The annual salary statistics of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $43,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of farm products buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $67,720 | 2.75% | 2.30% |
| 2015 | $65,860 | 4.81% | - |
| 2014 | $62,690 | -7.86% | - |
| 2013 | $67,620 | 2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $66,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,720, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for farm products buyers and purchasing agents in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Lancaster (median annual salary of $70,440). Compared with Lancaster, the median annual salary of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 3.9 percent (3.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lancaster | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |