The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Winston-Salem 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 | $40,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,240.
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 | $62,410 | 3.65% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | $60,130 | 1.41% | - |
| 2020 | $59,280 | 1.20% | - |
| 2019 | $58,570 | -1.26% | - |
| 2018 | $59,310 | -0.02% | - |
| 2017 | $59,320 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $59,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,410 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Winston-Salem is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Asheville.