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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Houston, TX

The median buyers and purchasing agents in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $76,290 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,208 a month.

10th percentile
$48,760
25th percentile
$59,990
Median percentile
$76,290
75th percentile
$98,330
90th percentile
$124,700

Based on 10,880 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

$62,500 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,290
Federal income tax−$7,954
Social Security + Medicare−$5,836
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,208
Every two weeks$2,404

Does it go far here?

$77,350Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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