Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,425
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$19,605
23.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,168
Connecticut costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Connecticut — 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
$83,030
Kept after tax
$63,425
Worth in national money
$61,168
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for buyers and purchasing agents. The middle earner takes $83,030, which ranks 10 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.85% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Connecticut reports figures for, this is number 142.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $83,030 the take-home is $63,425. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $61,168 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $89,370, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 10 of 51 states publishing a median for buyers and purchasing agents, at $83,030 — about 6.85% 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 Connecticut's occupational distribution, buyers and purchasing agents sits at 142 of 482 — 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $63,425 for buyers and purchasing agents, from $83,030. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $61,168. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $89,370 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Buyers and Purchasing Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,410 |
| This salary | $83,030 |
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 Connecticut | $63,425 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,242 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,028 |
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 | $77,605 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,089 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Connecticut earn less than $83,030. The published range is $51,790 up to $132,410, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $63,425, from $83,030, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 142 of 482 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $61,168, the adjusted value of that $83,030 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 142 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for buyers and purchasing agents in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $51,790 to $132,410. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $63,425 from $83,030. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 142 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $61,168 — the adjusted value of that $83,030 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 142 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $89,370 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $51,790 at the bottom tenth to $132,410 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $61,168 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Connecticut adds its own income tax on top — which is why $63,425 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 Connecticut is $89,370. 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 ($51,790) and the ninetieth ($132,410) 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?
Connecticut's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $61,168 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 $63,425 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Connecticut 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.