The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $46,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,530.
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 | $67,240 | 9.15% | 14.16% |
| 2021 | $61,090 | 0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $60,530 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $58,820 | 0.15% | - |
| 2018 | $58,730 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $57,720 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $57,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,240 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.