The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $44,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,390.
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 | $76,070 | 12.82% | 24.37% |
| 2021 | $66,320 | 3.95% | - |
| 2020 | $63,700 | -1.27% | - |
| 2019 | $64,510 | -0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $64,560 | 10.89% | - |
| 2017 | $57,530 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $57,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,070 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.