SOC 13-1020 · Montgomery, AL metro

Buyers and Purchasing Agents Salary in Montgomery, AL

The average salary for buyers and purchasing agents in Montgomery, Alabama is $72,670 a year ($34.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,060: half of the 630 people in this job in the Montgomery, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($83,770).

$72,670average per year

$34.94 / hourMedian $65,060Take-home ≈ $56,918

  • $43K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

630people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#5 of 12Alabama metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay range in Montgomery

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,480 or more. The middle half of buyers and purchasing agents in Montgomery earn between $52,470 and $90,720.

  • $43K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,670$6,056$34.94
Median$65,060$5,422$31.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,470$4,372$25.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$90,720$7,560$43.62

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Buyers and Purchasing Agents pay in Montgomery vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Buyers and purchasing agents in Montgomery earn 10% less than the Alabama average ($80,360) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($83,770). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $77,710.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Montgomery$72,670$65,060$43,340$109,480630
Alabama$80,360$74,030$45,190$127,6208,960
United States$83,770$77,710$48,380$128,870491,430

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary after taxes in Montgomery

On the average salary of $72,670, a single filer in Montgomery takes home about $56,918 a year, or $4,743 a month and $2,189 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Montgomery a good place for buyers and purchasing agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Montgomery area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.7), so the average $72,670 buys what about $81,031 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Montgomery ($44,950). A typical home costs $214,099, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in other Alabama cities

Montgomery ranks 5th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($98,080).

All Buyers and Purchasing Agents salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for buyers and purchasing agents

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($114,770).

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary by city

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Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Montgomery: questions

How much do buyers and purchasing agents make an hour in Montgomery?

$34.94 an hour on average, and $31.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level buyers and purchasing agents salary in Montgomery?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the buyers and purchasing agents take-home pay in Montgomery?

About $56,918 a year ($4,743 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,670. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do buyers and purchasing agents earn more in Montgomery than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($83,770).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1020; area Montgomery, AL (33860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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