The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of buyers and purchasing agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $56,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,490.
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 | $94,210 | 3.34% | 23.59% |
| 2021 | $91,060 | 4.28% | - |
| 2020 | $87,160 | 11.66% | - |
| 2019 | $77,000 | 3.58% | - |
| 2018 | $74,240 | 3.03% | - |
| 2017 | $71,990 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $71,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,210, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for buyers and purchasing agents in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $82,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.