What are the main factors that influence an Area Buyer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Area Buyer?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Area Buyer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Area Buyer's salary?

An Area Buyer's salary grows with experience: starting around $56,309 for beginners, reaching about $58,994 at mid-level, and approach $63,286 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Area Buyer?

Area Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Buyer roles are District of Columbia $70,864, California $70,595, Massachusetts $69,654. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Area Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Strategic Commodity Buyer IV: $117,990; Materials Procurement Buyer IV: $117,980; Strategic Commodity Buyer III: $89,290; Materials Procurement Buyer III: $89,220; Area Buyer/Branch Manager: $81,335.

Area Buyer Salary in Montana

How much does an Area Buyer make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Area Buyer in Montana is $60,425 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Area Buyer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,105
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,892 to $70,726
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,944

10% $47,944

50% (Median) $60,425

90% $80,105

Area Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,726	$5,894	$1,360	$34
Average	$60,425	$5,035	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$53,892	$4,491	$1,036	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Area Buyer Salaries

An Area Buyer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Area Buyer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Area Buyer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,309
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,488
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,994
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,000
Expert (over 8 years): $63,286

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Area Buyer	less than 1 year	$56,309
Early Career Level Area Buyer	1-2 years	$56,488
Mid-Level Level Area Buyer	2-4 years	$58,994
Senior-Level Level Area Buyer	5-8 years	$63,000
Expert Level Area Buyer	over 8 years	$63,286

How Do Area Buyer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Area Buyers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,864.
California: $70,595.
Massachusetts: $69,654.

District of Columbia $70,864 California $70,595 Massachusetts $69,654 Washington $69,398 New Jersey $69,372 Alaska $69,283 Connecticut $68,400 New York $68,041

Hawaii $66,896 Rhode Island $66,358 Maryland $65,993 Minnesota $65,494 Colorado $65,302 Illinois $65,238 Oregon $64,995 Delaware $64,815

New Hampshire $64,703 Virginia $64,451 Pennsylvania $63,715 Nevada $63,343 North Dakota $63,222 Michigan $63,030 Wisconsin $62,959 Vermont $62,819

Texas $62,428 Maine $62,403 Arizona $62,364 Ohio $62,319 Georgia $61,731 Indiana $61,436 Wyoming $61,378 Utah $61,289

Iowa $61,250 Kansas $60,943 Louisiana $60,854 North Carolina $60,822 Missouri $60,809 Florida $60,559 Montana $60,425 Nebraska $60,297

Kentucky $60,226 South Carolina $59,970 Tennessee $59,810 Idaho $59,746 New Mexico $59,279 Oklahoma $59,177 Alabama $58,799 South Dakota $58,166

Arkansas $57,820 West Virginia $57,634 Mississippi $57,078

Top Paying Cities for Area Buyer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $60,057
Acton: $61,511
Ashland: $60,011

Absarokee, MT $60,057

Acton, MT $61,511

Ashland, MT $60,011

Ballantine, MT $61,417

Bearcreek, MT $60,049

Belfry, MT $60,109

Bighorn, MT $59,912

Big Timber, MT $60,007

Birney, MT $59,969

Boyd, MT $60,598

Bridger, MT $60,363

Broadview, MT $61,170

Busby, MT $60,036

Clyde Park, MT $60,018

Columbus, MT $60,511

Cooke City, MT $59,901

Crow Agency, MT $60,088

Custer, MT $60,104

Decker, MT $60,025

Edgar, MT $61,282

Emigrant, MT $60,013

Fishtail, MT $59,961

Fromberg, MT $61,041

Gardiner, MT $60,015

Garryowen, MT $60,064

Grass Range, MT $59,953

Greycliff, MT $60,011

Hardin, MT $60,587

Fort Smith, MT $60,399

Harlowton, MT $59,986

Huntley, MT $61,720

Hysham, MT $59,943

Ingomar, MT $59,829

Joliet, MT $61,048

Lame Deer, MT $60,072

Laurel, MT $61,702

Lavina, MT $60,153

Livingston, MT $60,084

Lodge Grass, MT $60,098

Mc Leod, MT $59,881

Martinsdale, MT $59,921

Melstone, MT $59,943

Melville, MT $59,897

Molt, MT $61,338

Mosby, MT $59,860

Musselshell, MT $59,922

Nye, MT $59,954

Otter, MT $60,012

Park City, MT $61,278

Pompeys Pillar, MT $61,035

Pray, MT $59,982

Pryor, MT $61,070

Rapelje, MT $60,364

Red Lodge, MT $60,061

Reed Point, MT $59,986

Roberts, MT $60,315

Roscoe, MT $59,942

Roundup, MT $60,056

Ryegate, MT $59,932

Saint Xavier, MT $60,344

Sanders, MT $60,016

Sand Springs, MT $59,867

Shawmut, MT $59,913

Shepherd, MT $61,450

Silver Gate, MT $60,062

Springdale, MT $59,973

Sumatra, MT $59,867

Teigen, MT $59,954

Two Dot, MT $59,906

Wilsall, MT $59,960

Winnett, MT $59,911

Worden, MT $60,960

Wyola, MT $60,124

Billings, MT $61,773

Baker, MT $60,219

Wolf Point, MT $60,013

Antelope, MT $60,086

Bainville, MT $60,293

Brockton, MT $59,983

Brockway, MT $59,900

Circle, MT $59,945

Crane, MT $60,335

Culbertson, MT $60,115

Dagmar, MT $60,143

Fairview, MT $60,318

Flaxville, MT $59,937

Fort Peck, MT $59,908

Frazer, MT $59,977

Froid, MT $60,034

Glasgow, MT $60,009

Saint Marie, MT $60,264

Glentana, MT $59,908

Hinsdale, MT $59,895

Homestead, MT $60,034

Lambert, MT $59,998

Larslan, MT $59,899

Medicine Lake, MT $60,026

Nashua, MT $59,977

Opheim, MT $59,890

Outlook, MT $59,981

Peerless, MT $59,902

Plentywood, MT $60,075

Poplar, MT $60,024

Raymond, MT $60,031

Redstone, MT $59,904

Reserve, MT $59,963

Richey, MT $59,928

Richland, MT $59,895

Saco, MT $59,929

Savage, MT $60,107

Scobey, MT $59,983

Sidney, MT $60,333

Vandalia, MT $59,923

Vida, MT $59,942

Westby, MT $60,132

Whitetail, MT $59,894

Miles City, MT $60,018

Alzada, MT $59,967

Angela, MT $59,858

Alberton, MT $59,947

Arlee, MT $59,970

Bonner, MT $59,950

Charlo, MT $59,987

Clinton, MT $59,990

Condon, MT $59,883

Conner, MT $60,001

Corvallis, MT $60,081

Darby, MT $59,886

De Borgia, MT $59,762

Dixon, MT $59,934

Drummond, MT $59,967

Florence, MT $60,066

Frenchtown, MT $60,042

Grantsdale, MT $60,049

Hall, MT $59,954

Hamilton, MT $60,050

Pinesdale, MT $60,187

Haugan, MT $59,748

Helmville, MT $59,837

Heron, MT $59,770

Hot Springs, MT $59,879

Huson, MT $59,963

Lolo, MT $60,031

Lonepine, MT $59,901

Milltown, MT $60,182

Noxon, MT $59,746

Ovando, MT $59,831

Pablo, MT $60,201

Paradise, MT $59,969

Philipsburg, MT $59,954

Plains, MT $59,921

Polson, MT $60,015

Ravalli, MT $59,976

Ronan, MT $60,022

Saint Ignatius, MT $60,008

Saint Regis, MT $59,880

Saltese, MT $59,723

Seeley Lake, MT $59,983

Stevensville, MT $60,079

Sula, MT $59,865

Superior, MT $59,923

Thompson Falls, MT $59,838

Trout Creek, MT $59,782

Victor, MT $60,041

Kalispell, MT $60,066

Big Arm, MT $59,987

Bigfork, MT $59,985

Columbia Falls, MT $60,061

Coram, MT $59,983

Dayton, MT $59,995

Elmo, MT $59,925

Essex, MT $59,886

Eureka, MT $60,001

Fortine, MT $59,942

Hungry Horse, MT $60,130

Kila, MT $59,936

Lake Mc Donald, MT $59,990

Lakeside, MT $60,034

Libby, MT $59,911

Marion, MT $59,903

Martin City, MT $60,033

Olney, MT $59,894

Polebridge, MT $59,789

Proctor, MT $59,908

Rexford, MT $59,953

Rollins, MT $59,944

Somers, MT $60,027

Stryker, MT $59,883

Trego, MT $59,928

Troy, MT $59,746

West Glacier, MT $59,807

Whitefish, MT $60,031

Bloomfield, MT $59,961

Boyes, MT $59,980

Broadus, MT $59,998

Brusett, MT $59,902

Capitol, MT $59,855

Cohagen, MT $59,880

Colstrip, MT $60,123

Ekalaka, MT $59,984

Fallon, MT $60,047

Forsyth, MT $59,968

Glendive, MT $60,166

Hammond, MT $59,942

Hathaway, MT $60,009

Ismay, MT $59,961

Jordan, MT $59,915

Kinsey, MT $59,986

Lindsay, MT $59,911

Mildred, MT $60,047

Olive, MT $59,923

Plevna, MT $60,098

Powderville, MT $59,864

Rosebud, MT $59,894

Terry, MT $59,933

Volborg, MT $59,895

Wibaux, MT $60,143

Willard, MT $60,118

Great Falls, MT $57,430

Malmstrom A F B, MT $57,430

Augusta, MT $59,892

Babb, MT $59,914

Belt, MT $58,134

Black Eagle, MT $57,430

Brady, MT $59,323

Browning, MT $59,995

Buffalo, MT $59,949

Bynum, MT $59,941

Carter, MT $58,427

Cascade, MT $59,234

Choteau, MT $59,942

Coffee Creek, MT $59,947

Conrad, MT $59,997

Cut Bank, MT $59,956

Denton, MT $59,933

Dupuyer, MT $59,886

Dutton, MT $58,644

East Glacier Park, MT $59,860

Ethridge, MT $59,879

Fairfield, MT $59,469

Floweree, MT $57,550

Forest Grove, MT $59,924

Fort Benton, MT $59,511

Fort Shaw, MT $58,215

Galata, MT $59,895

Geraldine, MT $59,921

Geyser, MT $59,489

Heart Butte, MT $59,993

Highwood, MT $58,217

Hilger, MT $59,947

Hobson, MT $59,956

Judith Gap, MT $59,944

Kevin, MT $59,934

Ledger, MT $59,908

Lewistown, MT $60,053

Loma, MT $59,920

Lothair, MT $59,915

Moccasin, MT $59,960

Monarch, MT $59,296

Moore, MT $59,992

Neihart, MT $59,738

Oilmont, MT $59,903

Pendroy, MT $59,886

Power, MT $57,990

Raynesford, MT $59,227

Roy, MT $59,892

Sand Coulee, MT $57,430

Shelby, MT $59,998

Simms, MT $58,669

Stanford, MT $59,953

Stockett, MT $58,021

Sunburst, MT $59,956

Sun River, MT $57,914

Sweet Grass, MT $59,919

Biddle, MT $60,019

Ulm, MT $57,457

Valier, MT $59,947

Vaughn, MT $57,667

Winifred, MT $59,926

Havre, MT $60,039

Big Sandy, MT $59,938

Box Elder, MT $60,057

Chester, MT $59,946

Chinook, MT $59,957

Dodson, MT $59,935

Gildford, MT $59,924

Harlem, MT $60,007

Hays, MT $60,031

Hingham, MT $59,925

Hogeland, MT $59,915

Inverness, MT $59,910

Joplin, MT $59,925

Kremlin, MT $59,923

Lloyd, MT $59,835

Loring, MT $59,892

Malta, MT $59,967

Rudyard, MT $59,938

Turner, MT $59,929

Whitewater, MT $59,903

Whitlash, MT $59,861

Zortman, MT $59,972

Zurich, MT $59,890

Helena, MT $57,263

Basin, MT $58,514

Boulder, MT $59,155

Canyon Creek, MT $57,902

Clancy, MT $57,360

East Helena, MT $57,225

Fort Harrison, MT $57,225

Jefferson City, MT $57,772

Lincoln, MT $59,940

Marysville, MT $57,831

Radersburg, MT $59,250

Ringling, MT $59,873

Toston, MT $59,478

Townsend, MT $58,596

White Sulphur Springs, MT $59,697

Winston, MT $57,891

Wolf Creek, MT $59,112

Butte, MT $59,937

Alder, MT $59,917

Anaconda, MT $60,070

Avon, MT $58,472

Belgrade, MT $60,141

Bozeman, MT $60,180

Big Sky, MT $60,135

Cameron, MT $59,877

Cardwell, MT $60,007

Deer Lodge, MT $59,573

Dell, MT $59,713

Dillon, MT $59,963

Divide, MT $59,946

Elliston, MT $57,985

Ennis, MT $60,043

Gallatin Gateway, MT $60,009

Garrison, MT $59,279

Glen, MT $59,944

Gold Creek, MT $59,674

Harrison, MT $60,024

Jackson, MT $59,790

Lima, MT $59,756

Mc Allister, MT $60,032

Manhattan, MT $60,124

Melrose, MT $59,951

Norris, MT $59,950

Polaris, MT $59,878

Pony, MT $60,036

Ramsay, MT $60,068

Sheridan, MT $60,057

Silver Star, MT $60,056

Three Forks, MT $60,077

Twin Bridges, MT $60,006

Virginia City, MT $60,027

Warm Springs, MT $60,061

West Yellowstone, MT $59,993

Whitehall, MT $60,068

Willow Creek, MT $60,050

Wisdom, MT $59,805

Wise River, MT $59,910

Missoula, MT $60,273

Area Buyer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Area Buyer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Area Buyer positions in Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Area Buyer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Area Buyer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$72,510	$35.0	20%

Area Buyer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Area Buyer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$53,892

Average $60,425/year

$70,726

$4,491

Average $5,035/month

$5,894

$1,036

Average $1,162/week

$1,360

$26

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,726	$5,894	$1,360	$34
Average	$60,425	$5,035	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$53,892	$4,491	$1,036	$26

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