Franklin County, Ohio / Purchasing Department / Contract Specialist
Job-title file
Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.
5 employees hold this title in Purchasing Department. Median total compensation for the role is $28,171, above the department median of $26,689.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Columbus, OH area, the median wage for Buyers and Purchasing Agents — about 4,200 people — is $77,150. Purchasing Department pays a median base salary of $27,771 for this role, 64% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents across every employer in the Columbus, OH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Purchasing Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Buyers and Purchasing Agents — about 491,430 people — is $77,710. Purchasing Department’s median base salary is 64% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Columbus, OH range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 3 of 5 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Purchasing Department is $28,171, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Franklin County, Ohio, the median of $28,171 ranks #7 of 7. See Contract Specialist across all of Franklin County, Ohio →
Median total compensation for comparable Contract Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Contract Specialist/Purchasing Department
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Joelle Nielsen works as a Contract Specialist for Purchasing Department. Their status is full-time permanent. Joelle earned $28,421 in 2026.
Contract Specialist/Purchasing Department
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Michele Anderson is a Contract Specialist at Purchasing Department. They work full-time permanent. 2026 total compensation came to $28,321.
Contract Specialist/Purchasing Department
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Robert Zalimas is a Contract Specialist at Purchasing Department. They work full-time permanent. 2026 total compensation came to $28,171.
Contract Specialist/Purchasing Department
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Mary Robinson holds the role of Contract Specialist at Purchasing Department. Their status is full-time permanent. In 2026, their total compensation was $20,432.
Contract Specialist/Purchasing Department
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At Purchasing Department, Patricia Wells serves as a Contract Specialist. They work full-time permanent. Their 2026 pay totaled $20,232.