Meat Buyer Salary in Long Beach, California

How much does a Meat Buyer make in Long Beach, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Meat Buyer in Long Beach, CA is $69,872. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $63,213 to $77,211, with most professionals earning between $57,149 and $83,894.

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Developing new sources of supply is another essential function of this position, involving securing and analyzing quotations, negotiating prices and terms with suppliers with respect to cost, and quality and delivery competitiveness.

January 23, 2023

Maintains data information, files, reports, price lists on assigned commodities, and performs other duties as assigned or required.

February 01, 2023

Participate in the formulation of broad policies and long-range goals, objectives, plans, programs, and projects of the Distribution Center.

March 03, 2023

Reviews all product costs and marketing plan to ensure items purchased are at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need in order to meet marketing plan.

April 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Meat Buyer in Long Beach, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

63213

77211

69872

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

64196

79549

71406

What is the average salary for Meat Buyer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Meat Buyer in Long Beach, CA. The base salary for Meat Buyer ranges from $63,213 to $77,211 with the average base salary of $69,872. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $64,196 to $79,549 with the average total cash compensation of $71,406.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$69,872	$63,213 - $77,211
Bonus	$1,534	$984 - $2,338
Total Pay	$71,406	$64,196 - $79,549

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Meat Buyer Salary Near Long Beach, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA
CITY, STATE Carson, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,213 - $77,211	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Norwalk, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,276 - $77,289	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA
CITY, STATE Pasadena, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,004 - $78,178	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA
CITY, STATE Torrance, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,213 - $77,211	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Inglewood, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,004 - $78,178	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA
CITY, STATE Downey, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,473 - $77,529	COMPARE TO Long Beach, CA

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About Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. It is the 39th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California. Long Beach is the second-largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. Long Beach is a charter city. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintai...

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