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

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

How does experience change An Operations Buyer's salary?

An Operations Buyer's salary grows with experience: a Buyer I (0-2 years)earns $61,385, a Operations Buyer (2-4 years)earns $74,573, a Buyer III (4-7 years)earns $91,664, a Buyer IV (7+ years)earns $115,002,

What are the highest paying states for an Operations Buyer?

Operations Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Operations Buyer roles are District of Columbia $83,099, California $82,784, Massachusetts $81,681. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Operations Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Operations Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Buyer IV: $114,498; Senior Buyer: $91,270; Buyer III: $91,262; Intermediate Buyer: $74,300; Buyer II: $74,246.

How do different companies affect an Operations Buyer's salary?

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

Operations Buyer Salary in the United States

How much does an Operations Buyer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Operations Buyer in the United States is $75,053 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,543
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,573 to $81,591
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,762

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Operations Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,591	$6,799	$1,569	$39
Average	$75,053	$6,254	$1,443	$36
25th Percentile	$67,573	$5,631	$1,299	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Operations Buyer Salaries

An Operations 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 Operations 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 Operations Buyers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $83,099.
California: $82,784.
Massachusetts: $81,681.

District of Columbia $83,099

California $82,784

Massachusetts $81,681

Washington $81,380

New Jersey $81,350

Alaska $81,245

Connecticut $80,210

New York $79,789

Hawaii $78,446

Rhode Island $77,815

Maryland $77,388

Minnesota $76,802

Colorado $76,577

Illinois $76,502

Oregon $76,217

Delaware $76,007

New Hampshire $75,874

Virginia $75,579

Pennsylvania $74,716

Nevada $74,280

North Dakota $74,138

Michigan $73,913

Wisconsin $73,830

Vermont $73,665

Texas $73,207

Maine $73,177

Arizona $73,132

Ohio $73,079

Georgia $72,389

Indiana $72,044

Wyoming $71,976

Utah $71,871

Iowa $71,826

Kansas $71,466

Louisiana $71,361

North Carolina $71,323

Missouri $71,308

Florida $71,016

Montana $70,858

Nebraska $70,708

Kentucky $70,625

South Carolina $70,325

Tennessee $70,137

Idaho $70,062

New Mexico $69,514

Oklahoma $69,394

Alabama $68,952

South Dakota $68,209

Arkansas $67,803

West Virginia $67,586

Mississippi $66,933

Top Paying Cities for Operations 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: $94,665
San Francisco: $93,628
Oakland: $91,655

San Jose, CA $94,665

San Francisco, CA $93,628

Oakland, CA $91,655

New York, NY $86,416

Paramus, NJ $85,365

Queens Village, NY $85,361

Passaic, NJ $85,290

Bergenfield, NJ $85,283

Stamford, CT $85,118

Huntington, NY $85,087

Newark, NJ $84,533

Bridgeport, CT $84,374

Vallejo, CA $84,225

New Brunswick, NJ $84,195

Petaluma, CA $84,150

Middlesex, NJ $84,007

Somerset, NJ $83,955

Santa Cruz, CA $83,857

Boston, MA $83,399

Monterey, CA $83,136

Seattle, WA $82,964

Santa Rosa, CA $82,949

Los Angeles, CA $82,927

Juneau, AK $82,731

Washington, DC $82,649

Orange, CA $82,382

Santa Ana, CA $82,183

Long Beach, CA $82,108

Anaheim, CA $82,093

Anchorage, AK $82,056

Santa Maria, CA $81,831

Everett, WA $81,816

Danbury, CT $81,552

Bremerton, WA $81,448

Tacoma, WA $81,178

New Suffolk, NY $81,176

Sacramento, CA $81,155

Santa Barbara, CA $81,073

Trenton, NJ $80,990

San Diego, CA $80,990

Brockton, MA $80,908

Fairbanks, AK $80,724

Lompoc, CA $80,532

Lowell, MA $80,472

Ventura, CA $80,457

Nashua, NH $80,442

Stockton, CA $80,435

Modesto, CA $79,887

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,722

Olympia, WA $79,579

Kennewick, WA $79,579

New Haven, CT $79,549

Lawrence, MA $79,279

Hartford, CT $79,204

Riverside, CA $79,189

New Bedford, MA $79,114

Richland, WA $79,114

Bakersfield, CA $79,009

San Bernardino, CA $78,979

New Britain, CT $78,971

Atlantic City, NJ $78,971

New London, CT $78,941

Norwich, CT $78,919

Portsmouth, NH $78,904

Boulder, CO $78,745

Portland, OR $78,641

Worcester, MA $78,633

Minneapolis, MN $78,401

Philadelphia, PA $78,296

Honolulu, HI $78,048

Saint Paul, MN $78,012

Vineland, NJ $77,995

Providence, RI $77,778

Chicago, IL $77,560

Bellingham, WA $77,470

Springfield, MA $77,410

Baltimore, MD $77,388

Chico, CA $77,200

Pittsfield, MA $76,997

Manchester, NH $76,855

Spokane, WA $76,524

Denver, CO $76,517

Albany, NY $76,164

Troy, NY $76,134

Nassau, NY $76,054

Schenectady, NY $75,977

Wilmington, DE $75,917

Burlington, VT $75,811

Salem, OR $75,781

Portland, ME $75,549

Yakima, WA $75,474

Rochester, MN $75,241

Reno, NV $75,204

Fresno, CA $75,204

Milwaukee, WI $75,136

Detroit, MI $75,061

Ann Arbor, MI $75,048

Allentown, PA $75,038

Colorado Springs, CO $74,911

Syracuse, NY $74,873

Carson City, NV $74,873

Houston, TX $74,768

Eugene, OR $74,731

Gary, IN $74,641

Springfield, OR $74,581

Bismarck, ND $74,566

Galveston, TX $74,513

Medford, OR $74,400

Fort Collins, CO $74,370

Concord, NH $74,333

Austin, TX $74,310

Mesa, AZ $74,153

Reading, PA $74,145

Phoenix, AZ $74,138

Dallas, TX $74,115

Saint Cloud, MN $74,043

Madison, WI $73,943

Utica, NY $73,740

Rochester, NY $73,620

Des Moines, IA $73,612

Raleigh, NC $73,605

Atlanta, GA $73,492

Battle Creek, MI $73,470

Salt Lake City, UT $73,447

Lancaster, PA $73,335

Harrisburg, PA $73,230

Kansas City, MO $73,155

Champaign, IL $73,140

Kansas City, KS $73,140

Fort Worth, TX $73,132

Columbus, OH $73,119

Boca Raton, FL $73,102

Pittsburgh, PA $73,072

Richmond, VA $73,042

Indianapolis, IN $73,027

Cleveland, OH $73,019

Las Vegas, NV $72,929

Cincinnati, OH $72,929

Petersburg, VA $72,817

Huntsville, AL $72,704

Lansing, MI $72,654

Lebanon, PA $72,644

Pueblo, CO $72,637

Appleton, WI $72,614

Buffalo, NY $72,584

Dayton, OH $72,562

Racine, WI $72,547

Charlotte, NC $72,539

Saint Louis, MO $72,517

York, PA $72,472

Elkhart, IN $72,472

Gastonia, NC $72,457

Billings, MT $72,439

Beaumont, TX $72,419

Lorain, OH $72,404

Benton Harbor, MI $72,389

Toledo, OH $72,374

Binghamton, NY $72,336

Rock Hill, SC $72,329

Rockford, IL $72,291

Springfield, IL $72,261

Elyria, OH $72,254

Fargo, ND $72,254

Flagstaff, AZ $72,201

Fort Lauderdale, FL $72,156

Duluth, MN $72,111

Miami, FL $72,111

Cheyenne, WY $72,059

Grand Forks, ND $72,059

Bangor, ME $71,894

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,811

Durham, NC $71,780

Louisville, KY $71,774

Grand Rapids, MI $71,759

Hialeah, FL $71,751

Casper, WY $71,646

Scranton, PA $71,556

New Orleans, LA $71,533

Virginia Beach, VA $71,526

Akron, OH $71,488

Peoria, IL $71,391

Sarasota, FL $71,376

Nashville, TN $71,323

Omaha, NE $71,323

Green Bay, WI $71,323

Baton Rouge, LA $71,286

Charleston, SC $71,271

Jamestown, NY $71,233

Davenport, IA $71,233

Tucson, AZ $71,196

Saint Petersburg, FL $71,151

Tampa, FL $71,136

Evansville, IN $71,091

Port Arthur, TX $71,091

Bradenton, FL $71,061

Santa Fe, NM $70,925

Orlando, FL $70,790

Clearwater, FL $70,768

Canton, OH $70,610

La Crosse, WI $70,610

Albuquerque, NM $70,565

Newport News, VA $70,558

High Point, NC $70,535

Ogden, UT $70,505

Corpus Christi, TX $70,445

Norfolk, VA $70,400

Laramie, WY $70,400

Rock Island, IL $70,355

Saginaw, MI $70,340

Jacksonville, FL $70,333

Salisbury, NC $70,318

Boise, ID $70,303

Moline, IL $70,265

Fort Myers, FL $70,242

Memphis, TN $70,227

Tulsa, OK $70,190

Waterloo, IA $70,145

Spartanburg, SC $70,070

Lincoln, NE $70,032

Fort Wayne, IN $70,017

Provo, UT $70,010

Cedar Falls, IA $69,920

San Antonio, TX $69,890

Greensboro, NC $69,860

South Bend, IN $69,852

Savannah, GA $69,770

Muskegon, MI $69,740

Birmingham, AL $69,732

Winston Salem, NC $69,695

Lake Charles, LA $69,514

Anderson, IN $69,499

Lexington, KY $69,477

Augusta, GA $69,454

Greenville, SC $69,454

Lima, OH $69,394

Wichita, KS $69,387

Tuscaloosa, AL $69,387

Columbia, SC $69,319

Springfield, OH $69,304

Asheville, NC $69,184

Bloomington, IN $69,132

Knoxville, TN $68,861

Shreveport, LA $68,854

Wilmington, NC $68,756

Roanoke, VA $68,756

Topeka, KS $68,621

Frankfort, KY $68,613

Oklahoma City, OK $68,561

Chillicothe, OH $68,531

Longview, TX $68,524

Melbourne, FL $68,516

Sioux Falls, SD $68,396

Mobile, AL $68,389

Terre Haute, IN $68,359

Altoona, PA $68,314

Amarillo, TX $68,261

Killeen, TX $68,239

Fayetteville, AR $68,179

Chattanooga, TN $68,156

Sioux City, IA $68,088

Idaho Falls, ID $68,073

Lynchburg, VA $68,013

Gainesville, FL $67,916

Portsmouth, OH $67,878

Little Rock, AR $67,863

Lafayette, LA $67,833

Youngstown, OH $67,833

Daytona Beach, FL $67,788

Clarksville, TN $67,781

Pensacola, FL $67,773

Temple, TX $67,768

Hopkinsville, KY $67,548

Erie, PA $67,533

Florence, SC $67,503

Charleston, WV $67,383

Great Falls, MT $67,345

Macon, GA $67,240

Tallahassee, FL $67,233

Fayetteville, NC $67,218

Waco, TX $67,203

Helena, MT $67,150

Pine Bluff, AR $67,122

Vincennes, IN $67,030

Lubbock, TX $67,000

Alamogordo, NM $66,955

Twin Falls, ID $66,888

Rapid City, SD $66,865

Jackson, MS $66,730

Huntington, WV $66,725

Greenville, MS $66,722

Parkersburg, WV $66,646

Montgomery, AL $66,632

Wichita Falls, TX $66,557

Springfield, MO $66,557

Biloxi, MS $66,520

Monroe, LA $66,445

Johnstown, PA $66,392

Sumter, SC $66,362

Columbus, GA $66,355

Pascagoula, MS $66,212

Abilene, TX $66,212

Kingsport, TN $66,017

Albany, GA $66,017

Gulfport, MS $65,994

Alexandria, LA $65,747

Fort Smith, AR $65,559

El Paso, TX $65,357

Las Cruces, NM $65,019

Harlingen, TX $64,828

Pocatello, ID $64,816

Florence, AL $64,719

Brownsville, TX $64,704

Mcallen, TX $64,546

Dothan, AL $64,441

Columbus, MS $63,995

Altus, OK $63,645

Lawton, OK $63,503

Pierre, SD $63,232

What Skills Can Increase an Operations Buyer'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 an Operations Buyer'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	$80,307	7%
Collaboration	$79,557	6%
Merchandising	$79,557	6%
Analysis	$78,806	5%
Leadership	$78,806	5%
Presentation	$78,806	5%

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How Education impacts an Operations Buyer's Salary?

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

Operations Buyer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Operations Buyer

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

Understanding how an Operations 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 May 01, 2026

$67,573

Average $75,053/year

$81,591

$5,631

Average $6,254/month

$6,799

$1,299

Average $1,443/week

$1,569

$32

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,591	$6,799	$1,569	$39
Average	$75,053	$6,254	$1,443	$36
25th Percentile	$67,573	$5,631	$1,299	$32

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Salary Trends for Operations Buyer

Salaries for an Operations Buyer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,286 in 2023 to around $71,255 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Operations Buyer salary trends, .

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