The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,210, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $77,490). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $95,210 |
$55,730 | 2,630 |
| 2 | Maryland | $77,490 |
$46,490 | 6,850 |
| 3 | Virginia | $74,260 |
$43,690 | 12,520 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $74,140 |
$46,910 | 8,540 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $71,820 |
$45,760 | 6,060 |
| 6 | Alaska | $71,040 |
$46,600 | 670 |
| 7 | California | $69,970 |
$41,410 | 33,720 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $68,860 |
$42,100 | 820 |
| 9 | Washington | $67,980 |
$40,500 | 11,780 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $66,940 |
$44,840 | 4,240 |
| 11 | Colorado | $66,790 |
$41,790 | 6,050 |
| 12 | Delaware | $65,430 |
$40,290 | 760 |
| 13 | New York | $64,940 |
$41,400 | 14,740 |
| 14 | Michigan | $64,460 |
$39,640 | 11,710 |
| 15 | Illinois | $64,400 |
$37,620 | 10,150 |
| 16 | Texas | $64,300 |
$37,940 | 27,360 |
| 17 | Ohio | $62,400 |
$41,110 | 12,950 |
| 18 | Arizona | $62,150 |
$39,100 | 5,030 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $61,760 |
$41,470 | 6,250 |
| 20 | Alabama | $61,720 |
$35,380 | 6,240 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $61,560 |
$40,020 | 13,500 |
| 22 | Utah | $61,150 |
$36,260 | 2,540 |
| 23 | Georgia | $60,890 |
$37,290 | 8,060 |
| 24 | Kansas | $60,890 |
$37,000 | 3,410 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $60,660 |
$40,900 | 1,040 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $60,470 |
$40,430 | 1,490 |
| 27 | Oregon | $60,040 |
$40,870 | 3,170 |
| 28 | West Virginia | $59,880 |
$39,100 | 700 |
| 29 | Missouri | $59,750 |
$36,170 | 4,760 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $59,290 |
$37,270 | 8,160 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $58,440 |
$34,510 | 1,770 |
| 32 | Mississippi | $58,280 |
$33,150 | 1,570 |
| 33 | Maine | $57,680 |
$38,440 | 910 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $57,660 |
$39,880 | 320 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $57,480 |
$37,110 | 1,640 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $56,820 |
$36,170 | 630 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $56,610 |
$33,940 | 3,210 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $56,310 |
$34,050 | 3,730 |
| 39 | Florida | $56,250 |
$34,920 | 15,820 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $56,240 |
$33,850 | 3,390 |
| 41 | Iowa | $56,180 |
$34,930 | 2,480 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $55,710 |
$39,480 | 690 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $53,700 |
$33,370 | 2,660 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $53,550 |
$35,090 | 7,100 |
| 45 | Nevada | $53,030 |
$34,600 | 1,880 |
| 46 | Vermont | $52,620 |
$33,580 | 540 |
| 47 | Indiana | $52,550 |
$34,710 | 6,210 |
| 48 | Idaho | $51,660 |
$32,020 | 1,140 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $51,440 |
$31,190 | 3,940 |
| 50 | Montana | $47,410 |
$31,440 | 710 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $47,330 |
$29,640 | 1,380 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $45,340 |
$26,520 | 40 |
| 53 | Guam | $44,830 |
$23,130 | 130 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $32,570 |
$18,530 | 2,000 |