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Wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents in CALIFORNIA

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Location Pay Period 2022
Low Median High
United States Hourly $19.74 $32.51 $55.95
United States Yearly $41,060 $67,620 $116,370
California Hourly $21.91 $36.61 $61.38
California Yearly $45,570 $76,140 $127,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.16 $45.30 $81.10
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Yearly $56,490 $94,210 $168,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.00 $39.51 $66.56
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Yearly $52,000 $82,170 $138,440
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.49 $37.01 $59.83
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Yearly $48,860 $76,990 $124,450
Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.34 $36.57 $51.34
Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Yearly $44,390 $76,070 $106,790
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.33 $36.23 $59.38
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Yearly $44,360 $75,370 $123,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.77 $36.07 $60.15
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Yearly $43,210 $75,020 $125,120
Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.20 $35.59 $56.86
Salinas, CA Metro Area Yearly $46,180 $74,030 $118,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.10 $35.29 $54.67
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Yearly $45,960 $73,390 $113,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.07 $34.24 $57.69
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Yearly $43,830 $71,220 $120,000
Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.48 $34.01 $50.13
Yuba City, CA Metro Area Yearly $46,760 $70,750 $104,270
Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.80 $33.93 $58.60
Napa, CA Metro Area Yearly $43,260 $70,580 $121,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.54 $33.58 $58.82
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Yearly $40,650 $69,850 $122,350
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.33 $33.39 $55.73
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $44,370 $69,450 $115,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.50 $32.87 $53.33
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Yearly $40,560 $68,370 $110,920
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.37 $32.16 $49.90
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Yearly $44,450 $66,900 $103,790
Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.66 $32.13 $57.36
Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $38,810 $66,830 $119,310
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.27 $31.84 $47.57
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Yearly $40,090 $66,230 $98,950
Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.32 $31.44 $48.99
Modesto, CA Metro Area Yearly $40,180 $65,390 $101,900
El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.79 $31.18 $48.82
El Centro, CA Metro Area Yearly $39,080 $64,850 $101,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.73 $30.92 $51.08
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Yearly $43,110 $64,310 $106,250
Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.16 $30.69 $44.17
Merced, CA Metro Area Yearly $37,780 $63,820 $91,870
Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.03 $30.62 $50.64
Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Yearly $39,580 $63,690 $105,340
Madera, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.01 $30.45 $47.17
Madera, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,620 $63,340 $98,110
Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.71 $30.35 $48.50
Redding, CA Metro Area Yearly $36,830 $63,120 $100,880
Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.79 $30.11 $47.43
Fresno, CA Metro Area Yearly $39,090 $62,630 $98,640
Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $15.61 $30.07 $47.57
Chico, CA Metro Area Yearly $32,460 $62,540 $98,950
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $20.60 $29.69 $49.44
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Yearly $42,850 $61,760 $102,830
North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.75 $29.00 $47.34
North Coast Region of California Balance of State Yearly $39,000 $60,320 $98,470
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.20 $28.00 $43.46
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Yearly $37,860 $58,240 $90,400


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Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts. Excludes “Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products” and “Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products”.

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