,204

Santa Maria, CA $66,995

Everett, WA $66,983

Bremerton, WA $66,682

Trenton, NJ $66,565

Sacramento, CA $66,541

San Diego, CA $66,510

Brockton, MA $66,485

Tacoma, WA $66,461

Santa Barbara, CA $66,375

Lowell, MA $66,129

New Suffolk, NY $66,104

Nashua, NH $66,031

Lompoc, CA $65,932

Ventura, CA $65,871

Stockton, CA $65,852

New Haven, CT $65,730

Atlantic City, NJ $65,570

Hartford, CT $65,435

Modesto, CA $65,404

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,269

New Britain, CT $65,238

Olympia, WA $65,152

Kennewick, WA $65,152

New London, CT $65,140

Norwich, CT $65,121

Lawrence, MA $65,090

Bakersfield, CA $64,918

Riverside, CA $64,832

New Bedford, MA $64,832

Richland, WA $64,771

Portsmouth, NH $64,722

Vineland, NJ $64,710

San Bernardino, CA $64,660

Boulder, CO $64,488

Worcester, MA $64,439

Portland, OR $64,384

Saint Paul, MN $64,310

Minneapolis, MN $64,310

Philadelphia, PA $64,224

Honolulu, HI $63,898

Springfield, MA $63,683

Providence, RI $63,677

Chicago, IL $63,499

Bellingham, WA $63,425

Baltimore, MD $63,358

Chico, CA $63,204

Wilmington, DE $63,100

Pittsfield, MA $63,038

Manchester, NH $62,921

Spokane, WA $62,651

Denver, CO $62,645

Albany, NY $62,356

Troy, NY $62,332

Schenectady, NY $62,202

Burlington, VT $62,067

Portland, ME $61,852

Salem, OR $61,803

Yakima, WA $61,791

Ann Arbor, MI $61,772

Rochester, MN $61,600

Fresno, CA $61,570

Reno, NV $61,570

Milwaukee, WI $61,514

Detroit, MI $61,453

Allentown, PA $61,434

Carson City, NV $61,428

Houston, TX $61,336

Colorado Springs, CO $61,330

Syracuse, NY $61,299

Eugene, OR $61,182

Bismarck, ND $61,109

Gary, IN $61,109

Galveston, TX $61,109

Springfield, OR $61,060

Medford, OR $60,912

Fort Collins, CO $60,888

Austin, TX $60,838

Mesa, AZ $60,709

Phoenix, AZ $60,697

Dallas, TX $60,679

Reading, PA $60,642

Saint Cloud, MN $60,617

Concord, NH $60,562

Madison, WI $60,537

Utica, NY $60,371

Raleigh, NC $60,322

Las Vegas, NV $60,316

Rochester, NY $60,273

Des Moines, IA $60,267

Atlanta, GA $60,169

Battle Creek, MI $60,150

Salt Lake City, UT $60,132

Lancaster, PA $60,040

Champaign, IL $60,027

Harrisburg, PA $59,954

Durham, NC $59,898

Kansas City, MO $59,892

Kansas City, KS $59,880

Fort Worth, TX $59,874

Boca Raton, FL $59,849

Cleveland, OH $59,843

Columbus, OH $59,831

Pittsburgh, PA $59,825

Richmond, VA $59,800

Indianapolis, IN $59,788

Cincinnati, OH $59,708

Petersburg, VA $59,616

Billings, MT $59,480

Lansing, MI $59,480

Huntsville, AL $59,480

Lebanon, PA $59,474

Dayton, OH $59,468

Pueblo, CO $59,468

Appleton, WI $59,450

Buffalo, NY $59,425

Racine, WI $59,394

Charlotte, NC $59,388

Saint Louis, MO $59,370

Springfield, IL $59,345

Elkhart, IN $59,333

York, PA $59,333

Gastonia, NC $59,327

Benton Harbor, MI $59,327

Beaumont, TX $59,290

Lorain, OH $59,278

Toledo, OH $59,253

Binghamton, NY $59,222

Rock Hill, SC $59,216

Rockford, IL $59,185

Fargo, ND $59,155

Elyria, OH $59,155

Flagstaff, AZ $59,112

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,075

Miami, FL $59,038

Duluth, MN $58,940

Bangor, ME $58,860

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,792

Louisville, KY $58,761

Grand Rapids, MI $58,749

Hialeah, FL $58,743

Casper, WY $58,657

Scranton, PA $58,583

New Orleans, LA $58,565

Virginia Beach, VA $58,559

Akron, OH $58,528

Peoria, IL $58,448

Sarasota, FL $58,436

Green Bay, WI $58,393

Baton Rouge, LA $58,362

Charleston, SC $58,350

Nashville, TN $58,331

Jamestown, NY $58,319

Davenport, IA $58,319

Tucson, AZ $58,288

Cheyenne, WY $58,270

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,251

Tampa, FL $58,239

Omaha, NE $58,227

Port Arthur, TX $58,202

Evansville, IN $58,202

Bradenton, FL $58,178

Santa Fe, NM $58,067

Orlando, FL $58,006

Clearwater, FL $57,938

Canton, OH $57,809

La Crosse, WI $57,809

Grand Forks, ND $57,791

Albuquerque, NM $57,772

Tulsa, OK $57,772

Newport News, VA $57,766

High Point, NC $57,748

Ogden, UT $57,723

Corpus Christi, TX $57,674

Laramie, WY $57,637

Norfolk, VA $57,637

Rock Island, IL $57,600

Saginaw, MI $57,588

Jacksonville, FL $57,582

Salisbury, NC $57,569

Memphis, TN $57,557

Moline, IL $57,526

Fort Myers, FL $57,508

Waterloo, IA $57,428

Spartanburg, SC $57,367

Lincoln, NE $57,336

Fort Wayne, IN $57,324

Birmingham, AL $57,256

Cedar Falls, IA $57,244

Provo, UT $57,238

Springfield, OH $57,231

San Antonio, TX $57,219

Greensboro, NC $57,195

South Bend, IN $57,188

Winston Salem, NC $57,182

Boise, ID $57,164

Savannah, GA $57,121

Muskegon, MI $57,010

Lima, OH $56,937

Lake Charles, LA $56,912

Anderson, IN $56,900

Lexington, KY $56,881

Augusta, GA $56,863

Greenville, SC $56,863

Wichita, KS $56,807

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,807

Columbia, SC $56,752

Bloomington, IN $56,599

Roanoke, VA $56,562

Asheville, NC $56,482

Knoxville, TN $56,377

Shreveport, LA $56,371

Wilmington, NC $56,291

Frankfort, KY $56,175

Oklahoma City, OK $56,132

Chillicothe, OH $56,107

Longview, TX $56,101

Topeka, KS $56,082

Mobile, AL $55,990

Terre Haute, IN $55,966

Erie, PA $55,960

Altoona, PA $55,929

Melbourne, FL $55,910

Amarillo, TX $55,886

Killeen, TX $55,867

Fayetteville, AR $55,818

Sioux Falls, SD $55,775

Chattanooga, TN $55,738

Idaho Falls, ID $55,732

Gainesville, FL $55,603

Portsmouth, OH $55,572

Little Rock, AR $55,560

Lynchburg, VA $55,560

Lafayette, LA $55,536

Youngstown, OH $55,536

Temple, TX $55,511

Daytona Beach, FL $55,499

Clarksville, TN $55,493

Pensacola, FL $55,486

Hopkinsville, KY $55,302

Charleston, WV $55,296

Florence, SC $55,265

Sioux City, IA $55,228

Macon, GA $55,050

Tallahassee, FL $55,044

Fayetteville, NC $55,032

Waco, TX $55,019

Wichita Falls, TX $55,019

Pine Bluff, AR $54,995

Vincennes, IN $54,878

Lubbock, TX $54,853

Great Falls, MT $54,817

Alamogordo, NM $54,810

Abilene, TX $54,761

Rapid City, SD $54,681

Monroe, LA $54,681

Albany, GA $54,645

Huntington, WV $54,638

Jackson, MS $54,632

Greenville, MS $54,626

Parkersburg, WV $54,565

Montgomery, AL $54,552

Johnstown, PA $54,540

Springfield, MO $54,491

Biloxi, MS $54,460

Sumter, SC $54,331

Columbus, GA $54,325

Twin Falls, ID $54,288

Pascagoula, MS $54,208

Kingsport, TN $54,049

Gulfport, MS $54,030

Alexandria, LA $53,827

Fort Smith, AR $53,674

El Paso, TX $53,508

Helena, MT $53,428

Las Cruces, NM $53,231

Harlingen, TX $53,059

Pocatello, ID $53,004

Florence, AL $52,985

Brownsville, TX $52,973

Dothan, AL $52,875

Mcallen, TX $52,844

Columbus, MS $52,389

Altus, OK $52,107

Lawton, OK $51,990

Pierre, SD $51,769

What Skills Can Increase a Buyer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.71% 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 1.95% 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.
Packaging (Mentioned in 1.05% Job Postings): Preparing products through wrapping or bottling to protect the goods from damages during transportation and storage.

See More Skills

Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.71%
Microsoft Office	1.95%
Packaging	1.05%

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's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Merchandising: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$65,748	7%
Coordination	$65,134	6%
Merchandising	$63,905	4%
Inventory Management	$63,905	4%
Presentation	$63,905	4%
Analysis	$63,290	3%

Get Latest Data

How Education impacts a Buyer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many 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 Buyer with a Associate's Degree is between $58,714 and $62,466).

Buyer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Buyer

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 19.1%

Associates 12.8%

Bachelors 59.0%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.3%

view as table

Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	19.1%
Associates	12.8%
Bachelors	59.0%
Masters	8.0%
Doctorate	0.3%

view as graph

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

Understanding how a 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 April 01, 2026

$56,413

Average $61,447/year

$67,524

$4,701

Average $5,121/month

$5,627

$1,085

Average $1,182/week

$1,299

$27

Average $30/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,524	$5,627	$1,299	$32
Average	$61,447	$5,121	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$56,413	$4,701	$1,085	$27

Salaries of jobs related to Buyer

Salary Trends for Buyer

Salaries for a Buyer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $61,639 in 2023 to around $60,600 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Buyer salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Buyer Over Time

2022

$???

2023

$61,639

2024

$61,315

2025

$60,600

2026

$???

2027

$???

Year	Average Annual Salary
2022	View More
2023	$61,639
2024	$61,315
2025	$60,600
2026	View More
2027	View More

Most common benefits for Buyer

Social Security

401(k)

Disability

Healthcare

Pension

Time Off (days)

For Employers

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution.

Compensation Planning

Biotechnology

the United States

Find Your Next Buyer Job

Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current Buyer job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?

Salary.com provides salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons using data from employer job postings and third-party sources.

We offer detailed salary information across multiple percentiles for your reference. (Click here to learn Why the Salary Midpoint Formula Is Crucial for Achieving Pay Equity.)

With the most extensive online, real-time compensation data available, Salary.com helps you pinpoint your exact pay target.

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.

Learn about