The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $109,350, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for buyers and purchasing agents. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $85,600). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $109,350 |
$61,590 | 2,120 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $85,600 |
$58,220 | 12,240 |
| 3 | Maryland | $79,890 |
$48,010 | 9,380 |
| 4 | Virginia | $78,810 |
$46,150 | 21,580 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $77,950 |
$46,740 | 11,860 |
| 6 | New York | $77,420 |
$47,160 | 26,480 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $76,270 |
$44,230 | 6,570 |
| 8 | Washington | $76,240 |
$49,000 | 15,730 |
| 9 | California | $76,140 |
$45,570 | 49,200 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $74,790 |
$47,600 | 1,480 |
| 11 | Alaska | $74,010 |
$48,580 | 750 |
| 12 | Delaware | $73,890 |
$48,250 | 1,320 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $73,530 |
$48,300 | 9,840 |
| 14 | Colorado | $73,230 |
$44,720 | 9,820 |
| 15 | Illinois | $71,540 |
$45,130 | 17,510 |
| 16 | Maine | $69,620 |
$47,600 | 1,280 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $69,310 |
$40,000 | 1,540 |
| 18 | Michigan | $67,270 |
$42,110 | 15,250 |
| 19 | Arkansas | $67,220 |
$40,290 | 4,140 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $65,950 |
$47,850 | 1,010 |
| 21 | Utah | $65,610 |
$37,540 | 4,550 |
| 22 | Texas | $65,520 |
$40,620 | 38,130 |
| 23 | Arizona | $65,450 |
$42,690 | 10,010 |
| 24 | South Carolina | $64,970 |
$42,750 | 4,470 |
| 25 | Ohio | $64,840 |
$40,220 | 20,770 |
| 26 | Georgia | $64,580 |
$39,270 | 12,790 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $64,240 |
$45,880 | 2,660 |
| 28 | Alabama | $63,340 |
$37,520 | 8,560 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $63,230 |
$41,550 | 920 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $63,200 |
$40,510 | 14,610 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $63,040 |
$38,480 | 18,080 |
| 32 | Kansas | $62,840 |
$37,140 | 5,830 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $62,830 |
$46,340 | 530 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $62,450 |
$43,680 | 1,370 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | $62,450 |
$42,840 | 9,410 |
| 36 | Florida | $62,420 |
$37,440 | 27,870 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $62,410 |
$43,280 | 2,630 |
| 38 | Nevada | $62,080 |
$39,720 | 2,340 |
| 39 | Iowa | $62,020 |
$39,450 | 4,450 |
| 40 | Oregon | $61,900 |
$39,900 | 6,810 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $61,640 |
$33,880 | 2,400 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $60,910 |
$38,720 | 4,460 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $60,440 |
$36,140 | 4,820 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $59,970 |
$33,430 | 9,370 |
| 45 | Missouri | $59,680 |
$32,820 | 9,060 |
| 46 | Indiana | $59,560 |
$37,950 | 9,210 |
| 47 | Idaho | $58,490 |
$34,210 | 2,530 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $58,080 |
$38,480 | 1,640 |
| 49 | Vermont | $57,340 |
$36,030 | 690 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $56,390 |
$30,500 | 3,330 |
| 51 | Montana | $49,820 |
$33,620 | 1,480 |
| 52 | Guam | $47,720 |
$29,390 | 190 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $30,970 |
$24,900 | 150 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,310 |
$18,220 | 5,520 |