SOC 13-1020 · Odessa, TX metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Odessa, TX

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Odessa, Texas is $73,540 a year ($35.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,230: half of the 200 people in this job in the Odessa, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($84,376).

$73,540average per year

$35.36 / hourMedian $67,230Take-home ≈ $60,565

  • $45K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 25Texas metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Odessa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,400 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Odessa earn between $54,350 and $84,480.

  • $45K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,540$6,128$35.36
Median$67,230$5,602$32.32
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,350$4,529$26.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$84,480$7,040$40.62

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Odessa

On the average salary of $73,540, a single filer in Odessa takes home about $60,565 a year, or $5,047 a month and $2,329 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Odessa a good place for buyers and purchasing agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Odessa area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $73,540 buys what about $78,321 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Odessa ($48,590). A typical home costs $256,700, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Texas cities

Odessa ranks 8th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; San Antonio pays the most ($85,050).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Texas

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 Odessa: questions

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

$35.36 an hour on average, and $32.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,565 a year ($5,047 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,540. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Odessa, TX (36220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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