The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents in Lewiston-Auburn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,700 | 10.86% | 23.00% |
| 2021 | $60,350 | 2.07% | - |
| 2020 | $59,100 | 0.22% | - |
| 2019 | $58,970 | -2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $60,630 | 14.02% | - |
| 2017 | $52,130 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $52,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,700 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Lewiston-Auburn is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bangor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor |