Salary guide, May 2025

Buyer / Senior Buyer pay in Dover, DE

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The median annual wage for Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Dover, DE was $72,650 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $58,030 and $100,900.

The Dover, DE median is $5,060 below the national median of $77,710, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about dover, DE?

Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Dover, DE: median $72,650; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,030 to $100,900.

Annual wage percentiles, Dover, DE
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,870	$58,030	$72,650	$100,900	$123,700

Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Dover, DE: median $34.93; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.90 to $48.51.

Hourly wage percentiles, Dover, DE
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.98	$27.90	$34.93	$48.51	$59.47

BLS estimated 160 workers employed in this occupation in Dover, DE. Location quotient: 0.74.

What should you know about united States?

Buyers and Purchasing Agents in U.S.: median $77,710; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,800 to $100,820.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,380	$60,800	$77,710	$100,820	$128,870

Buyers and Purchasing Agents in U.S.: median $37.36; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.23 to $48.47.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.26	$29.23	$37.36	$48.47	$61.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Buyer / Senior Buyer median is $72,650. The all-occupations median in Dover, DE is $46,690. Ratio: 1.56 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.74 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Buyer / Senior Buyer in Dover, DE, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$55,070	$68,180	$95,680
May 2025	$58,030	$72,650	$100,900

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Dover, DE. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Buyer / Senior Buyer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Vineland, NJ	$77,990	$64,750 to $96,550
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$78,250	$62,550 to $102,320

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