What are the main factors that influence an Associate Audio 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 Associate Audio Buyer?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Audio Buyer roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Audio Buyer's salary?

An Associate Audio Buyer's salary grows with experience: starting around $72,257 for beginners, reaching about $101,674 at mid-level, and approach $163,712 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Audio Buyer?

Associate Audio Buyer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Audio Buyer roles are District of Columbia $80,773, California $80,467, Massachusetts $79,395. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Audio Buyer roles make?

Salaries for Associate Audio Buyer level roles vary by specialization: Audio Visual Supervisor: $84,685; Buyer Sales Associate: $74,641; Associate Apparel Buyer: $73,214; Associate Buyer/Planner: $72,866; Associate Buyer Manager: $72,292.

Associate Audio Buyer Salary in Oregon

How much does an Associate Audio Buyer make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Audio Buyer in Oregon is $74,084 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,836
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,161 to $82,853
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,947

10% $58,947

50% (Median) $74,084

90% $90,836

Associate Audio Buyer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,853	$6,904	$1,593	$40
Average	$74,084	$6,174	$1,425	$36
25th Percentile	$66,161	$5,513	$1,272	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Audio Buyer Salaries

An Associate Audio 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 Associate Audio Buyer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Audio 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): $72,257
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,034
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,674
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,080
Expert (over 8 years): $163,712

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Audio Buyer	less than 1 year	$72,257
Research and Development Associate II	1-2 years	$84,034
Research and Development Associate III	2-4 years	$101,674
Research and Development Associate IV	5-8 years	$134,080
Research and Development Associate V	over 8 years	$163,712

How Do Associate Audio 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 Associate Audio Buyers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,773.
California: $80,467.
Massachusetts: $79,395.

District of Columbia $80,773 California $80,467 Massachusetts $79,395 Washington $79,103 New Jersey $79,074 Alaska $78,972 Connecticut $77,965 New York $77,556

Hawaii $76,250 Rhode Island $75,638 Maryland $75,222 Minnesota $74,653 Colorado $74,434 Illinois $74,361 Oregon $74,084 Delaware $73,879

New Hampshire $73,751 Virginia $73,464 Pennsylvania $72,625 Nevada $72,201 North Dakota $72,063 Michigan $71,844 Wisconsin $71,764 Vermont $71,603

Texas $71,158 Maine $71,129 Arizona $71,085 Ohio $71,034 Georgia $70,363 Indiana $70,027 Wyoming $69,962 Utah $69,860

Iowa $69,816 Kansas $69,466 Louisiana $69,364 North Carolina $69,327 Missouri $69,313 Florida $69,028 Montana $68,875 Nebraska $68,729

Kentucky $68,649 South Carolina $68,357 Tennessee $68,174 Idaho $68,102 New Mexico $67,569 Oklahoma $67,452 Alabama $67,022 South Dakota $66,300

Arkansas $65,906 West Virginia $65,694 Mississippi $65,059

Top Paying Cities for Associate Audio 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:

Antelope: $70,513
Aurora: $74,789
Beaverton: $76,296

Antelope, OR $70,513

Aurora, OR $74,789

Beaverton, OR $76,296

Beavercreek, OR $75,047

Boring, OR $75,533

Bridal Veil, OR $75,416

Brightwood, OR $74,240

Canby, OR $74,839

Cascade Locks, OR $73,177

Clackamas, OR $76,267

Clatskanie, OR $73,042

Colton, OR $74,261

Columbia City, OR $74,931

Corbett, OR $75,046

Donald, OR $74,389

Dufur, OR $70,898

Eagle Creek, OR $75,208

Estacada, OR $74,079

Fairview, OR $76,137

Gervais, OR $73,600

Gladstone, OR $76,240

Government Camp, OR $72,890

Grass Valley, OR $70,672

Gresham, OR $76,112

Hood River, OR $72,759

Hubbard, OR $74,010

Kent, OR $70,513

Lake Oswego, OR $76,425

Marylhurst, OR $76,326

Maupin, OR $70,597

Molalla, OR $73,642

Moro, OR $70,820

Mosier, OR $72,009

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $72,489

Mulino, OR $74,751

Odell, OR $72,593

Oregon City, OR $75,707

Rainier, OR $74,103

Rhododendron, OR $73,556

Rufus, OR $71,040

Saint Helens, OR $74,692

Warren, OR $75,109

Deer Island, OR $74,425

Sandy, OR $74,627

Scappoose, OR $75,007

Shaniko, OR $70,745

The Dalles, OR $71,290

Troutdale, OR $75,846

Tualatin, OR $76,071

Tygh Valley, OR $71,219

Vernonia, OR $73,874

Wasco, OR $70,880

Welches, OR $73,876

West Linn, OR $76,072

Wilsonville, OR $75,597

Woodburn, OR $73,759

Happy Valley, OR $76,371

Damascus, OR $75,989

Amity, OR $73,417

Arch Cape, OR $71,482

Astoria, OR $71,945

Banks, OR $74,890

Bay City, OR $71,783

Beaver, OR $72,148

Buxton, OR $74,435

Cannon Beach, OR $71,451

Carlton, OR $73,601

Cloverdale, OR $71,702

Cornelius, OR $75,449

Dayton, OR $73,648

Dundee, OR $74,241

Forest Grove, OR $74,850

Gales Creek, OR $74,016

Garibaldi, OR $71,789

Gaston, OR $74,463

Hammond, OR $71,130

Hebo, OR $71,935

Hillsboro, OR $75,657

Manning, OR $74,516

Lafayette, OR $73,738

Mcminnville, OR $73,377

Manzanita, OR $71,695

Nehalem, OR $71,886

Newberg, OR $74,903

North Plains, OR $75,311

Oceanside, OR $71,535

Pacific City, OR $71,706

Rockaway Beach, OR $71,692

Saint Paul, OR $73,970

Seaside, OR $72,088

Sherwood, OR $75,681

Tillamook, OR $72,199

Netarts, OR $71,603

Timber, OR $73,981

Tolovana Park, OR $71,462

Warrenton, OR $71,430

Wheeler, OR $71,878

Yamhill, OR $73,831

Neskowin, OR $71,669

Portland, OR $76,440

Salem, OR $73,661

Keizer, OR $73,674

Albany, OR $72,935

Alsea, OR $71,694

Aumsville, OR $73,520

Blodgett, OR $71,775

Brownsville, OR $72,172

Cascadia, OR $71,320

Corvallis, OR $72,761

Crabtree, OR $72,861

Crawfordsville, OR $72,136

Dallas, OR $73,294

Depoe Bay, OR $71,419

Detroit, OR $71,134

Eddyville, OR $71,392

Falls City, OR $72,935

Foster, OR $71,880

Gates, OR $72,506

Grand Ronde, OR $72,633

Halsey, OR $72,185

Idanha, OR $71,192

Independence, OR $73,568

Jefferson, OR $73,410

Lebanon, OR $72,245

Logsden, OR $71,692

Lyons, OR $72,660

Mill City, OR $72,665

Monmouth, OR $73,100

Mount Angel, OR $73,581

Neotsu, OR $71,754

Newport, OR $71,280

South Beach, OR $71,047

Lincoln City, OR $71,666

Otis, OR $71,807

Otter Rock, OR $71,293

Philomath, OR $72,030

Rickreall, OR $73,580

Rose Lodge, OR $71,878

Saint Benedict, OR $73,571

Scio, OR $72,984

Scotts Mills, OR $73,398

Seal Rock, OR $70,963

Shedd, OR $72,155

Sheridan, OR $73,130

Siletz, OR $71,558

Silverton, OR $73,420

Stayton, OR $73,219

Mehama, OR $73,024

Sublimity, OR $73,339

Sweet Home, OR $72,010

Gleneden Beach, OR $71,496

Tangent, OR $72,285

Tidewater, OR $71,220

Toledo, OR $71,302

Turner, OR $73,531

Waldport, OR $71,051

Willamina, OR $72,879

Eugene, OR $72,639

Agness, OR $70,316

Allegany, OR $70,400

Alvadore, OR $72,569

Azalea, OR $71,138

Bandon, OR $70,455

Blachly, OR $71,951

Blue River, OR $70,839

Broadbent, OR $70,347

Brookings, OR $70,754

Camas Valley, OR $70,386

Canyonville, OR $70,912

Cheshire, OR $72,219

Coos Bay, OR $70,421

Coquille, OR $70,427

Cottage Grove, OR $71,975

Crescent Lake, OR $70,520

Creswell, OR $72,401

Culp Creek, OR $71,673

Curtin, OR $71,922

Days Creek, OR $70,819

Deadwood, OR $71,653

Dexter, OR $72,193

Dillard, OR $70,610

Dorena, OR $71,458

Drain, OR $71,662

Elkton, OR $71,158

Elmira, OR $72,315

Fall Creek, OR $72,097

Florence, OR $71,095

Gardiner, OR $70,517

Glendale, OR $70,990

Glide, OR $70,688

Gold Beach, OR $70,541

Harrisburg, OR $72,458

Idleyld Park, OR $70,517

Junction City, OR $72,410

Lakeside, OR $70,540

Langlois, OR $70,386

Lorane, OR $72,116

Lowell, OR $72,089

Mapleton, OR $71,246

Marcola, OR $72,315

Pleasant Hill, OR $72,509

Monroe, OR $72,088

Myrtle Creek, OR $70,617

Myrtle Point, OR $70,374

North Bend, OR $70,424

Noti, OR $72,072

Oakland, OR $71,048

Oakridge, OR $71,375

Ophir, OR $70,534

Port Orford, OR $70,437

Powers, OR $70,422

Reedsport, OR $70,921

Riddle, OR $70,761

Roseburg, OR $70,712

Scottsburg, OR $70,796

Springfield, OR $72,493

Sixes, OR $70,378

Sutherlin, OR $71,084

Swisshome, OR $71,325

Tenmile, OR $70,456

Thurston, OR $72,526

Tiller, OR $70,882

Umpqua, OR $70,653

Veneta, OR $72,253

Vida, OR $71,702

Walterville, OR $72,042

Walton, OR $71,805

Wedderburn, OR $70,583

Westfir, OR $71,612

Westlake, OR $70,893

Wilbur, OR $70,778

Winchester, OR $70,783

Winston, OR $70,470

Wolf Creek, OR $71,120

Yachats, OR $71,065

Yoncalla, OR $71,464

Medford, OR $72,318

Central Point, OR $72,217

White City, OR $71,762

Ashland, OR $71,794

Butte Falls, OR $71,333

Cave Junction, OR $71,131

Eagle Point, OR $71,916

Gold Hill, OR $72,045

Grants Pass, OR $71,479

Jacksonville, OR $71,914

Kerby, OR $71,241

Merlin, OR $71,018

Murphy, OR $71,752

O Brien, OR $71,096

Phoenix, OR $72,296

Prospect, OR $71,153

Rogue River, OR $71,719

Selma, OR $71,064

Shady Cove, OR $71,816

Talent, OR $72,158

Trail, OR $71,267

Wilderville, OR $71,214

Williams, OR $71,691

Klamath Falls, OR $71,140

Crater Lake, OR $70,375

Adel, OR $70,738

Beatty, OR $70,558

Bly, OR $70,626

Bonanza, OR $70,686

Chiloquin, OR $70,678

Dairy, OR $70,647

Fort Klamath, OR $70,655

Keno, OR $71,168

Lakeview, OR $70,796

Malin, OR $70,777

Merrill, OR $70,807

Midland, OR $70,882

New Pine Creek, OR $70,955

Paisley, OR $70,623

Plush, OR $70,704

Silver Lake, OR $70,597

Sprague River, OR $70,616

Summer Lake, OR $70,530

Christmas Valley, OR $70,648

Bend, OR $70,812

Fields, OR $70,723

Ashwood, OR $70,497

Brothers, OR $70,562

Burns, OR $70,734

Princeton, OR $70,600

Diamond, OR $70,553

Camp Sherman, OR $70,607

Chemult, OR $70,556

Crane, OR $70,677

Crescent, OR $70,519

Culver, OR $70,661

Fort Rock, OR $70,607

Frenchglen, OR $70,547

Gilchrist, OR $70,656

Hines, OR $70,748

La Pine, OR $70,732

Madras, OR $70,710

Mitchell, OR $70,553

Paulina, OR $70,580

Post, OR $70,548

Powell Butte, OR $70,717

Prineville, OR $70,720

Redmond, OR $70,820

Riley, OR $70,544

Sisters, OR $70,608

Terrebonne, OR $70,748

Warm Springs, OR $70,621

Pendleton, OR $72,997

Adams, OR $71,565

Arlington, OR $70,753

Athena, OR $73,159

Baker City, OR $70,795

Bates, OR $70,599

Boardman, OR $72,671

Bridgeport, OR $70,613

Canyon City, OR $70,713

Condon, OR $70,585

Cove, OR $70,722

Dayville, OR $70,636

Echo, OR $73,204

Elgin, OR $70,736

Enterprise, OR $70,572

Fossil, OR $70,596

Haines, OR $70,753

Halfway, OR $70,599

Helix, OR $74,883

Heppner, OR $70,629

Hereford, OR $70,645

Hermiston, OR $75,290

Lexington, OR $71,928

Oxbow, OR $70,279

Imbler, OR $70,775

Imnaha, OR $70,104

Ione, OR $70,734

Irrigon, OR $74,796

John Day, OR $70,827

Joseph, OR $70,490

Kimberly, OR $70,615

La Grande, OR $70,817

Long Creek, OR $70,627

Lostine, OR $70,659

Meacham, OR $70,752

Mikkalo, OR $70,839

Milton Freewater, OR $72,480

Monument, OR $70,612

Mount Vernon, OR $70,708

North Powder, OR $70,722

Pilot Rock, OR $70,981

Prairie City, OR $70,760

Richland, OR $70,528

Seneca, OR $70,717

Spray, OR $70,610

Stanfield, OR $75,093

Summerville, OR $70,745

Sumpter, OR $70,686

Ukiah, OR $70,616

Umatilla, OR $75,651

Union, OR $70,737

Unity, OR $70,723

Wallowa, OR $70,756

Weston, OR $71,760

Adrian, OR $69,553

Arock, OR $70,297

Brogan, OR $70,584

Drewsey, OR $70,672

Durkee, OR $70,535

Harper, OR $70,384

Huntington, OR $70,591

Ironside, OR $70,621

Jamieson, OR $70,397

Jordan Valley, OR $70,308

Juntura, OR $70,620

Nyssa, OR $69,893

Ontario, OR $70,044

Riverside, OR $70,548

Vale, OR $70,416

Westfall, OR $70,642

Associate Audio Buyer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Audio Buyer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Associate Audio Buyer positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Audio Buyer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Audio Buyer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$100,013	$48.0	35%
Pharmaceuticals	$96,309	$46.0	30%
Biotechnology	$92,605	$45.0	25%
Financial Services	$92,605	$45.0	25%
Internet	$88,900	$43.0	20%

Associate Audio Buyer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Audio 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.

$66,161

Average $74,084/year

$82,853

$5,513

Average $6,174/month

$6,904

$1,272

Average $1,425/week

$1,593

$32

Average $36/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,853	$6,904	$1,593	$40
Average	$74,084	$6,174	$1,425	$36
25th Percentile	$66,161	$5,513	$1,272	$32

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