Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,666
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$18,924
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,784
Colorado costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Colorado — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$83,590
Kept after tax
$64,666
Worth in national money
$63,784
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Colorado is one of the better-paying states for buyers and purchasing agents. The middle earner takes $83,590, which ranks 8 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.57% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Colorado reports figures for, this is number 125.
- No great distortion either way. Colorado costs about what the country costs, so from $83,590, take-home of $64,666 is worth roughly $63,784 in national money. The average comes to $91,410, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Colorado ranks 8 of 51 states publishing a median for buyers and purchasing agents, at $83,590 — about 7.57% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Colorado's occupational distribution, buyers and purchasing agents sits at 125 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Colorado is near the national base, so for buyers and purchasing agents, whose median is $83,590, the adjusted figure of $63,784 differs little from $64,666 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $91,410 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Buyers and Purchasing Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $135,470 |
| This salary | $83,590 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Colorado | $64,666 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,636 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,817 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $79,369 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,036 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $83,590 as a midpoint for Colorado, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $54,990 and the ninetieth is $135,470 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $64,666 take-home in Colorado comes from $83,590. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 125 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Colorado, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $63,784, the adjusted value of that $83,590 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 125 of 491 in the state.
- The Colorado median of $83,590 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $54,990 to $135,470. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $64,666, from $83,590, assumes a single Colorado filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 125 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 8 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Colorado, so $63,784 — the adjusted value of that $83,590 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 125 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $91,410, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $54,990 at the bottom tenth to $135,470 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Colorado run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $63,784 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Colorado's own levy, $64,666 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Colorado is $91,410. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($54,990) and the ninetieth ($135,470) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Colorado's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $63,784 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $64,666 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Colorado income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.