Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Salary in the Industry of Specialty hospitals - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in the industry of specialty hospitals - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare purchasing agent, except wholesale, retail, and farm products salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,680
25th Percentile Wage
$43,520
50th Percentile Wage
$54,890
75th Percentile Wage
$65,800
90th Percentile Wage
$79,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in the industry of specialty hospitals - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products is $79,700. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $54,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products is $35,680.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in the industry of Specialty hospitals - Privately owned from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$54,890
2.46% 7.29%
2015
$53,540
3.25% -
2014
$51,800
1.85% -
2013
$50,840
-0.10% -
2012
$50,890
- -

Table 3. Compare Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in 38 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$77,990
Child Day Care Services
$63,490
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$61,640
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$58,780
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$57,950
Hospitals - State government owned
$56,990
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$56,890
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$56,620
Outpatient Care Centers
$55,940
Home Health Care Services
$55,090
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$54,890
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$53,600
Individual and Family Services
$53,540
Social Assistance
$53,430
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$53,390
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$52,510
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$52,470
Hospitals - Privately owned
$51,550
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$51,400
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$51,380
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$51,170
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$50,830
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$50,320
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$50,160
Offices of Physicians
$49,910
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$49,650
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$49,260
Hospitals - Local government owned
$48,490
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$48,480
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$48,270
Offices of Dentists
$47,840
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$47,340
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$46,460
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$46,210
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$46,130
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$44,390
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$43,520
Offices of Optometrists
$27,710

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