The annual salary statistics of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of farm products buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $67,020 | -7.13% | -7.37% |
| 2015 | $71,800 | -2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $73,540 | -1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $74,680 | 3.64% | - |
| 2012 | $71,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,020, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for farm products buyers and purchasing agents in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $71,160). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.
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