The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $38,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,000.
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 | $58,560 | 0.43% | 11.15% |
| 2021 | $58,310 | 7.79% | - |
| 2020 | $53,770 | -3.70% | - |
| 2019 | $55,760 | 8.11% | - |
| 2018 | $51,240 | -1.54% | - |
| 2017 | $52,030 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $52,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,560 in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.