Side-by-side distribution
Buyer
$80,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.1%
- Live roles
- 1,413
Warehouse Manager
$76,452
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.7%
- 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
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
Warehouse Manager I
Warehouse and Logistics Capability Manager
Engineering Manager, Data Warehouse and Integrations
Supply Chain Consulting - Warehouse Automation Sr. Manager
Group Product Manager, AI-Native Data Warehouse
Senior Materials Manager, Warehouse (Technical Hardware)
Senior Warehouse Manager, Aerospace & Defense Hardware
Sr. Distribution Warehouse Manager
Senior Manager, Warehouse Operations
Manager, Warehouse and Distribution
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 |
|---|---|---|
Target
|
$57,200 | 77 |
Ryder
|
$70,000 | 49 |
Floor & Decor
|
$45,760 | 19 |
| ME Medline | $84,000 | 18 |
ASM Global
|
$52,000 | 11 |
Sysco
|
$84,875 | 10 |
Graybar
|
$59,500 | 10 |
Cardinal Health
|
$83,100 | 9 |
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 |
Warehouse Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,000 | 5 |
| New York | $130,361 | 7 |
| Denver | $82,500 | 5 |
| Boston | $81,250 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $74,228 | 4 |
| Chicago | $68,500 | 5 |
Buyer vs Warehouse Manager: which pays more?
The median for Buyer is $80,000 per year (typically $63,272–$100,000), versus $76,452 for Warehouse Manager ($56,940–$101,750). That puts Buyer about 5% 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.