Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$81,660avg. a year
$39.26 an hour · 10,880 employed
Buyers and Purchasing Agents in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $81,660 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $80,830. The U.S. average is $83,770.
$76,290Median pay
$39.26Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
10,880Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for buyers and purchasing agents in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
13,780 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$85,050
$40.89 an hour
214,160 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$84,830
$40.79 an hour
3310 jobs
Midland, TX
$82,760
$39.79 an hour
44,340 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$81,950
$39.40 an hour
5500 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$79,810
$38.37 an hour
6480 jobs
Waco, TX
$74,440
$35.79 an hour
7200 jobs
Odessa, TX
$73,540
$35.36 an hour
8180 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$72,840
$35.02 an hour
9480 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$72,820
$35.01 an hour
10490 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$72,320
$34.77 an hour
11220 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$71,510
$34.38 an hour
12140 jobs
Abilene, TX
$71,390
$34.32 an hour
1390 jobs
Victoria, TX
$70,870
$34.07 an hour
14100 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$70,840
$34.06 an hour
15280 jobs
Longview, TX
$70,080
$33.69 an hour
16100 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$69,580
$33.45 an hour
17460 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$69,040
$33.19 an hour
18200 jobs
Tyler, TX
$67,380
$32.39 an hour
19130 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$67,210
$32.31 an hour
20800 jobs
El Paso, TX
$66,020
$31.74 an hour
21220 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$65,330
$31.41 an hour
22420 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$59,880
$28.79 an hour
23340 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$59,290
$28.50 an hour
24190 jobs
Laredo, TX
$55,170
$26.53 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $92,150 |
| Project Management Specialists | $107,190 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $77,120 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $73,640 |
| Management Analysts | $112,520 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $70,090 |
Questions and answers
How much do buyers and purchasing agents make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $81,660 a year, and the median is $76,290. About 10,880 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $80,830.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.05 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-1020. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.