Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$81,563
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.4%
- Live roles
- 1,456
Warehouse Manager
$76,150
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47.4%
- Live roles
- 948
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, Enterprise Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Staff Product Manager, Buyer Experience
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing
Media Buyer, Emerging Channels - Growth Marketing
Highest-paying jobs
Warehouse Manager
Warehouse and Logistics Capability Manager
Warehouse and Logistics Manager - North America
Supply Chain Consulting - Warehouse Automation Sr. Manager
Distribution Center - General Manager 2
Warehouse Supervisor 2nd Shift Mon-Friday
SAP Warehouse Management Manager - Onsite in St. Louis, Philadelphia, Arlington, or Huntington Beach
Senior Materials Manager, Warehouse (Technical Hardware)
Material Manager, Warehouse (Technical Hardware)
Senior Warehouse Manager, Aerospace & Defense Hardware
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Target
|
$59,280 | 70 |
Ryder
|
$68,800 | 32 |
| ME Medline | $84,000 | 20 |
Sysco
|
$86,500 | 18 |
| GR Graybar | $65,000 | 11 |
ASM Global
|
$52,000 | 11 |
UPS
|
$88,712 | 10 |
Ferguson
|
$9,756 | 10 |
Warehouse Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $143,397 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $142,500 | 7 |
| New York | $94,300 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $91,250 | 6 |
| Boston | $89,025 | 4 |
| Chicago | $74,950 | 10 |
| Toronto | $67,532 | 4 |
Buyer vs Warehouse Manager: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $81,563 per year (typically $66,235–$103,500), versus $76,150 for Warehouse Manager ($58,142–$102,500). That puts Buyer about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Buyer and Warehouse 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.