Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$81,375
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.3%
- Live roles
- 1,439
Supply Chain
$117,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.6%
- Live roles
- 1,591
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
Senior Buyer
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Enterprise Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing
Highest-paying jobs
Global Supply Chain Manager, OSAT
Supply Chain Delivery Manager, Data Center Power & Cooling OFE
Life Sciences Industry Expert - Supply Chain and Manufacturing SAP/Oracle ERP Senior Manager Leader
Life Sciences Supply Chain & Engineering SAP Transformation Senior Manager
Supply Chain & Logistics (Industrials) – Management Consulting Senior Manager
Supply Chain Manager, Industrial Compute
Supply Chain - Senior Manager/Manager, Global Logistics, Outbound
Finance - Senior Manager/Manager, Business Finance, Supply Chain
Supply Chain - Senior Manager/Manager, Supply Chain Engineering
Data & AI Strategy Manager/Senior Manager - Supply Chain & Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Carrie Rikon & Associates
|
$87,500 | 17 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$114,500 | 13 |
Applied Materials
|
$81,625 | 10 |
Loblaw
|
$76,000 | 8 |
Curtiss-Wright
|
$77,500 | 7 |
Saks
|
$69,000 | 7 |
Blue Origin
|
$115,288 | 6 |
Target
|
$102,500 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$94,800 | 119 |
|
Applied Materials
|
$140,125 | 14 |
|
Loblaw
|
$61,750 | 12 |
|
Accenture
|
$194,100 | 11 |
|
Blue Origin
|
$149,371 | 10 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$129,000 | 9 |
PwC
|
$202,000 | 8 |
TD SYNNEX
|
$135,000 | 8 |
Buyer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $128,500 | 3 |
| Seattle | $115,288 | 9 |
| Chicago | $100,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $95,152 | 11 |
| Austin | $92,750 | 6 |
| Boston | $91,750 | 6 |
| New York | $85,000 | 39 |
| Denver | $84,320 | 4 |
| Toronto | $55,250 | 14 |
Supply Chain salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,875 | 26 |
| Boston | $194,100 | 22 |
| Denver | $194,100 | 24 |
| Atlanta | $194,100 | 23 |
| Austin | $186,050 | 26 |
| Los Angeles | $184,163 | 28 |
| Chicago | $178,000 | 33 |
| Seattle | $174,509 | 29 |
| New York | $165,500 | 41 |
| Toronto | $102,607 | 8 |
Buyer vs Supply Chain: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $81,375 per year (typically $66,563–$103,250), versus $117,700 for Supply Chain ($80,563–$151,300). That puts Supply Chain about 45% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Buyer and Supply Chain 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.