The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $29,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,290.
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 | $51,130 | 4.28% | 5.20% |
| 2021 | $48,940 | 11.38% | - |
| 2020 | $43,370 | -4.06% | - |
| 2019 | $45,130 | -3.70% | - |
| 2018 | $46,800 | -3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $48,470 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $48,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,130 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 43.3 percent (43.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jefferson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| St Louis | |
| Kansas City | |
| St Joseph | |
| Columbia | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Joplin | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City |