The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $40,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,950.
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 | $63,640 | 2.18% | 5.81% |
| 2021 | $62,250 | 0.40% | - |
| 2020 | $62,000 | 1.34% | - |
| 2019 | $61,170 | 0.95% | - |
| 2018 | $60,590 | 1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $59,940 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $59,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,640 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.