The average annual and hourly salaries for wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products in the state of Pennsylvania are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The comparison of the salary statistics of wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products among Pennsylvania areas is shown in Table 3. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 and published in April 2017 [1].
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products in Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $33,510.
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products in Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $41.27. The median hourly salary is $26.33. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $16.11.
The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products from 2012 to 2016.
Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
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2016 | 54,770 | -0.20% | 6.57% |
2015 | 54,880 | 3.28% | - |
2014 | 53,080 | 0.55% | - |
2013 | 52,790 | 3.07% | - |
2012 | 51,170 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products in some Pennsylvania cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products in state of Pennsylvania ranges from $38,020 to $85,880. The highest paying area for wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products in Pennsylvania is Williamsport with a median annual salary of $85,880. The second highest paying city/area in Pennsylvania State is Newark-Union (mean annual salary $70,770). The lowest paying area is State College with a median annual salary of $38,020.