Highest-paying Cities for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

The top 100 highest paying cities for purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products (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 purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $98,280, Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is the highest paying city for purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia (average annual salary $89,970). 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 purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$98,280	$48,860	160
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$89,970	$53,430	9,070
3	St Marys County, Maryland	$89,930	$52,150	450
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$88,250	$53,430	10,970
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$84,880	$55,080	1,940
6	Corvallis, Oregon	$82,120	$41,970	80
7	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$82,080	$53,110	140
8	Peoria, Illinois	$81,390	$42,310	600
9	Winchester, West Virginia	$80,080	$42,620	100
10	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$78,770	$46,260	260
11	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$78,420	$43,990	2,940
12	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$78,130	$46,900	1,840
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$78,130	$53,130	4,400
14	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$78,120	$28,880	130
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$78,010	$48,860	4,570
16	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$77,970	$44,680	380
17	Monroe, Michigan	$77,760	$43,020	120
18	Huntsville, Alabama	$77,750	$41,520	2,210
19	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$77,230	$40,040	830
20	Dayton, Ohio	$77,170	$45,010	1,960
21	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$76,720	$47,390	2,820
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$76,670	$47,920	3,230
23	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$76,480	$42,940	410
24	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$76,190	$45,530	390
25	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$75,990	$48,980	380
26	Warner Robins, Georgia	$75,650	$48,980	470
27	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$75,560	$40,070	700
28	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$75,050	$49,600	540
29	Bismarck, North Dakota	$75,040	$51,810	100
30	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$74,850	$33,780	170
31	Anchorage, Alaska	$74,750	$47,040	390
32	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$73,980	$47,100	1,910
33	Midland, Texas	$73,740	$53,290	190
34	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$73,580	$46,760	5,250
35	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$73,400	$44,100	8,140
36	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$73,280	$44,920	2,500
37	Camden, New Jersey	$73,270	$45,480	1,110
38	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$73,190	$44,370	1,440
39	Napa, California	$73,100	$37,940	80
40	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$72,940	$47,100	1,470
41	Battle Creek, Michigan	$72,750	$37,830	130
42	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$72,380	$42,790	250
43	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$72,330	$44,910	3,120
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$72,060	$42,790	8,750
45	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$71,810	$40,490	200
46	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$71,650	$46,630	1,470
47	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$71,540	$42,520	6,690
48	Peabody, Massachusetts	$71,440	$52,990	130
49	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$71,390	$42,800	7,090
50	Framingham, Massachusetts	$71,340	$51,070	530
51	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$71,230	$41,350	3,880
52	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$71,220	$44,950	15,880
53	Wilmington, New Jersey	$71,220	$42,060	720
54	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$71,130	$40,100	920
55	Brunswick, Georgia	$71,110	$31,930	50
56	Lima, Ohio	$71,030	$42,250	70
57	Morgantown, West Virginia	$71,020	$42,010	50
58	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$71,020	$39,500	2,590
59	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$70,850	$42,420	240
60	Fairbanks, Alaska	$70,370	$53,600	60
61	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$70,250	$39,410	50
62	Albany, Georgia	$70,210	$35,770	90
63	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$70,000	$39,730	220
64	St Louis, Missouri	$69,760	$42,840	3,090
65	Boulder, Colorado	$69,520	$39,890	480
66	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$69,450	$41,920	9,150
67	Springfield, Illinois	$69,380	$35,880	120
68	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$69,370	$39,600	50
69	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$69,220	$43,550	70
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$69,030	$40,590	8,550
71	Richmond, Virginia	$68,930	$43,670	2,460
72	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$68,500	$38,960	60
73	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$68,350	$43,920	3,620
74	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$67,990	$38,480	360
75	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$67,630	$41,500	380
76	Decatur, Illinois	$67,600	$40,300	50
77	Tucson, Arizona	$67,480	$41,660	740
78	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$67,290	$48,300	60
79	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$67,230	$40,080	3,550
80	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$67,160	$40,210	2,500
81	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$67,020	$41,610	960
82	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$66,710	$47,850	340
83	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$66,610	$40,800	5,830
84	Columbus, Ohio	$66,560	$41,660	2,830
85	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$66,560	$48,220	110
86	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$66,420	$40,650	10,000
87	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$66,310	$43,860	90
88	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$66,230	$42,570	1,270
89	Lawrence, Kansas	$66,010	$35,840	80
90	Ithaca, New York	$65,900	$47,640	100
91	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$65,510	$36,870	340
92	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$65,500	$43,060	130
93	Nashua, New Hampshire	$65,380	$41,030	450
94	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$65,280	$40,630	60
95	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$65,180	$39,950	7,940
96	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$65,170	$34,420	40
97	Yuma, Arizona	$65,170	$35,030	130
98	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$64,870	$46,550	50
99	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$64,860	$37,760	13,110
100	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$64,860	$37,800	60

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