Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$81,631
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.4%
- Live roles
- 1,455
Procurement
$130,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.5%
- Live roles
- 1,954
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
Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Engineering Infrastructure
Storage Sales Specialist - Maryland Procurement Office TS/SCI with FSP Clearance Required
New Product Introduction (NPI) Sourcing Manager, Data Center Power & Cooling
Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager, Optics
Sourcing and Procurement Data & AI Senior Manager
Sourcing & Procurement Management Chemicals Center of Excellence Lead Senior Manager - NASPFY26
Product Manager | Procurement
Supply Chain and Operations – Sourcing and Procurement Manager
Sourcing & Procurement Manager - NASPFY26
Sr. Manager – Steel & Castings Procurement
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 33 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$72,550 | 14 |
Quince
|
$161,000 | 11 |
SpaceX
|
$145,000 | 11 |
CACI
|
$90,650 | 11 |
Scout Motors
|
$101,250 | 10 |
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 9 |
HelloFresh
|
$83,103 | 9 |
Procurement salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $221,500 | 14 |
| Seattle | $194,100 | 15 |
| San Francisco | $186,513 | 44 |
| Atlanta | $164,000 | 11 |
| Boston | $161,300 | 15 |
| Denver | $145,000 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | $143,750 | 20 |
| New York | $141,550 | 55 |
| Chicago | $135,900 | 33 |
| Dublin | $129,550 | 3 |
Buyer vs Procurement: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $81,631 per year (typically $66,301–$103,500), versus $130,500 for Procurement ($101,250–$160,000). That puts Procurement about 60% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Buyer and Procurement 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.