SOC 13-1020 · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Provo, UT

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Provo, Utah is $74,490 a year ($35.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,910: half of the 630 people in this job in the Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 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).

$74,490average per year

$35.81 / hourMedian $67,910Take-home ≈ $57,919

  • $46K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $112K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

630people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 5Utah metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Provo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $112,100 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Provo earn between $56,100 and $87,340.

  • $46K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $87K75th
  • $112K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,490$6,208$35.81
Median$67,910$5,659$32.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,100$4,675$26.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$87,340$7,278$41.99

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

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Provo

On the average salary of $74,490, a single filer in Provo takes home about $57,919 a year, or $4,827 a month and $2,228 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Provo area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $74,490 buys what about $75,831 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Provo ($48,010). A typical home costs $546,641, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Utah cities

Provo ranks 3rd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Ogden pays the most ($91,980).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Utah

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 Provo: questions

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

$35.81 an hour on average, and $32.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $57,919 a year ($4,827 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,490. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do buyers and purchasing agents earn more in Provo 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (39340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • 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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