The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $37,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,550.
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 | $60,120 | -1.03% | 13.84% |
| 2021 | $60,740 | 10.52% | - |
| 2020 | $54,350 | 1.64% | - |
| 2019 | $53,460 | 0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $53,390 | 2.98% | - |
| 2017 | $51,800 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $51,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,120, Huntington-Ashland is the lowest paying city for buyers and purchasing agents in state of West Virginia, following city of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $88,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Huntington-Ashland is 32.2 percent (32.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Beckley | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Charleston | |
| Cumberland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland |