The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of buyers and purchasing agents in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $33,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,980.
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 | $51,500 | 8.14% | -1.44% |
| 2021 | $47,310 | 4.38% | - |
| 2020 | $45,240 | -8.07% | - |
| 2019 | $48,890 | -7.04% | - |
| 2018 | $52,330 | 0.17% | - |
| 2017 | $52,240 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $52,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,500 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Brownsville-Harlingen is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.