Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$81,631
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.4%
- Live roles
- 1,455
Inventory Manager
$80,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.3%
- Live roles
- 428
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
Digital - Senior Manager / Manager, Omni Inventory (RFID)
Senior Product Manager - Inventory
Senior Product Manager - Inventory Value (Hybrid - Seattle)
Inventory Control Manager
Inventory Control Specialist - 1st Shift
Inventory and Logistics Manager
Sr Manager, Inventory Risk Management
Senior Manager, Global Inventory and Cost Accounting
Product Manager 2 - Inventory Movement
Manager Finance - Inventory Optimization (Hybrid- Seattle, WA)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Carrie Rikon & Associates
|
$87,500 | 17 |
Anduril Industries
|
$120,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nordstrom
|
$126,500 | 8 |
2020 Companies
|
$39,520 | 7 |
CoreWeave
|
$75,000 | 5 |
|
Target
|
$91,925 | 4 |
ZT Systems
|
$82,813 | 4 |
|
C&S Wholesale Grocers
|
$47,320 | 4 |
StackAdapt
|
$126,511 | 3 |
|
Loblaw
|
$65,000 | 3 |
Buyer vs Inventory Manager: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $81,631 per year (typically $66,301–$103,500), versus $80,000 for Inventory Manager ($51,834–$121,638). That puts Buyer about 2% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Buyer and Inventory 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.