SOC 13-1020 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Slidell, LA

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Slidell, Louisiana is $73,320 a year ($35.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,540: half of the 160 people in this job in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($83,770).

$73,320average per year

$35.25 / hourMedian $66,540Take-home ≈ $58,597

  • $44K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $107K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#4 of 10Louisiana metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Slidell

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,490 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Slidell earn between $55,990 and $82,900.

  • $44K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $107K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,320$6,110$35.25
Median$66,540$5,545$31.99
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,990$4,666$26.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,900$6,908$39.86

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay in Slidell vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Buyers and purchasing agents in Slidell earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($74,850) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($83,770). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $77,710.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Slidell$73,320$66,540$44,440$107,490160
Louisiana$74,850$66,340$45,080$112,3803,440
United States$83,770$77,710$48,380$128,870491,430

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Slidell

On the average salary of $73,320, a single filer in Slidell takes home about $58,597 a year, or $4,883 a month and $2,254 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Slidell area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $73,320 buys what about $79,072 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Slidell ($43,710). A typical home costs $272,200, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Louisiana cities

Slidell ranks 4th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job; New Orleans pays the most ($79,530).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Louisiana

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 Slidell: questions

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

$35.25 an hour on average, and $31.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,597 a year ($4,883 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,320.

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

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($83,770).

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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (43640). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.51, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.51).

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