The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of buyers and purchasing agents in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $38,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,470.
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 | $61,630 | 2.32% | 17.15% |
| 2021 | $60,200 | 17.36% | - |
| 2020 | $49,750 | -10.35% | - |
| 2019 | $54,900 | 5.90% | - |
| 2018 | $51,660 | 1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $51,060 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $51,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,630 in Staunton-Waynesboro is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Staunton-Waynesboro is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Roanoke.