The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of buyers and purchasing agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $46,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,510.
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 | $70,200 | 9.59% | 14.77% |
| 2021 | $63,470 | -1.10% | - |
| 2020 | $64,170 | 4.07% | - |
| 2019 | $61,560 | 3.17% | - |
| 2018 | $59,610 | -0.37% | - |
| 2017 | $59,830 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $59,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,200, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for buyers and purchasing agents in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $81,180). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower.