Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in the US
A buyers and purchasing agents earns a national median of $77,710 a year (mean $83,770) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #249 of 825.
How much does a buyers and purchasing agents earn in the US?
A buyers and purchasing agents in the United States earns a median of $77,710 a year (mean $83,770), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 52% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 491,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1020), ranked #249 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$77,710
per year
Mean
$83,770
per year
Employment
491,430
US workers
National rank
#249
of 825 by median
What a buyers and purchasing agents earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a buyers and purchasing agents (SOC 13-1020) earns a median annual wage of $77,710 and a mean (average) of $83,770. The median is the midpoint — half of buyers and purchasing agents earn more and half earn less — and is 52% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a buyers and purchasing agents in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for buyers and purchasing agents is $77,710, and the mean (average) is $83,770. The median is the midpoint — half of buyers and purchasing agents earn more and half earn less.
- How does buyers and purchasing agents pay compare to the US average?
- At $77,710, a buyers and purchasing agents earns 52% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many buyers and purchasing agents are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 491,430 buyers and purchasing agents employed nationally (SOC 13-1020), across all industries.
- Where does this buyers and purchasing agents salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1020. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1020 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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