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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Category Buyer?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Category Buyer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Category Buyer's salary?

A Category Buyer's salary grows with experience: a Buyer I (0-2 years)earns $61,335, a Category Buyer (2-4 years)earns $74,522, a Buyer III (4-7 years)earns $91,608, a Buyer IV (7+ years)earns $114,913,

What are the highest paying states for a Category Buyer?

Category Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Category Buyer roles are District of Columbia $80,246, California $79,942, Massachusetts $78,876. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Category Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Category Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Category Director: $286,854; Category Lead: $285,099; SVP of Category: $280,940; VP of Category: $218,000; Category Directory: $181,500.

Category Buyer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Category Buyer make in Colorado?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Category Buyer in Colorado is $73,948 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,686
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,684 to $80,092
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,160

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Category Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,092	$6,674	$1,540	$39
Average	$73,948	$6,162	$1,422	$36
25th Percentile	$65,684	$5,474	$1,263	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Category Buyer Salaries

A Category 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $80,246.
California: $79,942.
Massachusetts: $78,876.

District of Columbia $80,246 California $79,942 Massachusetts $78,876 Washington $78,586 New Jersey $78,557 Alaska $78,456 Connecticut $77,456 New York $77,050

Hawaii $75,753 Rhode Island $75,144 Maryland $74,731 Minnesota $74,165 Colorado $73,948 Illinois $73,876 Oregon $73,600 Delaware $73,397

New Hampshire $73,270 Virginia $72,984 Pennsylvania $72,151 Nevada $71,730 North Dakota $71,592 Michigan $71,375 Wisconsin $71,295 Vermont $71,136

Texas $70,694 Maine $70,665 Arizona $70,621 Ohio $70,571 Georgia $69,904 Indiana $69,570 Wyoming $69,505 Utah $69,404

Iowa $69,360 Kansas $69,012 Louisiana $68,911 North Carolina $68,875 Missouri $68,860 Florida $68,577 Montana $68,425 Nebraska $68,280

Kentucky $68,201 South Carolina $67,911 Tennessee $67,729 Idaho $67,657 New Mexico $67,128 Oklahoma $67,012 Alabama $66,584 South Dakota $65,867

Arkansas $65,475 West Virginia $65,265 Mississippi $64,635

Top Paying Cities for Category 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:

Glen Haven: $72,500
Hygiene: $75,020
Johnstown: $72,662

Glen Haven, CO $72,500 Hygiene, CO $75,020 Johnstown, CO $72,662 Laporte, CO $71,856 Livermore, CO $71,623 Loveland, CO $72,435 Lyons, CO $74,888 Masonville, CO $71,902

Mead, CO $73,487 Milliken, CO $72,561 Niwot, CO $75,608 Red Feather Lakes, CO $71,820 Severance, CO $71,959 Timnath, CO $71,866 Wellington, CO $71,464 Windsor, CO $71,970

Brighton, CO $73,754 Ault, CO $71,833 Briggsdale, CO $71,853 Carr, CO $70,617 Eastlake, CO $73,946 Eaton, CO $72,060 Evans, CO $72,427 Fort Lupton, CO $73,544

Galeton, CO $72,067 Gilcrest, CO $72,822 Gill, CO $72,185 Greeley, CO $72,248 Henderson, CO $73,868 Hudson, CO $73,301 Keenesburg, CO $72,948 Kersey, CO $72,194

La Salle, CO $72,697 Lucerne, CO $72,171 Nunn, CO $71,605 Orchard, CO $71,844 Pierce, CO $71,879 Ohio City, CO $72,618 Parlin, CO $72,277 Penrose, CO $71,645

Pitkin, CO $72,528 Poncha Springs, CO $72,037 Powderhorn, CO $72,126 Rockvale, CO $71,320 Sargents, CO $71,915 Twin Lakes, CO $74,290 Westcliffe, CO $71,360 Wetmore, CO $70,901

Durango, CO $72,328 Cahone, CO $72,150 Cortez, CO $72,095 Dolores, CO $72,267 Dove Creek, CO $72,078 Egnar, CO $72,118 Hesperus, CO $71,696 Lewis, CO $72,277

Mancos, CO $72,094 Marvel, CO $71,694 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $71,721 Pleasant View, CO $71,943 Rico, CO $72,285 Towaoc, CO $71,795 Yellow Jacket, CO $72,191 Montrose, CO $72,555

Austin, CO $72,649 Bedrock, CO $72,100 Cedaredge, CO $72,723 Cory, CO $72,632 Crawford, CO $72,426 Delta, CO $72,554 Eckert, CO $72,667 Hotchkiss, CO $72,622

Lazear, CO $72,568 Naturita, CO $72,246 Norwood, CO $72,274 Nucla, CO $72,357 Olathe, CO $72,474 Ophir, CO $72,353 Ouray, CO $72,341 Paonia, CO $72,956

Paradox, CO $72,140 Placerville, CO $72,286 Redvale, CO $72,309 Ridgway, CO $72,331 Silverton, CO $72,209 Somerset, CO $73,177 Telluride, CO $72,367 Grand Junction, CO $73,001

Platteville, CO $72,984 Roggen, CO $72,231 Weldona, CO $71,674 Wiggins, CO $72,057 Fort Morgan, CO $71,703 Log Lane Village, CO $71,937 Akron, CO $71,183 Amherst, CO $70,955

Atwood, CO $71,432 Brush, CO $71,427 Crook, CO $71,229 Eckley, CO $71,005 Fleming, CO $71,366 Grover, CO $71,309 Haxtun, CO $71,351 Hereford, CO $70,854

Hillrose, CO $71,498 Holyoke, CO $71,135 Idalia, CO $70,779 Iliff, CO $71,416 Julesburg, CO $71,129 Lindon, CO $70,878 Merino, CO $71,495 New Raymer, CO $71,479

Otis, CO $71,247 Ovid, CO $71,153 Padroni, CO $71,235 Paoli, CO $71,352 Peetz, CO $71,216 Sedgwick, CO $71,179 Snyder, CO $71,441 Sterling, CO $71,555

Stoneham, CO $71,482 Vernon, CO $70,846 Woodrow, CO $71,026 Wray, CO $70,987 Yuma, CO $71,225 Anton, CO $70,896 Arapahoe, CO $70,337 Arriba, CO $70,592

Bethune, CO $70,697 Burlington, CO $70,631 Calhan, CO $71,748 Cascade, CO $72,338 Cheyenne Wells, CO $70,439 Cope, CO $70,863 Cripple Creek, CO $72,202 Divide, CO $72,240

Flagler, CO $70,665 Florissant, CO $72,182 Fountain, CO $71,742 Genoa, CO $70,640 Green Mountain Falls, CO $72,320 Guffey, CO $72,104 Hugo, CO $70,207 Joes, CO $70,933

Karval, CO $69,800 Kirk, CO $70,874 Kit Carson, CO $70,352 Limon, CO $71,066 Lake George, CO $72,290 Manitou Springs, CO $72,338 Matheson, CO $71,014 Peyton, CO $72,087

Ramah, CO $70,555 Rush, CO $70,723 Seibert, CO $70,635 Simla, CO $71,337 Stratton, CO $70,705 U S A F Academy, CO $72,334 Victor, CO $72,169 Vona, CO $70,676

Wild Horse, CO $70,216 Woodland Park, CO $72,279 Yoder, CO $70,996 Colorado Springs, CO $72,339 Clifton, CO $72,956 Fruita, CO $72,775 Gateway, CO $72,262 Glade Park, CO $72,512

Loma, CO $72,801 Mack, CO $72,607 Palisade, CO $72,824 Whitewater, CO $72,507 Glenwood Springs, CO $73,705 Dinosaur, CO $72,488 Aspen, CO $75,086 Snowmass Village, CO $75,083

Avon, CO $74,409 Basalt, CO $74,847 Carbondale, CO $74,568 Collbran, CO $72,752 Craig, CO $73,286 De Beque, CO $72,743 Eagle, CO $74,105 Edwards, CO $74,263

Parachute, CO $73,122 Battlement Mesa, CO $73,055 Gypsum, CO $73,736 Hamilton, CO $73,599 Hayden, CO $73,391 Maybell, CO $72,578 Meeker, CO $73,605 Meredith, CO $74,601

Mesa, CO $72,717 Minturn, CO $74,182 Molina, CO $72,673 New Castle, CO $73,451 Rangely, CO $72,783 Red Cliff, CO $74,173 Rifle, CO $73,269 Silt, CO $73,239

Slater, CO $72,938 Snowmass, CO $74,932 Wolcott, CO $74,149 Woody Creek, CO $75,081 Vail, CO $74,500 Pueblo, CO $70,143 Colorado City, CO $70,623 Aguilar, CO $70,931

Arlington, CO $69,682 Avondale, CO $70,331 Beulah, CO $70,627 Boncarbo, CO $70,966 Boone, CO $70,558 Branson, CO $70,385 Campo, CO $70,124 Cheraw, CO $70,259

Crowley, CO $70,409 Eads, CO $70,309 Fort Lyon, CO $70,231 Fowler, CO $70,433 Gardner, CO $71,122 Granada, CO $70,467 Hartman, CO $70,602 Hasty, CO $70,386

Haswell, CO $69,970 Hoehne, CO $70,851 Holly, CO $70,379 Kim, CO $70,313 La Junta, CO $70,358 Lamar, CO $70,573 Las Animas, CO $70,319 La Veta, CO $71,246

Mc Clave, CO $70,397 Manzanola, CO $70,304 Model, CO $70,411 Olney Springs, CO $70,184 Ordway, CO $69,834 Pritchett, CO $70,316 Rocky Ford, CO $70,202 Rye, CO $70,731

Sheridan Lake, CO $70,336 Springfield, CO $70,460 Sugar City, CO $69,647 Swink, CO $70,288 Trinchera, CO $70,547 Trinidad, CO $70,853 Two Buttes, CO $70,457 Vilas, CO $70,446

Walsenburg, CO $70,871 Walsh, CO $70,372 Weston, CO $71,100 Wiley, CO $70,332 Alamosa, CO $71,787 Antonito, CO $71,742 Arboles, CO $71,887 Arvada, CO $73,949

Aurora, CO $73,898 Bayfield, CO $72,089 Broomfield, CO $74,273 Commerce City, CO $73,775 Dupont, CO $73,916 Eldorado Springs, CO $75,676 Lafayette, CO $75,005 Louisville, CO $75,097

Westminster, CO $73,915 Wheat Ridge, CO $73,911 Agate, CO $71,292 Bennett, CO $73,146 Byers, CO $72,272 Castle Rock, CO $72,593 Deer Trail, CO $71,795 Elbert, CO $72,134

Elizabeth, CO $72,742 Englewood, CO $73,898 Franktown, CO $72,545 Kiowa, CO $72,219 Larkspur, CO $72,357 Littleton, CO $73,825 Lone Tree, CO $73,630 Louviers, CO $73,528

Monument, CO $72,286 Palmer Lake, CO $72,293 Parker, CO $73,360 Sedalia, CO $72,630 Strasburg, CO $72,913 Watkins, CO $73,460 Denver, CO $73,890 Thornton, CO $73,948

Boulder, CO $76,041 Golden, CO $73,905 Alma, CO $73,489 Bailey, CO $73,323 Black Hawk, CO $74,644 Bond, CO $74,141 Breckenridge, CO $73,646 Buffalo Creek, CO $73,069

Burns, CO $73,665 Central City, CO $74,224 Clark, CO $72,967 Climax, CO $73,731 Coalmont, CO $72,841 Como, CO $72,593 Conifer, CO $73,513 Cowdrey, CO $72,547

Dillon, CO $73,602 Dumont, CO $73,960 Evergreen, CO $73,777 Empire, CO $73,622 Fairplay, CO $72,660 Fraser, CO $73,705 Frisco, CO $74,057 Georgetown, CO $73,567

Granby, CO $73,509 Grand Lake, CO $73,468 Grant, CO $72,946 Hartsel, CO $72,273 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $73,410 Idaho Springs, CO $73,834 Idledale, CO $73,829 Indian Hills, CO $73,791

Jamestown, CO $75,919 Jefferson, CO $72,793 Kittredge, CO $73,799 Kremmling, CO $73,403 Leadville, CO $73,641 Mc Coy, CO $73,654 Morrison, CO $73,775 Nederland, CO $75,228

Oak Creek, CO $73,523 Parshall, CO $73,839 Phippsburg, CO $73,595 Pine, CO $73,157 Pinecliffe, CO $75,582 Rand, CO $72,846 Rollinsville, CO $74,877 Shawnee, CO $73,140

Silver Plume, CO $73,255 Steamboat Springs, CO $73,386 Tabernash, CO $73,877 Toponas, CO $73,567 Walden, CO $72,738 Ward, CO $75,030 Winter Park, CO $73,972 Yampa, CO $73,667

Silverthorne, CO $73,994 Longmont, CO $74,727 Allenspark, CO $74,388 Estes Park, CO $73,271 Bellvue, CO $72,333 Berthoud, CO $73,220 Dacono, CO $74,073 Drake, CO $72,359

Erie, CO $74,405 Firestone, CO $73,889 Fort Collins, CO $71,817 Frederick, CO $73,892 Blanca, CO $71,533 Capulin, CO $71,901 Center, CO $71,842 Chama, CO $71,288

Chimney Rock, CO $71,917 Chromo, CO $71,434 Conejos, CO $71,698 Creede, CO $72,074 Crestone, CO $71,566 Del Norte, CO $71,917 Fort Garland, CO $71,372 San Luis, CO $71,082

Homelake, CO $71,850 Hooper, CO $71,611 Ignacio, CO $71,779 Jaroso, CO $71,239 La Jara, CO $71,813 Manassa, CO $71,740 Moffat, CO $71,661 Monte Vista, CO $71,893

Mosca, CO $71,521 Pagosa Springs, CO $71,911 Romeo, CO $71,951 Saguache, CO $71,908 Sanford, CO $71,548 San Pablo, CO $71,181 South Fork, CO $71,989 Villa Grove, CO $71,757

Salida, CO $72,039 Almont, CO $73,894 Buena Vista, CO $73,781 Canon City, CO $71,718 Cimarron, CO $72,202 Coal Creek, CO $71,292 Coaldale, CO $71,863 Cotopaxi, CO $71,661

Crested Butte, CO $74,282 Florence, CO $71,180 Monarch, CO $72,190 Granite, CO $73,273 Gunnison, CO $72,258 Hillside, CO $71,635 Howard, CO $71,993 Lake City, CO $72,198

Nathrop, CO $72,256

Category Buyer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Category Buyer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 67% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Category Buyer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Category Buyer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Category Buyer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$92,435	$44.0	25%
Financial Services	$88,738	$43.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$87,259	$42.0	18%
Insurance	$85,040	$41.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$82,822	$40.0	12%

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

Understanding how a Category 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 August 01, 2026

$65,684

Average $73,948/year

$80,092

$5,474

Average $6,162/month

$6,674

$1,263

Average $1,422/week

$1,540

$32

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,092	$6,674	$1,540	$39
Average	$73,948	$6,162	$1,422	$36
25th Percentile	$65,684	$5,474	$1,263	$32

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