The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $42,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,680.
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 | $67,720 | 5.73% | 6.56% |
| 2021 | $63,840 | -7.89% | - |
| 2020 | $68,880 | 5.42% | - |
| 2019 | $65,150 | 7.29% | - |
| 2018 | $60,400 | -4.77% | - |
| 2017 | $63,280 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $63,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,720 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.