Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,429
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$18,941
23.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,417
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$80,370
Kept after tax
$61,429
Worth in national money
$62,417
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for buyers and purchasing agents. The middle earner takes $80,370, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.42% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Buyers and purchasing agents ranks 149 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $80,370 the take-home is $61,429, which is worth about $62,417 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $84,710, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Minnesota ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for buyers and purchasing agents, at $80,370 — about 3.42% 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.
- Position 149 of 490 in Minnesota places buyers and purchasing agents in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Minnesota's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for buyers and purchasing agents on its $80,370 median: $61,429 retained after tax becomes $62,417 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $84,710 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 | $52,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $125,590 |
| This salary | $80,370 |
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 Minnesota | $61,429 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,370 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,854 |
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 | $74,767 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,705 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Minnesota earn less than $80,370. The published range is $52,680 up to $125,590, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Minnesota the take-home figure of $61,429, from $80,370, 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 149 of 490 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,417 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 149.
- Reported values are medians; for buyers and purchasing agents in Minnesota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $52,680 to $125,590. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Minnesota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,429 from $80,370. 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 149 of 490 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,417, worked from $80,370, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 149 of 490 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 $84,710 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 $52,680 at the bottom tenth to $125,590 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $62,417 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Minnesota then takes its own share, leaving $61,429.
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 Minnesota is $84,710. 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 ($52,680) and the ninetieth ($125,590) 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.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $62,417 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $61,429 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota 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.