SOC 13-1020 · Dover, DE metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Dover, DE

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Dover, Delaware is $80,760 a year ($38.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,650: half of the 160 people in this job in the Dover, DE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($84,376).

$80,760average per year

$38.83 / hourMedian $72,650Take-home ≈ $61,546

  • $50K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

160people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Dover

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,700 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Dover earn between $58,030 and $100,900.

  • $50K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,760$6,730$38.83
Median$72,650$6,054$34.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,030$4,836$27.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,900$8,408$48.51

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Dover

On the average salary of $80,760, a single filer in Dover takes home about $61,546 a year, or $5,129 a month and $2,367 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Dover area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.5), so the average $80,760 buys what about $82,825 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Dover ($46,690). A typical home costs $372,156, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in nearby metro areas

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 Dover: questions

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

$38.83 an hour on average, and $34.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,546 a year ($5,129 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,760.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Dover, DE (20100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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