The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,020 | 12.80% | 14.49% |
| 2021 | $65,420 | -8.76% | - |
| 2020 | $71,150 | 2.61% | - |
| 2019 | $69,290 | 4.96% | - |
| 2018 | $65,850 | 2.58% | - |
| 2017 | $64,150 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $64,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,020 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.