The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $39,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,070.
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 | $60,820 | -2.47% | 13.73% |
| 2021 | $62,320 | 1.94% | - |
| 2020 | $61,110 | 5.11% | - |
| 2019 | $57,990 | 6.67% | - |
| 2018 | $54,120 | 3.05% | - |
| 2017 | $52,470 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $52,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,820 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lexington-Fayette and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |