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Salary guide, May 2025

Buyer / Senior Buyer pay by metro, ranked

Manufacturing Headhunters uses the published BLS OEWS figures below. They describe the mapped occupation and area, not an individual offer.

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 391. The highest is Lexington Park, MD at $111,530 and the lowest is San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR at $34,190. 0 more are published but not rankable and 2 are not published by bls.

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.

  1. Lexington Park, MD$111,530
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$104,880
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$101,500
  4. Warner Robins, GA$100,120
  5. Peoria, IL$96,880
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,970
  7. Huntsville, AL$94,990
  8. Kennewick-Richland, WA$94,790
  9. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$94,520
  10. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$94,280
  11. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$93,600
  12. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$93,060
  13. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$93,010
  14. Ogden, UT$89,630
  15. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$89,170
  16. Rochester, MN$88,320
  17. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$87,920
  18. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$87,850
  19. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$87,410
  20. Anchorage, AK$86,380
  21. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$84,730
  22. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$84,590
  23. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$84,590
  24. Colorado Springs, CO$84,370
  25. Boulder, CO$83,480

Bars show the top 25 of 391 ranked. The table below lists all 391. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

Buyer / Senior Buyer by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
RankMetroBLS occupation25thMedian75thEmploymentLQ
1Lexington Park, MDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$84,590$111,530$138,0307303.28
2Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$77,690$104,880$135,51014,2401.44
3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$81,250$101,500$132,0803,3800.94
4Warner Robins, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$88,610$100,120$115,9205802.43
5Peoria, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,330$96,880$128,1807201.38
6Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$75,000$95,970$118,8209,9601.51
7Huntsville, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,880$94,990$120,7202,7403.26
8Kennewick-Richland, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$71,430$94,790$107,8505201.26
9Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$66,360$94,520$120,6402,8502.42
10Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$73,490$94,280$124,0701,2400.97
11San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$72,640$93,600$122,9006,3000.84
12Trenton-Princeton, NJBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$75,650$93,060$110,2807500.99
13Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$70,370$93,010$122,89010,0901.18
14Ogden, UTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$67,370$89,630$112,5301,0301.2
15Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,110$89,170$113,0706701.7
16Rochester, MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,320$88,320$104,5002900.74
17Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$72,490$87,920$106,1206,1601.21
18Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,570$87,850$111,3601301.19
19Parkersburg-Vienna, WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,130$87,410$105,370600.55
20Anchorage, AKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$66,210$86,380$110,2205100.92
21Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$66,460$84,730$106,4901,3202.32
22Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,200$84,590$111,5304,3601.02
23Providence-Warwick, RI-MABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,080$84,590$94,1802,4101.07
24Colorado Springs, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,920$84,370$115,5601,2001.2
25Boulder, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$66,720$83,480$108,6807701.27
26Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,950$83,360$106,1601,1601.5
27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$68,930$83,350$107,55029,3600.98
28Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,830$83,100$109,8304401.5
29San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$66,750$83,090$108,0604,7100.97
30Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,520$83,030$102,0602,0201.07
31Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$67,250$82,710$101,7208,0901.31
32Minot, NDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,210$82,580$95,800600.57
33Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,310$82,500$107,78018,2700.92
34Portland-South Portland, MEBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,960$82,460$103,7106100.67
35Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,540$82,450$102,6005501.39
36Richmond, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,630$82,370$103,9404,0001.92
37Charleston-North Charleston, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,620$82,240$104,6301,3001.04
38Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$67,550$82,040$103,4104900.77
39Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,190$81,470$107,4109,1701
40Napa, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,830$80,960$96,6201500.62
41Salinas, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$65,900$80,500$99,4803500.59
42Vallejo, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,660$80,490$101,8103300.73
43Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$69,380$80,450$94,8206701.63
44Lewiston-Auburn, MEBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,230$80,360$97,980600.41
45Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,190$80,300$104,4308,1401.35
46Albuquerque, NMBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,170$80,290$107,3001,2500.98
47New Haven, CTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,490$80,290$101,4808000.9
48Salem, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,570$80,220$99,5107301.23
49Bakersfield-Delano, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,460$80,120$108,9006700.62
50Pueblo, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,750$80,120$97,0501500.74
51Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,240$80,090$105,6102,2500.66
52Fort Collins-Loveland, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,200$79,800$100,2405200.96
53Chambersburg, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,430$79,770$104,8502201.14
54Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$67,070$79,700$100,7304600.71
55Fairbanks-College, AKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,010$79,680$103,0701301.12
56Durham-Chapel Hill, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,820$79,620$103,2301,2201.12
57San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,770$79,550$103,1703,7801.06
58Yuba City, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,640$79,530$100,3601000.61
59Ann Arbor, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,600$79,500$98,1209501.37
60Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,180$79,420$101,02014,1601.11
61Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,240$79,390$102,1701,0601.04
62Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,220$79,380$107,9904,3901.82
63Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,660$79,170$94,1601600.97
64Manchester-Nashua, NHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,730$79,120$102,4408601.37
65Springfield, MABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,980$79,040$101,5606200.98
66Sumter, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,080$79,030$103,3801000.95
67Modesto, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,970$78,970$97,4304100.67
68Gulfport-Biloxi, MSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,050$78,770$100,4205201.05
69Worcester, MABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,780$78,690$100,0501,0900.98
70Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,950$78,510$100,31014,2601
71Jackson, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,730$78,410$98,2302101.21
72Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,630$78,380$102,2604,9201.29
73Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,550$78,250$102,3202700.5
74Bismarck, NDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,280$78,210$94,3901100.51
75Greeley, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,520$78,150$102,0904101.09
76Charlottesville, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,340$78,020$96,6203500.96
77Vineland, NJBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,750$77,990$96,5501000.5
78Burlington-South Burlington, VTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,920$77,940$166,5204901.29
79Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,280$77,890$98,1204,2500.99
80Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,570$77,840$100,4203401.2
81Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,080$77,770$101,1607100.84
82Bloomington, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,240$77,760$95,5402200.96
83Stockton-Lodi, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,230$77,760$97,9606400.7
84Binghamton, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,250$77,380$92,6003000.98
85Idaho Falls, IDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,860$77,250$85,1501700.67
86Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,590$77,250$98,8002600.82
87Raleigh-Cary, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,170$77,210$99,1502,0300.86
88Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,570$77,150$97,2404,3401.06
89Columbus, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,760$77,150$95,1404,2001.2
90Cincinnati, OH-KY-INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,300$77,070$96,9604,2401.22
91Oklahoma City, OKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,080$77,010$100,5502,1200.99
92Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,850$76,960$101,5002800.82
93Longview-Kelso, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,740$76,920$100,6501601.26
94Wichita, KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,820$76,840$99,8901,7601.8
95Merced, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,290$76,820$101,4801300.53
96Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,850$76,820$94,2708,4001.12
97Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,990$76,800$93,0602,4900.96
98Urban Honolulu, HIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,120$76,690$101,7501,3300.95
99Morgantown, WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,110$76,650$89,7101000.49
100Syracuse, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,070$76,650$96,2908800.93
101Savannah, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,270$76,570$92,8804900.78
102Midland, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,860$76,500$98,2501701.42
103Waterbury-Shelton, CTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,950$76,450$95,1305201.02
104Oshkosh-Neenah, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,020$76,430$95,1503801.28
105Sheboygan, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,270$76,430$87,0202001.04
106Rapid City, SDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,270$76,400$94,5201700.72
107El Centro, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,240$76,380$88,9901000.51
108Utica-Rome, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,000$76,370$97,4104101.1
109Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,990$76,290$98,33010,8801.05
110Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,880$76,280$102,5808500.88
111Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,170$76,260$101,4004,5701.02
112Glens Falls, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,720$76,240$97,9301400.9
113Omaha, NE-IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,510$76,100$98,4501,2200.77
114Bellingham, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,950$76,030$93,2503001.03
115Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,340$75,970$95,6409300.78
116Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,160$75,940$96,6201,8301.29
117Fond du Lac, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,320$75,920$90,2901601.12
118Fayetteville, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,640$75,880$103,0403500.83
119St. Cloud, MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,340$75,830$93,0803000.91
120Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,300$75,780$97,3903,6500.67
121Salisbury, MDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,600$75,630$97,8801000.58
122Lawton, OKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,630$75,570$92,0101300.98
123Rochester, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,420$75,550$93,9601,7401.11
124Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,370$75,520$94,1401,6500.98
125Midland, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,430$75,430$97,4803100.8
126Bloomington, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,230$75,420$106,9202100.74
127Harrisburg-Carlisle, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,440$75,420$96,0001,1801.11
128Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,400$75,420$89,0202701.12
129Barnstable Town, MABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,660$75,310$97,4602200.73
130Akron, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,090$75,230$86,7201,1401.12
131Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,290$75,140$100,16010,4501.14
132Elkhart-Goshen, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,410$75,110$83,0009502.35
133Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,320$75,040$94,7101901.16
134Waco, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,080$74,920$79,3204801.18
135Champaign-Urbana, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$63,840$74,800$83,5203000.9
136Madison, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,720$74,770$88,3101,1200.87
137San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,930$74,750$102,9302600.68
138Kansas City, MO-KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,120$74,740$92,9904,2701.23
139Goldsboro, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,250$74,680$95,6201000.76
140Walla Walla, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,190$74,640$99,140801.03
141Hanford-Corcoran, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,850$74,510$90,880700.45
142Springfield, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,770$74,430$95,7502200.68
143Cleveland, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,090$74,350$89,2303,5601.09
144Sioux City, IA-NE-SDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,390$74,230$88,9902000.84
145Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,750$74,220$100,2404,4000.96
146Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,520$74,170$94,8905000.97
147Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,030$74,080$98,2405500.75
148Lafayette-West Lafayette, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,490$73,960$82,3403701.15
149Grand Forks, ND-MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,320$73,920$90,3101300.78
150Hinesville, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,390$73,920$94,520500.86
151Jacksonville, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,330$73,920$100,1202,3100.95
152Jacksonville, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,070$73,920$96,5701300.79
153Las Cruces, NMBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,230$73,920$99,4501300.5
154Wichita Falls, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,790$73,920$88,5401801.01
155Sioux Falls, SD-MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,860$73,860$84,9003800.66
156Battle Creek, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,140$73,840$97,4701701.01
157York-Hanover, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,560$73,840$100,7406701.15
158Santa Fe, NMBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,380$73,800$84,4601800.93
159Decatur, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$64,630$73,780$96,2001000.7
160Elizabethtown, KYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,080$73,730$94,1902201.35
161Rockford, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,050$73,720$90,5104300.99
162Des Moines-West Des Moines, IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,560$73,710$89,1501,0100.79
163Cheyenne, WYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,950$73,690$91,5601300.84
164Spartanburg, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,890$73,690$94,6104000.76
165Spokane-Spokane Valley, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,510$73,500$90,6408501.05
166Mankato, MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$62,290$73,390$86,2202001.15
167Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,950$73,360$98,0601,3400.97
168Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,660$73,330$99,7201900.7
169St. Louis, MO-ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,390$73,280$94,0104,6001.09
170Carson City, NVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,790$73,230$90,150700.65
171Gainesville, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,200$73,180$80,0504100.85
172Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,620$72,990$90,5201,5700.44
173Watertown-Fort Drum, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,480$72,980$91,5601000.82
174Duluth, MN-WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,060$72,800$89,5402800.71
175Wildwood-The Villages, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,920$72,720$94,5601200.91
176Dover, DEBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,030$72,650$100,9001600.74
177Reading, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,140$72,640$84,2405100.92
178Greensboro-High Point, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,220$72,540$91,9701,1701.02
179Lima, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,350$72,330$83,2201601
180Tucson, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,340$72,320$88,8601,3501.1
181Gainesville, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,150$72,290$89,5302300.69
182Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,970$72,260$95,0003,6901.06
183Fresno, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,470$72,080$89,9108300.55
184New Orleans-Metairie, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,740$71,960$97,1108800.63
185Winston-Salem, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,420$71,930$90,0307100.82
186Amarillo, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,230$71,840$78,2304901.26
187Amherst Town-Northampton, MABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,580$71,830$85,3501800.85
188Columbia, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,160$71,820$91,6408800.7
189Lansing-East Lansing, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,980$71,720$88,3205700.84
190Naples-Marco Island, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,620$71,520$88,5904400.81
191Columbus, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,160$71,500$95,3801701.09
192Salt Lake City-Murray, UTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,290$71,470$87,7001,9500.75
193Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,810$71,270$94,4108,1900.92
194Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,540$71,160$90,8502,3701.25
195Baton Rouge, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,270$71,150$89,2408200.63
196Appleton, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,910$70,940$83,8604001.02
197Wilmington, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,260$70,800$94,4804000.66
198Lynchburg, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,770$70,760$84,8903201.06
199Kingston, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,420$70,680$85,7301400.74
200Eau Claire, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,120$70,600$88,5602100.76
201Niles, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,420$70,390$87,5902101.09
202Farmington, NMBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,430$70,340$98,520800.53
203Kenosha, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,170$70,300$88,8502200.92
204Boise City, IDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,850$70,260$87,5908500.69
205Kokomo, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,570$70,140$85,620800.7
206Lewiston, ID-WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,720$70,100$80,190600.66
207Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,560$70,040$89,020600.45
208Johnstown, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,400$70,010$85,1701100.73
209Greenville, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,000$70,000$91,1701400.57
210Pittsburgh, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,080$69,990$87,6603,0600.87
211Evansville, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,100$69,900$84,9904100.96
212Lincoln, NEBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,420$69,840$85,7305300.92
213Reno, NVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$60,210$69,700$82,2004700.54
214Clarksville, TN-KYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,300$69,630$92,6803401.05
215Bangor, MEBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,980$69,520$88,050800.36
216Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,640$69,500$97,7202800.61
217Memphis, TN-MS-ARBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,770$69,430$87,0102,1101.09
218Athens-Clarke County, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,810$69,280$81,1802200.71
219Burlington, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,900$69,240$85,0401600.75
220Florence, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,890$69,180$87,7001900.68
221Visalia, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,770$69,050$83,6802700.49
222Port St. Lucie, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,960$69,010$83,0204000.74
223Sandusky, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,280$68,990$78,0401400.88
224Ames, IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,600$68,880$82,8901801.03
225Toledo, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,210$68,850$83,6508900.97
226Mobile, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,960$68,750$96,5707001.28
227Cedar Rapids, IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$61,260$68,630$83,3304300.97
228Wausau, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,170$68,490$82,6602301.03
229Kahului-Wailuku, HIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,790$68,410$86,4601500.64
230Yakima, WABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,180$68,300$80,6502300.74
231Fargo, ND-MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,600$68,250$82,8703100.67
232Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,890$68,130$86,4203,6601.05
233Yuma, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,480$68,050$88,6101300.62
234Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,100$67,910$87,3406300.65
235Corvallis, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,820$67,900$81,360900.72
236Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,880$67,900$96,1004200.7
237Elmira, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,930$67,790$80,8701101.02
238Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,720$67,720$88,7106600.78
239Decatur, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,650$67,710$93,6902301.21
240Brunswick-St. Simons, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$47,530$67,690$99,990800.57
241Asheville, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,720$67,600$86,9605300.92
242Flint, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,510$67,550$79,9202800.65
243Chico, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,580$67,410$81,1101600.65
244Charleston, WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,610$67,370$85,4001500.45
245Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,190$67,270$85,2801,6500.76
246Odessa, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,350$67,230$84,4802000.79
247Tulsa, OKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,040$67,160$87,2101,3600.94
248Lancaster, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,620$67,120$82,2407200.91
249Lake Charles, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,720$67,050$100,5501600.48
250Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,730$67,000$80,0302200.96
251St. Joseph, MO-KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,420$66,990$79,8801300.77
252Monroe, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,560$66,890$97,5001501.13
253La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,460$66,820$82,6902200.84
254Lexington-Fayette, KYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,520$66,800$83,4209101.01
255Albany, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,170$66,750$83,0901300.88
256Grand Island, NEBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,410$66,710$82,430700.58
257Janesville-Beloit, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,960$66,710$80,2802901.31
258Kalamazoo-Portage, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,780$66,710$84,9504101.08
259Iowa City, IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,950$66,660$78,4102400.8
260Green Bay, WIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,700$66,560$81,6405801.06
261Hattiesburg, MSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,110$66,540$90,440900.45
262Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,990$66,540$82,9001600.51
263Tuscaloosa, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,700$66,400$89,0203100.91
264Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,740$66,390$83,1204301.13
265Springfield, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,460$66,370$91,4001200.86
266Birmingham, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,850$66,260$86,3501,7101.04
267Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,690$66,210$82,7302301.16
268Winchester, VA-WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,950$66,060$95,6701900.91
269Dubuque, IABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,570$66,050$80,2702701.44
270Great Falls, MTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,630$66,040$91,5601000.84
271Columbus, GA-ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,800$65,940$90,7403300.91
272Redding, CABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,830$65,830$81,8801000.46
273Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,380$65,770$97,7001500.57
274Canton-Massillon, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,500$65,730$81,1805501.06
275Chattanooga, TN-GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,180$65,690$81,3808801.04
276Roanoke, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,830$65,610$83,3905801.2
277Ithaca, NYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,590$65,520$82,0901200.78
278North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,280$65,500$82,9207700.71
279Kankakee, ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$59,920$65,490$87,5901000.75
280Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,300$65,460$83,2904800.99
281Bozeman, MTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,770$65,420$83,0401700.76
282Bend, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,050$65,370$90,3303601.05
283Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,480$65,370$83,5702400.88
284Casper, WYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,380$65,350$82,990900.68
285Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,440$65,230$77,3201100.62
286Coeur d'Alene, IDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,500$65,150$82,3001200.53
287Flagstaff, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,520$65,120$79,4401500.73
288Montgomery, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,470$65,060$90,7206301.21
289Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,000$64,990$85,3404900.71
290Pittsfield, MABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,040$64,990$82,3501600.91
291Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,150$64,980$84,9602900.65
292Michigan City-La Porte, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$57,470$64,980$80,9001501.15
293Saginaw, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,090$64,940$79,9902400.95
294South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,870$64,840$83,6603900.94
295Killeen-Temple, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,590$64,730$88,6104801
296Eugene-Springfield, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,710$64,710$84,6106001.2
297Terre Haute, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,290$64,700$76,7101700.82
298Longview, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,620$64,610$81,7102800.76
299Lebanon, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,070$64,500$82,3101500.86
300Abilene, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,190$64,480$88,4701400.58
301Billings, MTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,280$64,440$81,5402500.84
302Knoxville, TNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,510$64,400$81,6701,6501.23
303Anniston-Oxford, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,320$64,300$75,5001701.21
304Jackson, MSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,600$64,270$86,2604800.56
305Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,700$64,210$80,2005100.63
306Bay City, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$55,380$64,070$85,230900.8
307Beckley, WVBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,440$64,070$90,160500.37
308Dalton, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,390$64,050$80,4201500.73
309Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,630$63,970$81,4601200.51
310Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$56,170$63,790$89,410600.57
311Gettysburg, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,750$63,780$79,280700.68
312Lawrence, KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,860$63,770$80,6101500.89
313Shreveport-Bossier City, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,840$63,770$84,6702800.55
314Enid, OKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$44,990$63,720$83,310801.14
315Owensboro, KYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,930$63,690$76,9801300.85
316Cleveland, TNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$42,480$63,650$76,6801501.08
317Youngstown-Warren, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,040$63,620$79,6904000.79
318Helena, MTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,950$63,600$81,0201200.87
319Topeka, KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,190$63,500$80,3903901.08
320Twin Falls, IDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,230$63,490$74,9901000.64
321Rome, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,840$63,470$85,660900.64
322Victoria, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,580$63,340$86,760900.74
323Fort Wayne, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,390$63,290$80,1407901.11
324Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,250$63,250$79,9501701.04
325Wheeling, WV-OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,400$63,040$79,710600.35
326Lafayette, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,940$63,030$79,2202900.51
327Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,760$63,000$97,2501300.69
328Albany, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,940$62,850$84,5701200.67
329Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,570$62,850$77,9708600.76
330Logan, UT-IDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$58,530$62,850$78,2401400.65
331Joplin, MO-KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,310$62,760$78,4702400.88
332Pocatello, IDBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,400$62,740$81,690500.45
333College Station-Bryan, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,700$62,670$83,9502200.52
334Muncie, INBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,430$62,480$79,520800.56
335Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,820$62,410$82,1401600.89
336State College, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,920$62,390$77,1701100.52
337Mansfield, OHBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,770$62,350$78,5501200.79
338Rocky Mount, NCBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$54,030$62,350$79,4001901.1
339Grand Junction, COBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,520$62,340$78,5401500.71
340Springfield, MOBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,270$62,270$75,6005200.74
341Harrisonburg, VABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,590$62,240$80,5901400.67
342San Angelo, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,630$61,990$80,4401000.67
343Erie, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,260$61,920$82,5003000.78
344Traverse City, MIBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,740$61,920$79,5601800.83
345Williamsport, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$47,500$61,400$77,6801400.89
346Jefferson City, MOBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,960$61,260$74,0902400.94
347Bowling Green, KYBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$44,960$61,120$78,7202701.05
348Grants Pass, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,980$61,000$78,670700.77
349Macon-Bibb County, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$47,540$60,960$79,9901900.64
350Valdosta, GABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$43,100$60,950$79,0801100.65
351Morristown, TNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$47,320$60,900$69,0401701.13
352Altoona, PABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,670$60,740$77,7001700.89
353Sherman-Denison, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,900$60,730$76,8901000.58
354Corpus Christi, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,410$60,570$81,0604600.76
355Texarkana, TX-ARBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$47,970$60,390$83,7801300.73
356Medford, ORBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,440$60,250$75,7602801
357Ocala, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,990$60,180$83,0003500.93
358Tallahassee, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,770$60,170$75,3604700.8
359Johnson City, TNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,450$60,110$78,5602600.99
360El Paso, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,260$60,080$79,9908000.74
361Paducah, KY-ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$51,960$59,990$80,6701200.78
362distribution management software, KSBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$53,380$59,940$75,3502101.23
363Tyler, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,260$59,810$79,8002000.54
364Brownsville-Harlingen, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$49,090$59,540$79,8902200.44
365Dothan, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,050$59,450$81,5401500.78
366Hammond, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,370$59,420$87,500700.45
367Jonesboro, ARBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,610$59,160$76,1401500.79
368Auburn-Opelika, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,360$59,010$76,0302000.88
369Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,110$59,010$75,9402100.79
370Columbia, MOBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$43,550$58,260$79,2402500.72
371Cape Girardeau, MO-ILBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$50,980$57,790$68,2201400.98
372Monroe, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$52,050$57,770$73,870900.32
373Alexandria, LABuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,870$57,740$82,860600.32
374St. George, UTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,430$57,740$74,8101100.38
375Missoula, MTBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$48,880$57,540$73,5001500.71
376Fort Smith, AR-OKBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$44,960$57,380$73,5902300.75
377McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$43,770$55,880$68,5204200.45
378Lubbock, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$43,580$55,800$70,5603400.65
379Aguadilla, PRBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$35,170$54,550$74,3002901.9
380Sebring, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$44,010$54,020$63,050400.5
381Punta Gorda, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$45,390$53,130$69,6301000.55
382Jackson, TNBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$46,930$52,880$74,5103301.25
383Hot Springs, ARBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$44,970$51,750$67,570800.67
384Laredo, TXBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$34,180$50,090$65,1701900.55
385Homosassa Springs, FLBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$44,160$49,940$75,610900.79
386Gadsden, ALBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$40,040$49,920$69,700700.64
387Ponce, PRBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$36,570$41,040$51,6001600.82
388Mayaguez, PRBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$32,040$39,410$53,6501500.93
389Arecibo, PRBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$26,660$38,970$53,250900.79
390Guayama, PRBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$31,160$37,670$40,970400.99
391San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRBuyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020)$22,600$34,190$47,8303,5201.61

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Eagle Pass, TX, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

  1. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV2.08
  2. Warner Robins, GA2.06
  3. Aguadilla, PR2.06
  4. Peoria, IL1.95
  5. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1.89
  6. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL1.88
  7. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ1.87
  8. Sumter, SC1.84
  9. Goldsboro, NC1.84
  10. Jacksonville, NC1.84
  11. Huntsville, AL1.84
  12. Ogden, UT1.83
  13. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC1.83
  14. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS1.81
  15. Lawton, OK1.80
  16. Hattiesburg, MS1.76
  17. Las Cruces, NM1.76
  18. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL1.75
  19. Lexington Park, MD1.74
  20. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL1.73
  21. Wichita Falls, TX1.71
  22. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL1.70
  23. Salinas, CA1.70
  24. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL1.70
  25. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1.69

Bars show the highest 25 of 391. The table lists all.

Buyer / Senior Buyer median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
MetroRole medianAll-occupations medianRatioLQ
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$87,410$42,0002.080.55
Warner Robins, GA$100,120$48,6002.062.43
Aguadilla, PR$54,550$26,4802.061.9
Peoria, IL$96,880$49,5901.951.38
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$94,520$49,9801.892.42
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$89,170$47,5101.881.7
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$87,850$47,0501.871.19
Sumter, SC$79,030$42,8901.840.95
Goldsboro, NC$74,680$40,5701.840.76
Jacksonville, NC$73,920$40,2301.840.79
Huntsville, AL$94,990$51,7401.843.26
Ogden, UT$89,630$48,9001.831.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$69,500$37,9301.830.61
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$78,770$43,4701.811.05
Lawton, OK$75,570$42,0901.800.98
Hattiesburg, MS$66,540$37,7501.760.45
Las Cruces, NM$73,920$42,0701.760.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$84,730$48,5501.752.32
Lexington Park, MD$111,530$63,9901.743.28
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$77,840$45,0301.731.2
Wichita Falls, TX$73,920$43,2101.711.01
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$83,360$49,0301.701.5
Salinas, CA$80,500$47,3801.700.59
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$65,370$38,5201.700.88
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$79,550$47,0101.691.06
El Centro, CA$76,380$45,1401.690.51
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$80,120$47,4701.690.62
Minot, ND$82,580$48,9401.690.57
Athens-Clarke County, GA$69,280$41,2201.680.71
Chambersburg, PA$79,770$47,5401.681.14
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$82,240$49,1501.671.04
Albuquerque, NM$80,290$48,0601.670.98
Fayetteville, NC$75,880$45,6201.660.83
Kennewick-Richland, WA$94,790$57,2901.651.26
Rapid City, SD$76,400$46,2701.650.72
Idaho Falls, ID$77,250$46,8001.650.67
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$78,250$47,5201.650.5
Jackson, MI$78,410$47,7601.641.21
Pueblo, CO$80,120$48,9401.640.74
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,260$46,6301.641.02
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$70,040$42,9201.630.45
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$59,540$36,4901.630.44
Bloomington, IN$77,760$47,6601.630.96
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$76,280$46,7801.630.88
Oklahoma City, OK$77,010$47,2301.630.99
Waco, TX$74,920$46,0201.631.18
Merced, CA$76,820$47,2201.630.53
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$76,960$47,4401.620.82
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$80,360$49,5401.620.41
Savannah, GA$76,570$47,2401.620.78
Morgantown, WV$76,650$47,3501.620.49
Vineland, NJ$77,990$48,1901.620.5
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$67,690$41,9401.610.57
Wichita, KS$76,840$47,6301.611.8
Amarillo, TX$71,840$44,5801.611.26
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$74,080$45,9901.610.75
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$79,170$49,2901.610.97
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$79,380$49,4301.611.82
Richmond, VA$82,370$51,4601.601.92
Colorado Springs, CO$84,370$52,7101.601.2
Yuba City, CA$79,530$49,9701.590.61
Florence, SC$69,180$43,5201.590.68
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,760$48,9901.590.7
Johnstown, PA$70,010$44,1101.590.73
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$82,040$51,6901.590.77
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$72,720$45,8301.590.91
Hinesville, GA$73,920$46,6701.580.86
Cleveland, TN$63,650$40,2301.581.08
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$74,230$47,0301.580.84
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$84,590$53,6801.581.07
Elizabethtown, KY$73,730$46,8101.581.35
Gainesville, GA$72,290$45,9001.570.69
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$73,360$46,5801.570.97
Enid, OK$63,720$40,5001.571.14
Burlington, NC$69,240$44,0101.570.75
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$62,410$39,7401.570.89
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$75,780$48,4001.570.67
Rockford, IL$73,720$47,1201.560.99
Binghamton, NY$77,380$49,4601.560.98
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$72,990$46,6701.560.44
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$75,110$48,0701.562.35
Modesto, CA$78,970$50,6101.560.67
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$55,880$35,8301.560.45
Mayaguez, PR$39,410$25,2701.560.93
Utica-Rome, NY$76,370$48,9701.561.1
Valdosta, GA$60,950$39,1101.560.65
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$77,890$49,9901.560.99
Greensboro-High Point, NC$72,540$46,5701.561.02
Dothan, AL$59,450$38,1701.560.78
Gainesville, FL$73,180$47,0201.560.85
Dover, DE$72,650$46,6901.560.74
Glens Falls, NY$76,240$49,0901.550.9
Salisbury, MD$75,630$48,7101.550.58
Clarksville, TN-KY$69,630$44,8601.551.05
Winston-Salem, NC$71,930$46,3801.550.82
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,970$48,9901.550.78
Midland, MI$76,500$49,3401.551.42
Columbia, SC$71,820$46,4301.550.7
Spartanburg, SC$73,690$47,6501.550.76
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$73,330$47,4301.550.7
Wilmington, NC$70,800$45,8001.550.66
Hammond, LA$59,420$38,4801.540.45
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$76,290$49,4101.541.05
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,420$51,4401.541.11
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$75,420$48,8701.541.12
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,300$52,0801.541.35
Yuma, AZ$68,050$44,1701.540.62
Akron, OH$75,230$48,8401.541.12
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$73,860$47,9701.540.66
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$74,510$48,4701.540.45
Fresno, CA$72,080$46,9101.540.55
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,070$50,1701.541.22
Farmington, NM$70,340$45,8201.540.53
Sandusky, OH$68,990$44,9701.530.88
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$94,280$61,4701.530.97
Lima, OH$72,330$47,1701.531
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$72,980$47,6001.530.82
York-Hanover, PA$73,840$48,1701.531.15
Omaha, NE-IA$76,100$49,6601.530.77
Lynchburg, VA$70,760$46,1901.531.06
Beckley, WV$64,070$41,8501.530.37
Niles, MI$70,390$45,9801.531.09
Visalia, CA$69,050$45,1301.530.49
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,770$50,9901.530.84
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$74,170$48,6301.530.97
Ponce, PR$41,040$26,9401.520.82
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$66,540$43,7101.520.51
Springfield, MA$79,040$51,9301.520.98
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$71,960$47,2901.520.63
El Paso, TX$60,080$39,5101.520.74
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$75,420$49,6101.521.11
Dalton, GA$64,050$42,2101.520.73
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$74,220$48,9401.520.96
Battle Creek, MI$73,840$48,6901.521.01
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$73,960$48,7801.521.15
Santa Fe, NM$73,800$48,7101.520.93
Columbus, GA-AL$65,940$43,5401.510.91
Monroe, LA$57,770$38,1501.510.32
Tucson, AZ$72,320$47,7601.511.1
Jacksonville, FL$73,920$48,8301.510.95
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$79,390$52,5101.511.04
Auburn-Opelika, AL$59,010$39,0701.510.88
Lafayette, LA$63,030$41,7801.510.51
Fond du Lac, WI$75,920$50,3401.511.12
Anniston-Oxford, AL$64,300$42,6801.511.21
Greenville, NC$70,000$46,5601.500.57
Columbus, OH$77,150$51,3401.501.2
Evansville, IN$69,900$46,5401.500.96
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$76,800$51,1601.500.96
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,470$54,3101.501
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$65,770$43,8501.500.57
Jackson, MS$64,270$42,8501.500.56
Naples-Marco Island, FL$71,520$47,8001.500.81
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$71,160$47,5701.501.25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$76,820$51,3801.501.12
Arecibo, PR$38,970$26,1201.490.79
St. Cloud, MN$75,830$50,8401.490.91
Guayama, PR$37,670$25,2601.490.99
Bismarck, ND$78,210$52,5601.490.51
Rome, GA$63,470$42,6701.490.64
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,520$50,7901.490.98
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,450$51,4401.491.02
Grand Forks, ND-MN$73,920$49,7601.490.78
Raleigh-Cary, NC$77,210$51,9901.490.86
Port St. Lucie, FL$69,010$46,4901.480.74
Cleveland, OH$74,350$50,1401.481.09
Mankato, MN$73,390$49,5301.481.15
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$69,430$46,8901.481.09
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$82,500$55,8501.480.92
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$104,880$71,0601.481.44
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,800$50,7001.480.9
Rochester, NY$75,550$51,2101.481.11
Columbus, IN$71,500$48,4701.481.09
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$65,230$44,2301.470.62
Sheboygan, WI$76,430$51,8901.471.04
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$74,750$50,7701.470.68
Flint, MI$67,550$45,8801.470.65
Victoria, TX$63,340$43,0501.470.74
Kansas City, MO-KS$74,740$50,8201.471.23
Charleston, WV$67,370$45,8301.470.45
Reading, PA$72,640$49,4401.470.92
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,140$51,1701.471.14
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$67,900$46,2401.470.7
Tuscaloosa, AL$66,400$45,2201.470.91
Eau Claire, WI$70,600$48,1001.470.76
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$67,720$46,1401.470.78
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$66,390$45,2401.471.13
Lake Charles, LA$67,050$45,7001.470.48
Napa, CA$80,960$55,2101.470.62
St. Louis, MO-IL$73,280$49,9901.471.09
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$93,060$63,4901.470.99
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$71,270$48,6401.470.92
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$72,260$49,3401.461.06
Decatur, AL$67,710$46,2801.461.21
Mobile, AL$68,750$47,0001.461.28
Baton Rouge, LA$71,150$48,7101.460.63
Springfield, OH$66,370$45,4701.460.86
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$64,980$44,6001.460.65
Rochester, MN$88,320$60,6201.460.74
Duluth, MN-WI$72,800$50,0001.460.71
Kenosha, WI$70,300$48,3101.460.92
Abilene, TX$64,480$44,3401.450.58
Youngstown-Warren, OH$63,620$43,8001.450.79
Lewiston, ID-WA$70,100$48,3001.450.66
Fort Smith, AR-OK$57,380$39,5601.450.75
Salem, OR$80,220$55,3101.451.23
Bangor, ME$69,520$47,9601.450.36
Portland-South Portland, ME$82,460$56,9601.450.67
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$65,460$45,2201.450.99
Montgomery, AL$65,060$44,9501.451.21
Monroe, MI$66,890$46,2401.451.13
Syracuse, NY$76,650$52,9901.450.93
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$64,990$44,9401.450.71
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$79,800$55,3101.440.96
Asheville, NC$67,600$46,8701.440.92
Terre Haute, IN$64,700$44,8701.440.82
Albany, GA$62,850$43,6201.440.67
Tulsa, OK$67,160$46,6701.440.94
Decatur, IL$73,780$51,2901.440.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$66,210$46,0601.441.16
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$82,450$57,3701.441.39
Ann Arbor, MI$79,500$55,3801.441.37
Anchorage, AK$86,380$60,2001.430.92
Canton-Massillon, OH$65,730$45,8101.431.06
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,510$54,7201.431
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$84,590$59,0701.431.02
Kokomo, IN$70,140$48,9801.430.7
Longview, TX$64,610$45,1501.430.76
Boise City, ID$70,260$49,1001.430.69
Cheyenne, WY$73,690$51,5401.430.84
Kankakee, IL$65,490$45,8301.430.75
Yakima, WA$68,300$47,8101.430.74
Toledo, OH$68,850$48,2201.430.97
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$64,980$45,5401.431.15
Wheeling, WV-OH$63,040$44,2501.420.35
San Angelo, TX$61,990$43,5301.420.67
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,770$44,8201.420.55
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,710$51,8201.420.79
Alexandria, LA$57,740$40,6001.420.32
Appleton, WI$70,940$49,9101.421.02
Great Falls, MT$66,040$46,5101.420.84
Bloomington, IL$75,420$53,1401.420.74
Greeley, CO$78,150$55,0701.421.09
Rocky Mount, NC$62,350$43,9601.421.1
Elmira, NY$67,790$47,8501.421.02
Owensboro, KY$63,690$44,9601.420.85
Muncie, IN$62,480$44,1101.420.56
Hot Springs, AR$51,750$36,5401.420.67
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$83,090$58,6901.420.97
St. Joseph, MO-KS$66,990$47,3501.410.77
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$67,910$48,0101.410.65
Charlottesville, VA$78,020$55,1801.410.96
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$76,430$54,0601.411.28
Springfield, IL$74,430$52,6701.410.68
Kingston, NY$70,680$50,0201.410.74
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$77,250$54,7301.410.82
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$87,920$62,3201.411.21
Pittsburgh, PA$69,990$49,6501.410.87
College Station-Bryan, TX$62,670$44,4701.410.52
Chattanooga, TN-GA$65,690$46,7001.411.04
Walla Walla, WA$74,640$53,1001.411.03
Saginaw, MI$64,940$46,2001.410.95
Bay City, MI$64,070$45,6201.400.8
Wausau, WI$68,490$48,7901.401.03
Reno, NV$69,700$49,6601.400.54
Winchester, VA-WV$66,060$47,0701.400.91
Chico, CA$67,410$48,0501.400.65
Lincoln, NE$69,840$49,8001.400.92
Tyler, TX$59,810$42,6501.400.54
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$79,700$56,8501.400.71
Jonesboro, AR$59,160$42,2401.400.79
Manchester-Nashua, NH$79,120$56,5301.401.37
Twin Falls, ID$63,490$45,4001.400.64
Texarkana, TX-AR$60,390$43,2001.400.73
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$93,010$66,6201.401.18
Joplin, MO-KS$62,760$44,9801.400.88
Mansfield, OH$62,350$44,7001.390.79
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,710$59,3201.391.31
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$64,840$46,5401.390.94
Erie, PA$61,920$44,4601.390.78
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$67,000$48,1201.390.96
Lancaster, PA$67,120$48,2101.390.91
Roanoke, VA$65,610$47,1401.391.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$63,790$45,8401.390.57
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$67,270$48,3701.390.76
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,630$49,3601.390.97
Pocatello, ID$62,740$45,1601.390.45
Killeen-Temple, TX$64,730$46,6601.391
Lebanon, PA$64,500$46,5001.390.86
Birmingham, AL$66,260$47,7701.391.04
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$64,210$46,3301.390.63
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$63,000$45,4801.390.69
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$83,030$59,9401.391.07
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$66,820$48,2601.380.84
Midland, TX$75,430$54,4801.380.8
Odessa, TX$67,230$48,5901.380.79
Johnson City, TN$60,110$43,4801.380.99
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$63,970$46,3301.380.51
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$65,500$47,4401.380.71
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,710$48,3901.381.31
Morristown, TN$60,900$44,2801.381.13
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,710$48,5101.381.08
Lexington-Fayette, KY$66,800$48,6201.371.01
Vallejo, CA$80,490$58,6201.370.73
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$62,850$45,7901.370.76
Altoona, PA$60,740$44,2701.370.89
Ames, IA$68,880$50,2201.371.03
Flagstaff, AZ$65,120$47,5001.370.73
Gettysburg, PA$63,780$46,6101.370.68
Ocala, FL$60,180$43,9901.370.93
Knoxville, TN$64,400$47,0801.371.23
Coeur d'Alene, ID$65,150$47,7501.360.53
Gadsden, AL$49,920$36,6601.360.64
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,730$44,6101.360.58
Worcester, MA$78,690$57,8301.360.98
Springfield, MO$62,270$45,7801.360.74
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$71,720$52,8001.360.84
Bowling Green, KY$61,120$45,0401.361.05
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,350$61,4301.360.98
Logan, UT-ID$62,850$46,3601.360.65
Dubuque, IA$66,050$48,7501.351.44
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$77,150$56,9501.351.06
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$68,130$50,3901.351.05
Grand Island, NE$66,710$49,4101.350.58
Macon-Bibb County, GA$60,960$45,1601.350.64
Harrisonburg, VA$62,240$46,1101.350.67
Redding, CA$65,830$48,9201.350.46
Lawrence, KS$63,770$47,3901.350.89
Laredo, TX$50,090$37,2501.340.55
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$73,500$54,6601.341.05
Albany, OR$66,750$49,7001.340.88
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$80,090$59,7501.340.66
Urban Honolulu, HI$76,690$57,2201.340.95
Longview-Kelso, WA$76,920$57,4201.341.26
Sebring, FL$54,020$40,4001.340.5
Casper, WY$65,350$48,8801.340.68
Fargo, ND-MN$68,250$51,0501.340.67
New Haven, CT$80,290$60,0601.340.9
Barnstable Town, MA$75,310$56,3601.340.73
Corpus Christi, TX$60,570$45,3501.340.76
Williamsport, PA$61,400$46,0501.330.89
Green Bay, WI$66,560$49,9401.331.06
Iowa City, IA$66,660$50,0601.330.8
Fort Wayne, IN$63,290$47,7001.331.11
Lubbock, TX$55,800$42,1301.320.65
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,970$72,6101.321.51
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$63,250$48,0401.321.04
Bellingham, WA$76,030$57,8201.311.03
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$83,100$63,2001.311.5
Billings, MT$64,440$49,0601.310.84
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$79,620$60,7201.311.12
Paducah, KY-IL$59,990$45,8601.310.78
distribution management software, KS$59,940$45,9001.311.23
Traverse City, MI$61,920$47,4701.300.83
Eugene-Springfield, OR$64,710$49,6801.301.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$57,790$44,4701.300.98
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$75,940$58,4601.301.29
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$77,940$60,0201.301.29
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$80,450$61,9601.301.63
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$71,470$55,2401.290.75
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$59,010$45,6101.290.79
Tallahassee, FL$60,170$46,5201.290.8
Carson City, NV$73,230$56,6801.290.65
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,380$60,6901.291.29
Fairbanks-College, AK$79,680$61,8101.291.12
Madison, WI$74,770$58,0801.290.87
Grand Junction, CO$62,340$48,5101.290.71
Topeka, KS$63,500$49,5401.281.08
St. George, UT$57,740$45,1401.280.38
Jefferson City, MO$61,260$48,0301.280.94
State College, PA$62,390$49,2201.270.52
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$93,600$74,2601.260.84
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$71,830$57,0301.260.85
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$75,040$59,5901.261.16
Pittsfield, MA$64,990$51,8601.250.91
Columbia, MO$58,260$47,2601.230.72
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$101,500$84,0501.210.94
Homosassa Springs, FL$49,940$41,3601.210.79
Medford, OR$60,250$49,9001.211
Missoula, MT$57,540$47,8301.200.71
Grants Pass, OR$61,000$50,7301.200.77
Boulder, CO$83,480$69,5801.201.27
Bend, OR$65,370$54,5701.201.05
Bozeman, MT$65,420$54,8301.190.76
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$68,410$57,6401.190.64
Jackson, TN$52,880$44,7901.181.25
Corvallis, OR$67,900$57,6801.180.72
Punta Gorda, FL$53,130$45,5001.170.55
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$34,190$29,4401.161.61
Helena, MT$63,600$55,0401.160.87
Ithaca, NY$65,520$58,1301.130.78

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

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How should you read Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking?

Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD has a published annual median of $111,530 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD row, the published lower quartile is $84,590 and the upper quartile is $138,030. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD employment estimate is 730. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Appleton, WI has a published annual median of $70,940 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Appleton, WI row, the published lower quartile is $59,910 and the upper quartile is $83,860. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Appleton, WI employment estimate is 400. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has a published annual median of $34,190 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR row, the published lower quartile is $22,600 and the upper quartile is $47,830. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR employment estimate is 3,520. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD has a published annual median of $111,530 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening.

Does Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?

Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD has a published annual median of $111,530 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

What does the wage band in Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking describe?

For the same Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD row, the published lower quartile is $84,590 and the upper quartile is $138,030. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

Does the employment figure in Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking measure available candidates?

The Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking: Buyer / Senior Buyer, mapped to Buyers and Purchasing Agents (13-1020), in Lexington Park, MD employment estimate is 730. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Buyer / Senior Buyer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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What does this ranking mean for your opening?

When hiring a Buyer or Senior Buyer, it is important to understand that this role's effectiveness is rooted in their ability to manage purchase orders and supplier follow-through against real-time production needs. The national salary figures are broad, as they capture a wide range of purchasing agents across all industries.

Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.

When hiring a Buyer or Senior Buyer, it is important to understand that this role's effectiveness is rooted in their ability to manage purchase orders and supplier follow-through against real-time production needs. The national salary figures are broad, as they capture a wide range of purchasing agents across all industries. These numbers provide no meaningful insight into the specific manufacturing environment at your plant, and you should not use them to establish salary grades or seniority levels.

Look for candidates who have demonstrated the ability to expedite material constraints successfully. This is a practical test of their competence that goes beyond the title listed on their resume. A strong buyer is one who has had to make independent decisions to solve a supply bottleneck, not someone who has simply processed administrative purchase orders while being closely managed by others.

The metro salary variances are largely irrelevant to your specific hiring needs. These differences are driven by overall industry density in a given location, not by your plant's competition for procurement staff. Your offer should be based on the specific responsibilities you need covered and the level of autonomy the role provides, as this is what will attract high-quality buyers who can handle the pressures of your production schedule.

A candidate currently working as a buyer in a similar manufacturing environment will likely be comfortable in their position. To lure them away, you must explain clearly how your role increases their authority and independence. If they believe the new role is just more of the same, they will not see the value in making a change. Clearly communicate the difference between your expectations and their current workflow.

Focus your interview on a concrete example where they had to address an actual material constraint. Asking them to describe their expediting decision will reveal their true ability to manage production flow. This is far more effective for evaluating candidates than searching for keyword matches. Ensure your team understands the specific authority they will have so they can clearly present this during the recruitment process.

What should you know about questions before using this pay map?

How can I avoid hiring someone who is only used to administrative buying?

Focus the interview on their direct experience in expediting material constraints. A candidate who has made actual decisions to resolve production gaps will have a specific story to tell, unlike an administrative buyer.

Are the published metro salary figures useful for my offer?

No, these are too broad and represent a wide range of administrative and agent roles. Your offer must be based on your company's internal needs and the specific level of responsibility for production flow.

What should I emphasize to a candidate to entice them to move?

Emphasize the authority they will have over their purchasing decisions. High-performing buyers are looking for the independence to manage their suppliers effectively, not just a change in location or title.

Why is it important to define the role before the interview?

It ensures both you and the candidate have the same expectations for their decision-making authority, which prevents mismatch and confusion after they have already joined your team.

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