SOC 13-1020 · Lubbock, TX metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Lubbock, Texas is $59,290 a year ($28.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,800: half of the 340 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($84,376).

$59,290average per year

$28.50 / hourMedian $55,800Take-home ≈ $49,820

  • $35K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $87K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

340people in this job
-30%vs U.S. metro average
#24 of 25Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,080 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Lubbock earn between $43,580 and $70,560.

  • $35K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $87K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,290$4,941$28.50
Median$55,800$4,650$26.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,580$3,632$20.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$70,560$5,880$33.92

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $59,290, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $49,820 a year, or $4,152 a month and $1,916 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $59,290 buys what about $64,928 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 24th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; San Antonio pays the most ($85,050).

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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 Lubbock: questions

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

$28.50 an hour on average, and $26.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,820 a year ($4,152 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,290. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 30% 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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