The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $45,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,300 | 1.68% | 17.42% |
| 2021 | $72,070 | 7.13% | - |
| 2020 | $66,930 | 5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $63,450 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $62,000 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $60,530 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $60,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,300, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Bloomington (median annual salary of $77,580). Compared with Bloomington, the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| Danville | |
| Rockford | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion |