The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $45,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,700.
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 | $69,310 | 0.52% | 12.54% |
| 2021 | $68,950 | 7.16% | - |
| 2020 | $64,010 | 1.61% | - |
| 2019 | $62,980 | -0.14% | - |
| 2018 | $63,070 | 3.88% | - |
| 2017 | $60,620 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $60,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,310 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Huntington-Ashland.
| 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 |