Purchasing Assistant Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Connecticut is $74,564 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, a Purchasing Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,008
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,222 to $85,265
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,716

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,265	$7,105	$1,640	$41
Average	$74,564	$6,214	$1,434	$36
25th Percentile	$65,222	$5,435	$1,254	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Purchasing Assistant Salaries

A Purchasing Assistant'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 Purchasing Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Purchasing Assistant'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): $56,960
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,367
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,243
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $93,462
Expert (over 8 years): $106,960

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$56,960
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$65,367
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$73,243
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$93,462
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$106,960

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How Do Purchasing Assistant 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 Purchasing Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,869.
California: $76,577.
Massachusetts: $75,557.

District of Columbia $76,869 California $76,577 Massachusetts $75,557 Washington $75,279 New Jersey $75,251 Alaska $75,154 Connecticut $74,196 New York $73,807

Hawaii $72,565 Rhode Island $71,981 Maryland $71,586 Minnesota $71,044 Colorado $70,836 Illinois $70,766 Oregon $70,503 Delaware $70,308

New Hampshire $70,186 Virginia $69,912 Pennsylvania $69,114 Nevada $68,711 North Dakota $68,580 Michigan $68,371 Wisconsin $68,295 Vermont $68,142

Texas $67,719 Maine $67,691 Arizona $67,649 Ohio $67,601 Georgia $66,962 Indiana $66,643 Wyoming $66,580 Utah $66,483

Iowa $66,441 Kansas $66,108 Louisiana $66,011 North Carolina $65,976 Missouri $65,962 Florida $65,691 Montana $65,546 Nebraska $65,407

Kentucky $65,330 South Carolina $65,053 Tennessee $64,879 Idaho $64,810 New Mexico $64,303 Oklahoma $64,192 Alabama $63,782 South Dakota $63,095

Arkansas $62,720 West Virginia $62,519 Mississippi $61,915

Top Paying Cities for Purchasing Assistants

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:

Old Mystic: $73,599
Oneco: $73,460
Avon: $73,932

Old Mystic, CT $73,599 Oneco, CT $73,460 Avon, CT $73,932 Bloomfield, CT $73,932 Windsor, CT $73,932 Bristol, CT $73,710 Burlington, CT $73,662 Broad Brook, CT $73,884

Canaan, CT $72,641 Canton, CT $73,773 Canton Center, CT $73,863 Colebrook, CT $72,585 Collinsville, CT $73,752 East Berlin, CT $73,710 East Canaan, CT $72,787 East Glastonbury, CT $73,932

East Granby, CT $73,911 East Hartland, CT $71,745 East Windsor Hill, CT $73,932 Ellington, CT $73,842 Farmington, CT $73,710 Falls Village, CT $73,106 Glastonbury, CT $73,932 Granby, CT $72,849

Berlin, CT $73,710 Lakeville, CT $73,259 Manchester, CT $73,932 Bolton, CT $73,863 New Britain, CT $73,710 New Hartford, CT $73,662 Norfolk, CT $72,773 North Canton, CT $73,842

North Granby, CT $71,863 Pine Meadow, CT $73,668 Plainville, CT $73,710 Barkhamsted, CT $73,724 Poquonock, CT $73,932 Riverton, CT $72,898 Vernon Rockville, CT $73,863 Rocky Hill, CT $73,710

Salisbury, CT $72,738 Sharon, CT $73,668 Simsbury, CT $73,932 Somers, CT $71,933 Somersville, CT $71,933 South Glastonbury, CT $73,807 South Windsor, CT $73,932 North Windham, CT $73,460

Pomfret Center, CT $72,703 Putnam, CT $72,613 Quinebaug, CT $72,599 Rogers, CT $72,690 Scotland, CT $73,557 South Willington, CT $72,842 South Windham, CT $73,530 South Woodstock, CT $72,592

Storrs Mansfield, CT $72,953 Thompson, CT $72,655 Ashford, CT $72,780 Willington, CT $72,884 Windham, CT $73,530 Woodstock, CT $72,585 Woodstock Valley, CT $72,683 New London, CT $73,599

Baltic, CT $73,578 Canterbury, CT $73,557 Central Village, CT $73,557 East Lyme, CT $73,599 Bozrah, CT $73,578 Gales Ferry, CT $73,578 Gilman, CT $73,578 Mashantucket, CT $73,599

Ledyard, CT $73,578 Groton, CT $73,599 Hanover, CT $73,578 Jewett City, CT $73,578 Montville, CT $73,599 Moosup, CT $73,488 Mystic, CT $73,599 Niantic, CT $73,599

North Stonington, CT $73,578 Norwich, CT $73,578 Preston, CT $73,578 Oakdale, CT $73,599 Old Lyme, CT $73,550 Stafford, CT $71,766 Stafford Springs, CT $71,766 Staffordville, CT $71,794

Suffield, CT $71,954 Taconic, CT $72,627 Tariffville, CT $73,932 Enfield, CT $71,954 Tolland, CT $72,634 Unionville, CT $73,710 East Windsor, CT $73,932 Weatogue, CT $73,932

West Granby, CT $72,794 West Hartland, CT $72,655 West Simsbury, CT $73,911 West Suffield, CT $71,954 Winchester Center, CT $73,071 Windsor Locks, CT $73,911 Winsted, CT $73,051 Hartford, CT $73,932

West Hartford, CT $73,932 East Hartford, CT $73,932 Wethersfield, CT $73,932 Newington, CT $73,710 Plainfield, CT $73,578 Quaker Hill, CT $73,599 South Lyme, CT $73,599 Sterling, CT $73,460

Stonington, CT $73,578 Pawcatuck, CT $73,530 Taftville, CT $73,578 Uncasville, CT $73,599 Versailles, CT $73,578 Voluntown, CT $73,578 Waterford, CT $73,599 Wauregan, CT $73,460

West Mystic, CT $73,599 Yantic, CT $73,578 Ansonia, CT $74,266 Beacon Falls, CT $74,245 Botsford, CT $75,932 Branford, CT $74,266 Cheshire, CT $73,918 Centerbrook, CT $73,460

Chester, CT $73,412 Clinton, CT $74,057 Cobalt, CT $73,668 Colchester, CT $73,439 Cromwell, CT $73,710 Deep River, CT $73,439 Derby, CT $74,266 Killingworth, CT $74,057

Salem, CT $73,530 Durham, CT $73,620 East Haddam, CT $73,398 East Hampton, CT $73,668 Essex, CT $73,481 Guilford, CT $74,196 Haddam, CT $73,398 Hadlyme, CT $73,530

Hawleyville, CT $75,932 Higganum, CT $73,550 Ivoryton, CT $73,439 Madison, CT $74,078 Marion, CT $73,689 Marlborough, CT $73,814 Meriden, CT $73,710 Middlefield, CT $73,662

Middle Haddam, CT $73,668 Middletown, CT $73,689 Milford, CT $78,480 Milldale, CT $73,710 Monroe, CT $78,431 Moodus, CT $73,446 Newtown, CT $75,932 North Branford, CT $74,266

Northford, CT $74,266 North Haven, CT $74,266 North Westchester, CT $73,439 Old Saybrook, CT $73,509 Orange, CT $74,266 Oxford, CT $74,217 Plantsville, CT $73,710 Portland, CT $73,710

Rockfall, CT $73,710 Sandy Hook, CT $75,883 Seymour, CT $74,266 Shelton, CT $78,480 South Britain, CT $75,862 Southbury, CT $75,842 Southington, CT $73,710 Stevenson, CT $78,480

Wallingford, CT $74,245 Stratford, CT $78,480 Westbrook, CT $73,412 New Haven, CT $74,266 East Haven, CT $74,266 Hamden, CT $74,266 West Haven, CT $74,266 Bethany, CT $74,266

Woodbridge, CT $74,266 Willimantic, CT $73,488 Abington, CT $72,731 Amston, CT $73,557 Andover, CT $73,793 Ballouville, CT $72,648 Brooklyn, CT $73,439 Chaplin, CT $73,391

Columbia, CT $73,419 Coventry, CT $73,724 Danielson, CT $73,370 Dayville, CT $72,690 Eastford, CT $72,710 East Killingly, CT $71,718 East Woodstock, CT $72,572 Fabyan, CT $72,599

Grosvenor Dale, CT $72,585 Hampton, CT $73,439 Hebron, CT $73,557 Lebanon, CT $73,509 Mansfield Center, CT $73,419 Mansfield Depot, CT $73,391 North Franklin, CT $73,578 North Grosvenordale, CT $72,578

Pomfret, CT $72,627 Bridgeport, CT $78,480 Trumbull, CT $78,480 Easton, CT $78,480 Waterbury, CT $73,571 Prospect, CT $74,196 Wolcott, CT $73,689 Bantam, CT $74,391

Bethlehem, CT $75,703 Cornwall, CT $73,773 Cornwall Bridge, CT $74,029 Gaylordsville, CT $75,814 Goshen, CT $73,606 Kent, CT $75,703 Lakeside, CT $74,578 Litchfield, CT $74,175

Middlebury, CT $74,904 Morris, CT $74,474 Naugatuck, CT $74,175 New Milford, CT $75,911 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $75,703 Northfield, CT $73,523 Oakville, CT $73,550 Pequabuck, CT $73,662

Plymouth, CT $73,620 Roxbury, CT $75,883 Sherman, CT $75,911 South Kent, CT $75,744 Terryville, CT $73,662 Thomaston, CT $73,592 Torrington, CT $73,641 Harwinton, CT $73,571

Washington, CT $75,772 Washington Depot, CT $75,772 Watertown, CT $73,523 West Cornwall, CT $73,557 Woodbury, CT $75,772 Bethel, CT $75,932 Brookfield, CT $75,932 Cos Cob, CT $79,139

Danbury, CT $75,932 New Fairfield, CT $75,932 Darien, CT $79,139 Fairfield, CT $78,480 Georgetown, CT $77,147 Greenwich, CT $79,139 Greens Farms, CT $78,480 New Canaan, CT $79,139

Norwalk, CT $79,139 Old Greenwich, CT $79,139 Redding Center, CT $75,932 Redding Ridge, CT $75,932 Ridgefield, CT $75,911 Riverside, CT $79,139 Westport, CT $78,480 Weston, CT $78,480

Southport, CT $78,480 Redding, CT $75,932 Wilton, CT $78,785 Stamford, CT $79,139 Bridgewater, CT $75,932

Purchasing Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Purchasing Assistant'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$65,222

Average $74,564/year

$85,265

$5,435

Average $6,214/month

$7,105

$1,254

Average $1,434/week

$1,640

$31

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,265	$7,105	$1,640	$41
Average	$74,564	$6,214	$1,434	$36
25th Percentile	$65,222	$5,435	$1,254	$31

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