Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Austin
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,370 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Austin earn between $61,570 and $97,240.
- $51K10th
- $62K25th
- $77KMedian
- $97K75th
- $122K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $81,950 | $6,829 | $39.40 |
| Median | $77,150 | $6,429 | $37.09 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $61,570 | $5,131 | $29.60 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $97,240 | $8,103 | $46.75 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Austin
On the average salary of $81,950, a single filer in Austin takes home about $66,482 a year, or $5,540 a month and $2,557 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Austin a good place for buyers and purchasing agents? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $81,950 buys what about $83,566 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Texas cities
Austin ranks 4th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; San Antonio pays the most ($85,050).
- San Antonio$85,050
- Dallas$84,830
- Midland$82,760
- Austin$81,950
- Houston$81,660
- Beaumont$79,810
- Waco$74,440
- Odessa$73,540
- Wichita Falls$72,840
- Killeen$72,820
Highest-paying cities for buyers and purchasing agents
Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($114,770).
- Lexington Park, MD$114,770
- San Jose, CA$111,320
- Washington, DC$109,790
- San Francisco, CA$99,730
- Warner Robins, GA$99,650
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Austin: questions
How much do buyers and purchasing agents make an hour in Austin?
$39.40 an hour on average, and $37.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level buyers and purchasing agents salary in Austin?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,570, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the buyers and purchasing agents take-home pay in Austin?
About $66,482 a year ($5,540 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,950. Texas has no state income tax.
Do buyers and purchasing agents earn more in Austin than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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