Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$80,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.1%
- Live roles
- 1,413
Fleet Manager
$107,875
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 144
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
Staff Buyer
Staff Product Manager, Enterprise Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing
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
Engineering Manager, Fleet Engineering
Senior Product Manager, Fleet & Internal Tools
Senior Product Manager - Fleet and Lifecycle Management
Fleet Manager
Senior Technical Program Manager – Fleet Operations & Reliability
Manager Engineering-5th Fleet (OCONUS)
Operations Engineering Manager, Fleet Reliability
Partner Engagement Manager, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Carrie Rikon & Associates
|
$87,500 | 17 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$114,250 | 12 |
Applied Materials
|
$76,000 | 12 |
Saks
|
$69,000 | 9 |
Dentsu
|
$53,500 | 9 |
Teledyne FLIR
|
$79,975 | 8 |
| RR Rolls-Royce SMR | $65,710 | 6 |
nVent
|
$89,900 | 5 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Ryder
|
$71,500 | 8 |
|
CoreWeave
|
$175,250 | 4 |
Republic Services
|
$134,800 | 4 |
City of Baltimore
|
$113,747 | 2 |
|
Anthropic
|
$445,000 | 1 |
|
Lambda
|
$368,500 | 1 |
|
Skydio
|
$218,000 | 1 |
|
Datadog
|
$216,000 | 1 |
Buyer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $128,500 | 3 |
| Boston | $100,000 | 7 |
| Seattle | $94,473 | 4 |
| Austin | $90,250 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $87,602 | 9 |
| New York | $83,750 | 44 |
| Denver | $73,440 | 4 |
| Chicago | $72,500 | 5 |
| Toronto | $53,500 | 19 |
Fleet Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $204,500 | 5 |
| New York | $193,500 | 8 |
Buyer vs Fleet Manager: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $80,000 per year (typically $63,272–$100,000), versus $107,875 for Fleet Manager ($83,271–$146,600). That puts Fleet Manager about 35% 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.