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

A Planner, Buyer's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,679 for beginners, reaching about $63,149 at mid-level, and approach $64,054 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Planner, Buyer?

Planner, Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Planner, Buyer roles are District of Columbia $69,217, California $68,954, Massachusetts $68,035. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Planner, Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Planner, Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Buyer IV: $114,488; Buyer Planner III: $92,472; Planner: $91,842; Buyer III: $91,236; Buyer II: $74,233.

How do different companies affect a Planner, Buyer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Planner, 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.

Planner, Buyer Salary in the United States

How much does a Planner, Buyer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Planner, Buyer in the United States is $62,515 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,278
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,385 to $68,672
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,714

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Planner, Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,672	$5,723	$1,321	$33
Average	$62,515	$5,210	$1,202	$30
25th Percentile	$57,385	$4,782	$1,104	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Planner, Buyer Salaries

A Planner, 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 Planner, Buyer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Planner, 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): $61,679
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,062
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,149
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,873
Expert (over 8 years): $64,054

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Planner, Buyer	$61,679
Intermediate Level Planner, Buyer	$62,062
Senior Level Planner, Buyer	$63,149
Specialist Level Planner, Buyer	$63,873
Expert Level Planner, Buyer	$64,054

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

District of Columbia: $69,217.
California: $68,954.
Massachusetts: $68,035.

District of Columbia $69,217 California $68,954 Massachusetts $68,035 Washington $67,785 New Jersey $67,760 Alaska $67,672 Connecticut $66,810 New York $66,460

Hawaii $65,341 Rhode Island $64,816 Maryland $64,459 Minnesota $63,972 Colorado $63,784 Illinois $63,722 Oregon $63,484 Delaware $63,309

New Hampshire $63,199 Virginia $62,953 Pennsylvania $62,234 Nevada $61,871 North Dakota $61,752 Michigan $61,565 Wisconsin $61,496 Vermont $61,358

Texas $60,977 Maine $60,952 Arizona $60,915 Ohio $60,871 Georgia $60,296 Indiana $60,008 Wyoming $59,952 Utah $59,864

Iowa $59,827 Kansas $59,527 Louisiana $59,439 North Carolina $59,408 Missouri $59,396 Florida $59,152 Montana $59,020 Nebraska $58,895

Kentucky $58,827 South Carolina $58,577 Tennessee $58,420 Idaho $58,358 New Mexico $57,901 Oklahoma $57,801 Alabama $57,433 South Dakota $56,814

Arkansas $56,476 West Virginia $56,295 Mississippi $55,751

Top Paying Cities for Planner, 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: $78,850
San Francisco: $78,075
Oakland: $76,343

San Jose, CA $78,850

San Francisco, CA $78,075

Oakland, CA $76,343

New York, NY $72,449

Queens Village, NY $71,980

Paramus, NJ $71,480

Passaic, NJ $71,417

Bergenfield, NJ $71,355

Stamford, CT $71,261

Huntington, NY $71,198

Newark, NJ $70,792

Bridgeport, CT $70,667

New Brunswick, NJ $70,461

Vallejo, CA $70,329

Middlesex, NJ $70,292

Somerset, NJ $70,236

Petaluma, CA $70,092

Santa Cruz, CA $69,848

Boston, MA $69,723

Monterey, CA $69,410

Fairbanks, AK $69,367

Los Angeles, CA $69,248

Washington, DC $69,217

Seattle, WA $69,104

Santa Rosa, CA $69,092

Juneau, AK $68,910

Orange, CA $68,704

Anchorage, AK $68,591

Anaheim, CA $68,548

Santa Ana, CA $68,454

Nassau, NY $68,416

Long Beach, CA $68,391

Danbury, CT $68,373

Santa Maria, CA $68,160

Everett, WA $68,148

Bremerton, WA $67,841

Trenton, NJ $67,722

Sacramento, CA $67,697

San Diego, CA $67,666

Brockton, MA $67,641

Tacoma, WA $67,616

Santa Barbara, CA $67,529

Lowell, MA $67,279

New Suffolk, NY $67,254

Nashua, NH $67,179

Lompoc, CA $67,079

Ventura, CA $67,016

Stockton, CA $66,997

New Haven, CT $66,872

Atlantic City, NJ $66,710

Hartford, CT $66,572

Modesto, CA $66,541

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,403

New Britain, CT $66,372

Olympia, WA $66,285

Kennewick, WA $66,285

New London, CT $66,272

Norwich, CT $66,253

Lawrence, MA $66,222

Bakersfield, CA $66,047

Riverside, CA $65,960

New Bedford, MA $65,960

Richland, WA $65,897

Portsmouth, NH $65,847

Vineland, NJ $65,835

San Bernardino, CA $65,785

Boulder, CO $65,609

Worcester, MA $65,559

Portland, OR $65,503

Saint Paul, MN $65,428

Minneapolis, MN $65,428

Philadelphia, PA $65,341

Honolulu, HI $65,009

Springfield, MA $64,791

Providence, RI $64,784

Chicago, IL $64,603

Bellingham, WA $64,528

Baltimore, MD $64,459

Chico, CA $64,303

Wilmington, DE $64,197

Pittsfield, MA $64,134

Manchester, NH $64,015

Spokane, WA $63,740

Denver, CO $63,734

Albany, NY $63,440

Troy, NY $63,415

Schenectady, NY $63,284

Burlington, VT $63,146

Portland, ME $62,928

Salem, OR $62,878

Yakima, WA $62,865

Ann Arbor, MI $62,846

Rochester, MN $62,671

Fresno, CA $62,640

Reno, NV $62,640

Milwaukee, WI $62,584

Detroit, MI $62,521

Allentown, PA $62,502

Carson City, NV $62,496

Houston, TX $62,402

Colorado Springs, CO $62,396

Syracuse, NY $62,365

Eugene, OR $62,246

Bismarck, ND $62,171

Gary, IN $62,171

Galveston, TX $62,171

Springfield, OR $62,121

Medford, OR $61,971

Fort Collins, CO $61,946

Austin, TX $61,896

Mesa, AZ $61,765

Phoenix, AZ $61,752

Dallas, TX $61,734

Reading, PA $61,696

Saint Cloud, MN $61,671

Concord, NH $61,615

Madison, WI $61,590

Utica, NY $61,421

Raleigh, NC $61,371

Las Vegas, NV $61,365

Rochester, NY $61,321

Des Moines, IA $61,315

Atlanta, GA $61,215

Battle Creek, MI $61,196

Salt Lake City, UT $61,177

Lancaster, PA $61,083

Champaign, IL $61,071

Harrisburg, PA $60,996

Durham, NC $60,940

Kansas City, MO $60,933

Kansas City, KS $60,921

Fort Worth, TX $60,915

Boca Raton, FL $60,890

Cleveland, OH $60,883

Columbus, OH $60,871

Pittsburgh, PA $60,865

Richmond, VA $60,840

Indianapolis, IN $60,827

Cincinnati, OH $60,746

Petersburg, VA $60,652

Billings, MT $60,515

Lansing, MI $60,515

Huntsville, AL $60,515

Lebanon, PA $60,508

Dayton, OH $60,502

Pueblo, CO $60,502

Appleton, WI $60,483

Buffalo, NY $60,458

Racine, WI $60,427

Charlotte, NC $60,421

Saint Louis, MO $60,402

Springfield, IL $60,377

Elkhart, IN $60,364

York, PA $60,364

Gastonia, NC $60,358

Benton Harbor, MI $60,358

Beaumont, TX $60,321

Lorain, OH $60,308

Toledo, OH $60,283

Binghamton, NY $60,252

Rock Hill, SC $60,246

Rockford, IL $60,214

Fargo, ND $60,183

Elyria, OH $60,183

Flagstaff, AZ $60,139

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,102

Miami, FL $60,064

Duluth, MN $59,964

Bangor, ME $59,883

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,814

Louisville, KY $59,783

Grand Rapids, MI $59,771

Hialeah, FL $59,764

Casper, WY $59,677

Scranton, PA $59,602

New Orleans, LA $59,583

Virginia Beach, VA $59,577

Akron, OH $59,546

Peoria, IL $59,464

Sarasota, FL $59,452

Green Bay, WI $59,408

Baton Rouge, LA $59,377

Charleston, SC $59,364

Nashville, TN $59,345

Jamestown, NY $59,333

Davenport, IA $59,333

Tucson, AZ $59,302

Cheyenne, WY $59,283

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,264

Tampa, FL $59,252

Omaha, NE $59,239

Port Arthur, TX $59,214

Evansville, IN $59,214

Bradenton, FL $59,189

Santa Fe, NM $59,077

Orlando, FL $59,014

Clearwater, FL $58,945

Canton, OH $58,814

La Crosse, WI $58,814

Grand Forks, ND $58,795

Albuquerque, NM $58,777

Tulsa, OK $58,777

Newport News, VA $58,770

High Point, NC $58,752

Ogden, UT $58,727

Corpus Christi, TX $58,677

Laramie, WY $58,639

Norfolk, VA $58,639

Rock Island, IL $58,602

Saginaw, MI $58,589

Jacksonville, FL $58,583

Salisbury, NC $58,570

Memphis, TN $58,558

Moline, IL $58,527

Fort Myers, FL $58,508

Waterloo, IA $58,427

Spartanburg, SC $58,364

Lincoln, NE $58,333

Fort Wayne, IN $58,320

Birmingham, AL $58,251

Cedar Falls, IA $58,239

Provo, UT $58,233

Springfield, OH $58,226

San Antonio, TX $58,214

Greensboro, NC $58,189

South Bend, IN $58,183

Winston Salem, NC $58,176

Boise, ID $58,158

Savannah, GA $58,114

Muskegon, MI $58,001

Lima, OH $57,926

Lake Charles, LA $57,901

Anderson, IN $57,889

Lexington, KY $57,870

Augusta, GA $57,851

Greenville, SC $57,851

Wichita, KS $57,795

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,795

Columbia, SC $57,739

Bloomington, IN $57,583

Roanoke, VA $57,545

Asheville, NC $57,464

Knoxville, TN $57,358

Shreveport, LA $57,351

Wilmington, NC $57,270

Frankfort, KY $57,151

Oklahoma City, OK $57,107

Chillicothe, OH $57,082

Longview, TX $57,076

Topeka, KS $57,057

Mobile, AL $56,964

Terre Haute, IN $56,939

Erie, PA $56,932

Altoona, PA $56,901

Melbourne, FL $56,882

Amarillo, TX $56,857

Killeen, TX $56,839

Fayetteville, AR $56,789

Sioux Falls, SD $56,745

Chattanooga, TN $56,707

Idaho Falls, ID $56,701

Gainesville, FL $56,570

Portsmouth, OH $56,539

Little Rock, AR $56,526

Lynchburg, VA $56,526

Lafayette, LA $56,501

Youngstown, OH $56,501

Temple, TX $56,476

Daytona Beach, FL $56,464

Clarksville, TN $56,457

Pensacola, FL $56,451

Hopkinsville, KY $56,264

Charleston, WV $56,257

Florence, SC $56,226

Sioux City, IA $56,188

Macon, GA $56,007

Tallahassee, FL $56,001

Fayetteville, NC $55,988

Waco, TX $55,976

Wichita Falls, TX $55,976

Pine Bluff, AR $55,951

Vincennes, IN $55,832

Lubbock, TX $55,807

Great Falls, MT $55,770

Alamogordo, NM $55,763

Abilene, TX $55,713

Rapid City, SD $55,632

Monroe, LA $55,632

Albany, GA $55,595

Huntington, WV $55,588

Jackson, MS $55,582

Greenville, MS $55,576

Parkersburg, WV $55,513

Montgomery, AL $55,501

Johnstown, PA $55,488

Springfield, MO $55,438

Biloxi, MS $55,407

Sumter, SC $55,276

Columbus, GA $55,270

Twin Falls, ID $55,232

Pascagoula, MS $55,151

Kingsport, TN $54,988

Gulfport, MS $54,969

Alexandria, LA $54,763

Fort Smith, AR $54,607

El Paso, TX $54,438

Helena, MT $54,357

Las Cruces, NM $54,157

Harlingen, TX $53,982

Pocatello, ID $53,925

Florence, AL $53,907

Brownsville, TX $53,894

Dothan, AL $53,794

Mcallen, TX $53,763

Columbus, MS $53,300

Altus, OK $53,013

Lawton, OK $52,894

Pierre, SD $52,669

What Skills Can Increase a Planner, 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.

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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 Planner, 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	$66,891	7%
Coordination	$66,266	6%
Merchandising	$65,016	4%
Inventory Management	$65,016	4%
Presentation	$65,016	4%
Analysis	$64,390	3%

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How Education impacts a Planner, Buyer's Salary?

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

Planner, Buyer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Planner, Buyer

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 19.1%

Associates 12.8%

Bachelors 59.0%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.3%

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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%

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

Understanding how a Planner, 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

$57,385

Average $62,515/year

$68,672

$4,782

Average $5,210/month

$5,723

$1,104

Average $1,202/week

$1,321

$28

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,672	$5,723	$1,321	$33
Average	$62,515	$5,210	$1,202	$30
25th Percentile	$57,385	$4,782	$1,104	$28

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Salary Trends for Planner, Buyer

Salaries for a Planner, Buyer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,713 in 2023 to around $61,656 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Planner, Buyer salary trends, .

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$62,713

2024

$62,384

2025

$61,656

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2024	$62,384
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