Buyers and Purchasing Agent Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for buyers and purchasing agents in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents among Texas areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,620
25th Percentile Wage
$50,570
50th Percentile Wage
$65,520
75th Percentile Wage
$89,690
90th Percentile Wage
$119,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $40,620.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$65,520
3.14% 5.54%
2021
$63,460
-6.87% -
2020
$67,820
4.57% -
2019
$64,720
4.57% -
2018
$61,760
-0.21% -
2017
$61,890
0.00% -
2012
$61,890
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in state of Texas ranges from $48,080 to $81,000. The highest paying area for buyers and purchasing agents in Texas is Midland with a median annual salary of $81,000. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is San Antonio-New Braunfels (mean annual salary $76,020). The lowest paying area is Laredo with a median annual salary of $48,080.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$81,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$76,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$71,380
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$67,720
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,670
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$65,550
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$65,360
Odessa
$63,900
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$63,370
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$63,020
Victoria
$63,010
Corpus Christi
$62,990
Fort Worth-Arlington
$62,810
Amarillo
$62,710
Texarkana-Texarkana
$61,020
Longview
$60,930
Sherman-Denison
$60,590
Waco
$60,040
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,650
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,560
Abilene
$58,310
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$57,690
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$57,130
San Angelo
$56,440
Wichita Falls
$56,180
College Station-Bryan
$55,180
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$52,550
El Paso
$51,970
Brownsville-Harlingen
$51,500
Lubbock
$51,410
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$51,160
Tyler
$49,910
Laredo
$48,080