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Buyers and Purchasing Agent Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,080
25th Percentile Wage
$47,550
50th Percentile Wage
$62,540
75th Percentile Wage
$80,250
90th Percentile Wage
$101,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,080.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$62,540
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$62,540
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Table 2. Compare Buyers and Purchasing Agent Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,540 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$77,580
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$73,300
Peoria
$71,280
Champaign-Urbana
$63,900
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$62,680
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$62,540
Kankakee-Bradley
$62,210
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$62,000
Decatur
$61,730
Springfield
$61,430
Danville
$60,330
Rockford
$60,030
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$59,210
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$58,160
Carbondale-Marion
$55,660