How much do Buyers and Purchasing Agents make in Wausau, WI?

Percentile spread

For Buyers and Purchasing Agents, the published 10th percentile is $49,720 and the 90th percentile is $101,730. The difference is $52,010, which is 75.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $58,170 to the 75th at $82,660, covers $24,490.

The mean annual wage is $72,060, which sits above the median of $68,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $77,710 for Buyers and Purchasing Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,923, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Wisconsin median of $70,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Buyers and Purchasing Agents at $73,923 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Buyers and Purchasing Agents. Wausau, WI ranks 13th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Eau Claire, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $70,600 and employment of 210. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,081, against $73,923 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $76,430 and employment of 380. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,246, against $73,923 here.
• Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $70,940 and employment of 400. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,759, against $73,923 here.

Employment share

Buyers and Purchasing Agents accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (230 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.32% of employment (491,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.