Media Buyer salary

Q: What state pays Media Buyers the most?

Vermont pays Media Buyers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $83,120 per year, or $39.96 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Media Buyer?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Media Buyer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Massachusetts you should be paid close to $81,820 per year.

Average media buyer salary

$74,390

$35.76 hourly rate

Entry-level media buyer salary

$56,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a media buyer make?

The average media buyer salary in the United States is $74,390. Media buyer salaries typically range between $56,000 and $98,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for media buyers is $35.76 per hour.

Media buyer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Media buyers earn the highest average salary in Vermont.

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Media Buyer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a media buyer typically falls between $54,711 and $90,582.

zippia

$74,390yearly

glassdoor[1]

$83,207yearly

indeed[2]

$60,412yearly

comparably[3]

$90,582yearly

payscale[4]

$54,711yearly

SalaryExpert[5]

$67,825yearly

Average media buyer salary by state

Highest paying states for media buyers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Mississippi	$80,159	$38.54
2	Vermont	$83,120	$39.96
3	New Mexico	$79,791	$38.36
4	West Virginia	$77,511	$37.26
5	Washington	$81,310	$39.09
6	Massachusetts	$81,820	$39.34
7	Arizona	$77,272	$37.15
8	New Jersey	$81,477	$39.17
9	Alabama	$74,983	$36.05
10	Nevada	$75,086	$36.10
11	Connecticut	$78,399	$37.69
12	Idaho	$74,322	$35.73
13	New Hampshire	$73,797	$35.48
14	Pennsylvania	$71,832	$34.53
15	Rhode Island	$72,823	$35.01
16	Georgia	$72,586	$34.90
17	Utah	$72,114	$34.67
18	Kentucky	$70,678	$33.98
19	Ohio	$70,667	$33.97
20	Delaware	$72,960	$35.08
21	Oregon	$72,248	$34.73
22	Maryland	$73,143	$35.16
23	New York	$72,115	$34.67
24	Louisiana	$69,197	$33.27
25	Illinois	$71,493	$34.37
26	Wisconsin	$68,421	$32.89
27	North Carolina	$69,390	$33.36
28	Virginia	$71,249	$34.25
29	District of Columbia	$72,521	$34.87
30	Texas	$68,309	$32.84
31	Kansas	$67,448	$32.43
32	South Carolina	$68,117	$32.75
33	Indiana	$66,380	$31.91
34	California	$69,810	$33.56
35	Arkansas	$65,455	$31.47
36	Wyoming	$65,709	$31.59
37	Minnesota	$66,216	$31.83
38	Oklahoma	$65,836	$31.65
39	Michigan	$65,239	$31.36
40	Hawaii	$66,072	$31.77
41	Alaska	$62,239	$29.92
42	Maine	$63,802	$30.67
43	Tennessee	$62,749	$30.17
44	South Dakota	$61,502	$29.57
45	Missouri	$63,572	$30.56
46	Colorado	$64,586	$31.05
47	Montana	$60,586	$29.13
48	Iowa	$59,165	$28.44
49	North Dakota	$58,511	$28.13
50	Nebraska	$59,166	$28.45
51	Florida	$59,090	$28.41

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Highest paying cities for media buyers

The highest-paying cities for media buyers are Burlington, VT, Boston, MA, and Seattle, WA.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Burlington, VT	$82,779	$39.80
2	Boston, MA	$81,808	$39.33
3	Seattle, WA	$81,477	$39.17
4	Bridgeport, CT	$78,599	$37.79
5	Phoenix, AZ	$77,423	$37.22
6	Charleston, WV	$77,018	$37.03
7	Birmingham, AL	$74,799	$35.96
8	Las Vegas, NV	$74,679	$35.90
9	Baltimore, MD	$73,278	$35.23
10	San Francisco, CA	$73,104	$35.15
11	Savannah, GA	$72,935	$35.06
12	Providence, RI	$72,781	$34.99
13	Washington, DC	$72,571	$34.89
14	New York, NY	$72,237	$34.73
15	Philadelphia, PA	$72,127	$34.68
16	Portland, OR	$71,896	$34.57
17	Chicago, IL	$71,784	$34.51
18	Alexandria, VA	$71,620	$34.43
19	Columbus, OH	$70,505	$33.90
20	Raleigh, NC	$69,917	$33.61

Media Buyer salary details

A media buyer's salary ranges from $56,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $98,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Media Buyer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a media buyer's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$98,000	$8,167	$47
75th Percentile	$86,000	$7,167	$41
Average	$74,390	$6,199	$36
25th Percentile	$64,000	$5,333	$31
10th Percentile	$56,000	$4,667	$27

Highest paying media buyer jobs

The highest paying types of media buyers are landman, senior buyer, and senior purchasing agent.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Purchasing Agent	$51,950	$4,329	$24.98	45,856
Procurement Agent	$72,384	$6,032	$34.80	45,198
Landman	$82,853	$6,904	$39.83	364
Subcontract Administrator	$65,686	$5,474	$31.58	51,285
Contracts Administrator	$52,876	$4,406	$25.42	58,038
Purchaser	$50,031	$4,169	$24.05	6,852

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Which companies pay media buyers the most?

Media buyer salaries at Bloomberg and Yahoo are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average media buyer salary at companies like Upwork and Amazon are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Bloomberg	$102,997	$49.52
2	Yahoo	$94,004	$45.19
3	Upwork	$83,275	$40.04
4	Amazon	$82,961	$39.89
5	Brill Media Holdings	$82,436	$39.63
6	ICF	$79,875	$38.40
7	Townsquare Interactive	$79,501	$38.22
8	Wintrust Financial	$79,263	$38.11
9	AmeriHealth Caritas	$79,164	$38.06
10	Sonobi	$77,896	$37.45
11	CMP	$77,730	$37.37
12	Spark Foundry	$77,410	$37.22
13	The Motley Fool	$77,079	$37.06
14	Connors Group	$76,660	$36.86
15	J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$75,101	$36.11
16	Trilia Media	$75,070	$36.09
17	Zeta Global	$74,582	$35.86
18	Red-Spark.com	$74,098	$35.62
19	Fisher Investments	$73,997	$35.58
20	Serta Simmons Bedding	$73,534	$35.35

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Media Buyer salary trends

The average media buyer salary has risen by $12,585 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average media buyer earned $61,805 annually, but today, they earn $74,390 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for media buyers over the last decade.

Compare media buyer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average media buyer salary over time

Compare media buyer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

National Average
Columbus, OH

Media Buyer salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$74,400	$35.76	+3.8%
2024	$71,600	$34.40	+2.3%
2023	$69,900	$33.60	+1.1%
2022	$69,100	$33.23	+1.7%
2021	$67,900	$32.67	+1.7%

Recently added media buyer salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Baltimore, MD	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	New York, NY	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Las Vegas, NV	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Philadelphia, PA	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Wichita, KS	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Burlington, VT	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	San Diego, CA	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Oklahoma City, OK	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Colorado Springs, CO	12/15/2024	$80,000
Launch2	Native Media Buyer	Miami, FL	12/15/2024	$80,000

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