Highest-paying Cities for Buyers and Purchasing Agents

The top 100 highest paying cities for buyers and purchasing agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of buyers and purchasing agents in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $98,800, Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is the highest paying city for buyers and purchasing agents. It is followed by California-Lexington Park, Maryland (average annual salary $98,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of buyers and purchasing agents in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Buyers and Purchasing Agents

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$98,800	$48,710	240
2	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$98,800	$59,820	740
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$96,200	$53,620	14,710
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$94,210	$56,490	4,160
5	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$90,120	$53,620	2,170
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$88,660	$51,960	9,520
7	Warner Robins, Georgia	$85,910	$54,720	540
8	Huntsville, Alabama	$84,990	$49,210	2,590
9	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$84,370	$54,340	140
10	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$83,380	$59,370	710
11	Ocean City, New Jersey	$82,900	$55,960	40
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$82,170	$52,000	6,780
13	Dayton, Ohio	$81,910	$45,440	2,560
14	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$81,660	$44,720	1,160
15	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$81,270	$40,240	590
16	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$81,180	$51,250	26,890
17	Midland, Texas	$81,000	$47,800	390
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$79,810	$47,210	1,840
19	Boulder, Colorado	$79,410	$48,890	770
20	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,330	$47,180	9,770
21	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$79,220	$39,470	160
22	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$78,990	$46,520	3,320
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,610	$52,590	10,570
24	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$78,480	$50,410	450
25	Bloomington, Illinois	$77,580	$47,460	270
26	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$77,350	$50,420	7,520
27	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$77,330	$46,780	7,590
28	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$77,220	$44,320	2,210
29	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$76,990	$48,860	5,050
30	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$76,420	$47,430	4,360
31	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$76,230	$46,790	6,070
32	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$76,130	$47,500	520
33	Sumter, South Carolina	$76,110	$43,420	70
34	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$76,070	$44,390	530
35	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$76,020	$43,090	3,150
36	Savannah, Georgia	$75,670	$45,610	590
37	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$75,580	$44,040	3,590
38	Monroe, Michigan	$75,570	$40,650	150
39	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$75,500	$41,630	1,260
40	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$75,370	$44,360	510
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$75,270	$46,920	9,230
42	Anchorage, Alaska	$75,030	$49,330	430
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$75,020	$43,210	18,750
44	Camden, New Jersey	$74,520	$44,950	1,550
45	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$74,380	$44,390	1,020
46	Worcester, Massachusetts	$74,310	$48,850	910
47	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$74,270	$53,900	110
48	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$74,110	$47,580	330
49	Salinas, California	$74,030	$46,180	300
50	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$73,970	$52,200	170
51	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$73,890	$45,430	950
52	Morgantown, West Virginia	$73,770	$43,520	180
53	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$73,650	$46,110	920
54	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$73,390	$45,960	2,180
55	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$73,330	$46,780	760
56	Richmond, Virginia	$73,320	$44,350	3,840
57	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$73,300	$45,730	12,630
58	Tucson, Arizona	$73,080	$40,570	1,420
59	Framingham, Massachusetts	$72,890	$46,120	800
60	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$72,820	$43,990	4,800
61	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$72,530	$48,790	200
62	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$72,480	$46,740	1,730
63	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$72,240	$44,290	11,130
64	Fairbanks, Alaska	$71,630	$39,830	110
65	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$71,380	$44,050	12,350
66	Peoria, Illinois	$71,280	$38,310	560
67	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$71,260	$44,070	130
68	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$71,220	$43,830	900
69	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$71,220	$43,360	4,070
70	Battle Creek, Michigan	$70,950	$46,220	170
71	Yuba City, California	$70,750	$46,760	80
72	Wichita, Kansas	$70,710	$38,010	1,570
73	Napa, California	$70,580	$43,260	130
74	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$70,200	$46,510	1,550
75	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$70,050	$45,240	680
76	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$69,990	$39,470	260
77	Longview, Washington	$69,940	$50,900	150
78	Nashua, New Hampshire	$69,900	$43,420	650
79	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$69,850	$40,650	220
80	Carson City, Nevada	$69,800	$44,570	50
81	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$69,590	$47,720	40
82	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$69,450	$44,370	320
83	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$69,310	$45,700	120
84	Beckley, West Virginia	$69,310	$37,450	80
85	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$69,260	$49,980	510
86	Olympia, Washington	$69,260	$46,980	570
87	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$68,910	$42,740	3,900
88	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$68,810	$43,300	570
89	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$68,740	$41,600	70
90	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$68,740	$44,720	400
91	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$68,660	$49,380	420
92	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$68,450	$33,630	160
93	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$68,410	$43,910	4,810
94	Jackson, Michigan	$68,400	$40,550	180
95	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$68,370	$40,560	260
96	Wilmington, New Jersey	$68,340	$40,880	880
97	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$68,310	$36,980	2,950
98	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$68,180	$40,550	2,580
99	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$68,040	$41,110	240
100	Syracuse, New York	$67,820	$45,580	840

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for buyers and purchasing agents.