Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$81,563
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.4%
- Live roles
- 1,456
Fleet Manager
$110,632
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.6%
- Live roles
- 155
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Executive First Time Buyer Hilton Head
Category Buyer/Manager - Private Label Packaged Food
Director, Buyer Growth Partnerships & Referral
Senior Staff Design Program Manager, Buyer Experience
Senior Buyer
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Enterprise Buyer Experience
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Scheduler and Fleet Efficiency
Engineering Manager, Fleet Engineering
Staff Product Manager, Fleet & Internal Tools
Staff Product Manager, AI Infrastructure (Fleet Management)
Engineering Manager, Fleet Engineering
Senior Technical Program Manager – Fleet Operations & Reliability
Senior Technical Program Manager – Fleet Delivery & Capacity Management
Engineering Manager, Fleet Provisioning Automation
Staff Product Manager, Fleet Software
Senior Product Manager, Fleet & Internal Tools
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Carrie Rikon & Associates
|
$87,500 | 17 |
Anduril Industries
|
$125,500 | 12 |
Clients Blackbox, Inc.
|
$115,000 | 9 |
Applied Materials
|
$87,250 | 9 |
Target
|
$102,500 | 8 |
Loblaw
|
$76,000 | 8 |
Curtiss-Wright
|
$77,500 | 7 |
Saks
|
$69,000 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Ryder
|
$73,250 | 10 |
|
CoreWeave
|
$203,500 | 5 |
Republic Services
|
$134,800 | 3 |
Wheels
|
$78,500 | 3 |
|
Skydio
|
$236,500 | 2 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$158,750 | 2 |
Athens Services
|
$118,000 | 2 |
Xcel Energy
|
$103,633 | 2 |
Fleet Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $212,000 | 7 |
| San Francisco | $203,500 | 7 |
Buyer vs Fleet Manager: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $81,563 per year (typically $66,235–$103,500), versus $110,632 for Fleet Manager ($82,613–$162,758). That puts Fleet Manager about 36% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Buyer and Fleet Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.