The median annual wage for buyers and purchasing agents was $59,620 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,940, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $99,300.
Median annual wages for buyers and purchasing agents in May 2015 were as follows:
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
$62,220
Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products
56,270
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
52,940
In May 2015, the median annual wages for buyers and purchasing agents in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Federal government
$81,010
Management of companies and enterprises
63,820
Manufacturing
60,030
Wholesale trade
53,770
Retail trade
48,490
Most buyers and purchasing agents work full time. Overtime is common in these occupations. About 1 in 5 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Median annual wages, May 2015
Business operations specialists
$64,510
Buyers and purchasing agents
$59,620
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics