SOC 13-1020 · Tulsa, OK metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Tulsa, OK

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $74,360 a year ($35.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,160: half of the 1,360 people in this job in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($84,376).

$74,360average per year

$35.75 / hourMedian $67,160Take-home ≈ $58,342

  • $45K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,360people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 4Oklahoma metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,320 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Tulsa earn between $56,040 and $87,210.

  • $45K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,360$6,197$35.75
Median$67,160$5,597$32.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,040$4,670$26.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$87,210$7,268$41.93

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Tulsa

On the average salary of $74,360, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $58,342 a year, or $4,862 a month and $2,244 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Tulsa a good place for buyers and purchasing agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $74,360 buys what about $83,350 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Oklahoma cities

Tulsa ranks 2nd of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Oklahoma City pays the most ($82,320).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Oklahoma

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 Tulsa: questions

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

$35.75 an hour on average, and $32.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,342 a year ($4,862 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,360.

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

The average here is 12% 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 Tulsa, OK (46140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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