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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in California

The median buyers and purchasing agents in California earns $82,720 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,103 a month.

10th percentile
$52,690
25th percentile
$66,150
Median percentile
$82,720
75th percentile
$107,490
90th percentile
$134,310

Based on 48,010 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,233 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,720
Federal income tax−$9,368
Social Security + Medicare−$6,328
California income tax (approx.)−$5,790
Monthly take-home$5,103
Every two weeks$2,355

Does it go far here?

$74,711Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All buyers and purchasing agents salaries · Take-home pay in California