The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of buyers and purchasing agents in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $39,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,710.
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 | $62,530 | 5.10% | 11.88% |
| 2021 | $59,340 | 9.45% | - |
| 2020 | $53,730 | 8.17% | - |
| 2019 | $49,340 | -5.01% | - |
| 2018 | $51,810 | -6.35% | - |
| 2017 | $55,100 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $55,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,530 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Kalamazoo-Portage is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.