The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $40,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,090.
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 | $66,230 | 11.93% | 21.97% |
| 2021 | $58,330 | 0.79% | - |
| 2020 | $57,870 | 5.03% | - |
| 2019 | $54,960 | 8.81% | - |
| 2018 | $50,120 | -3.11% | - |
| 2017 | $51,680 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $51,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,230 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.