SOC 13-1020 · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Daphne, AL

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Daphne, Alabama is $71,050 a year ($34.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,370: half of the 240 people in this job in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($84,376).

$71,050average per year

$34.16 / hourMedian $65,370Take-home ≈ $55,841

  • $42K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

240people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 12Alabama metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Daphne

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,630 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Daphne earn between $54,480 and $83,570.

  • $42K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,050$5,921$34.16
Median$65,370$5,448$31.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,480$4,540$26.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$83,570$6,964$40.18

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Daphne

On the average salary of $71,050, a single filer in Daphne takes home about $55,841 a year, or $4,653 a month and $2,148 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Daphne a good place for buyers and purchasing agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Daphne area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $71,050 buys what about $75,034 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Daphne ($38,520). A typical home costs $373,114, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Alabama cities

Daphne ranks 7th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($98,080).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for buyers and purchasing agents

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($114,770).

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary by city

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Daphne: questions

How much do buyers and purchasing agents make an hour in Daphne?

$34.16 an hour on average, and $31.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level buyers and purchasing agents salary in Daphne?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the buyers and purchasing agents take-home pay in Daphne?

About $55,841 a year ($4,653 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,050. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do buyers and purchasing agents earn more in Daphne than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($84,376).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1020; area Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL (19300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.88, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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