Purchasing Assistant Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Massachusetts is $75,536 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): $96,247
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,072 to $86,377
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,456

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,377	$7,198	$1,661	$42
Average	$75,536	$6,295	$1,453	$36
25th Percentile	$66,072	$5,506	$1,271	$32

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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): $57,702
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,219
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,198
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,680
Expert (over 8 years): $108,354

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$57,702
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$66,219
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$74,198
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$94,680
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$108,354

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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:

Agawam: $71,954
Amherst: $71,745
Barre: $72,599

Agawam, MA $71,954 Amherst, MA $71,745 Barre, MA $72,599 Belchertown, MA $71,836 Blandford, MA $71,766 Bondsville, MA $71,863 Brimfield, MA $71,725 Chester, MA $71,037

Chesterfield, MA $71,350 Chicopee, MA $71,954 Cummington, MA $71,037 Easthampton, MA $71,905 East Longmeadow, MA $71,954 East Otis, MA $72,051 Feeding Hills, MA $71,954 Gilbertville, MA $72,322

Goshen, MA $71,329 Granby, MA $71,933 Granville, MA $71,863 Hadley, MA $71,794 Hampden, MA $71,954 Hardwick, MA $72,370 Hatfield, MA $71,766 Haydenville, MA $71,655

Holyoke, MA $71,954 Huntington, MA $71,794 Leeds, MA $71,766 Leverett, MA $71,725 Ludlow, MA $71,954 Monson, MA $71,863 North Amherst, MA $71,863 Northampton, MA $71,815

Florence, MA $71,815 North Hatfield, MA $71,759 Oakham, MA $72,717 Palmer, MA $71,863 Plainfield, MA $71,037 Russell, MA $71,863 Shutesbury, MA $71,836 Southampton, MA $71,933

South Barre, MA $72,648 South Hadley, MA $71,933 Southwick, MA $71,954 Thorndike, MA $71,863 Three Rivers, MA $71,905 Wales, MA $71,725 Ware, MA $72,342 Warren, MA $72,127

West Chesterfield, MA $70,996 Westfield, MA $71,954 West Hatfield, MA $71,725 West Springfield, MA $71,954 West Warren, MA $72,426 Whately, MA $71,606 Wheelwright, MA $72,620 Wilbraham, MA $71,954

Williamsburg, MA $71,627 Woronoco, MA $71,884 Worthington, MA $71,065 Springfield, MA $71,954 Longmeadow, MA $71,954 Indian Orchard, MA $71,954 Pittsfield, MA $71,225 Adams, MA $71,155

Ashley Falls, MA $72,454 Becket, MA $71,155 Berkshire, MA $71,225 Cheshire, MA $71,225 Dalton, MA $71,225 Glendale, MA $71,204 Great Barrington, MA $71,016 Hinsdale, MA $71,225

Housatonic, MA $71,107 Lanesboro, MA $71,225 Lee, MA $71,204 Lenox, MA $71,225 Lenox Dale, MA $71,225 Middlefield, MA $71,134 Mill River, MA $71,843 Monterey, MA $71,016

North Adams, MA $71,065 North Egremont, MA $71,169 Otis, MA $70,996 Richmond, MA $71,225 Sandisfield, MA $72,113 Savoy, MA $71,134 Sheffield, MA $72,002 South Egremont, MA $71,308

Southfield, MA $72,349 South Lee, MA $71,204 Stockbridge, MA $71,204 Tyringham, MA $71,107 West Stockbridge, MA $71,176 Williamstown, MA $71,065 Windsor, MA $71,204 Greenfield, MA $71,398

Ashfield, MA $71,079 Athol, MA $72,683 Bernardston, MA $71,370 Buckland, MA $70,982 Charlemont, MA $70,815 Colrain, MA $71,051 Conway, MA $71,294 Deerfield, MA $71,419

Drury, MA $70,614 Erving, MA $71,863 Heath, MA $70,815 Lake Pleasant, MA $71,544 Millers Falls, MA $71,482 Monroe Bridge, MA $70,544 Montague, MA $71,544 Gill, MA $71,808

New Salem, MA $72,086 Northfield, MA $71,808 Orange, MA $72,440 Petersham, MA $72,669 Rowe, MA $70,655 Royalston, MA $72,794 Shelburne Falls, MA $71,044 South Deerfield, MA $71,530

Sunderland, MA $71,593 Turners Falls, MA $71,482 Warwick, MA $72,447 Wendell, MA $71,808 Wendell Depot, MA $72,065 Fitchburg, MA $73,370 Ashburnham, MA $73,030 Ashby, MA $74,349

Ayer, MA $74,536 Devens, MA $74,481 Baldwinville, MA $72,912 East Templeton, MA $72,933 Gardner, MA $73,064 Westminster, MA $73,064 Groton, MA $74,606 Harvard, MA $74,599

Hubbardston, MA $72,620 Leominster, MA $72,648 Littleton, MA $74,717 Lunenburg, MA $74,377 Pepperell, MA $74,606 Shirley, MA $74,453 Still River, MA $74,557 Templeton, MA $72,933

Townsend, MA $74,474 West Groton, MA $74,509 West Townsend, MA $74,446 Winchendon, MA $72,773 Winchendon Springs, MA $72,759 Auburn, MA $72,808 North Dartmouth, MA $73,252 South Dartmouth, MA $73,252

North Attleboro, MA $71,926 Plainville, MA $71,877 Attleboro Falls, MA $71,898 North Dighton, MA $71,856 Norton, MA $75,099 Raynham, MA $75,119 Raynham Center, MA $75,119 Rehoboth, MA $71,947

Rochester, MA $73,252 Seekonk, MA $71,947 Swansea, MA $71,877 Berkley, MA $73,294 Taunton, MA $75,050 Westport, MA $73,252 Westport Point, MA $73,252 Berlin, MA $72,759

Cataumet, MA $73,092 Blackstone, MA $71,856 Boylston, MA $72,808 Brookfield, MA $72,669 Charlton, MA $72,759 Charlton City, MA $72,759 Charlton Depot, MA $72,759 Clinton, MA $72,759

East Brookfield, MA $72,738 Douglas, MA $72,690 East Princeton, MA $72,717 Fiskdale, MA $72,599 Grafton, MA $72,808 Holden, MA $72,808 Holland, MA $72,565 Jefferson, MA $72,808

Lancaster, MA $72,690 Leicester, MA $72,808 Linwood, MA $72,648 Manchaug, MA $72,808 Millbury, MA $72,808 Millville, MA $71,787 New Braintree, MA $72,648 Northborough, MA $72,808

Northbridge, MA $72,787 North Brookfield, MA $72,717 North Grafton, MA $72,808 North Oxford, MA $72,808 North Uxbridge, MA $72,648 Oxford, MA $72,787 Princeton, MA $72,738 Rochdale, MA $72,808

Rutland, MA $72,808 Shrewsbury, MA $72,808 Southbridge, MA $72,648 South Grafton, MA $72,808 South Lancaster, MA $72,738 Spencer, MA $72,808 Sterling, MA $72,759 Sturbridge, MA $72,620

Upton, MA $72,759 Uxbridge, MA $72,669 Webster, MA $72,669 Dudley, MA $72,669 Westborough, MA $72,808 West Boylston, MA $72,808 West Brookfield, MA $72,648 West Millbury, MA $72,808

Whitinsville, MA $72,759 Sutton, MA $72,808 Worcester, MA $72,808 East Walpole, MA $75,119 Cherry Valley, MA $72,808 Paxton, MA $72,808 Framingham, MA $74,911 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $74,717

Boxborough, MA $74,668 Acton, MA $74,668 Ashland, MA $72,620 Bedford, MA $74,696 Hanscom Afb, MA $76,015 Bolton, MA $72,669 Carlisle, MA $74,717 Concord, MA $74,647

Fayville, MA $72,669 Holliston, MA $74,863 Hopedale, MA $72,648 Hopkinton, MA $72,690 Hudson, MA $72,690 Marlborough, MA $72,717 Maynard, MA $74,578 Mendon, MA $72,648

Milford, MA $72,648 Natick, MA $77,313 Sherborn, MA $77,272 Southborough, MA $72,690 Foxboro, MA $75,119 Franklin, MA $73,363 Greenbush, MA $74,981 Green Harbor, MA $74,960

Hingham, MA $76,209 Hull, MA $77,431 Humarock, MA $74,981 Mansfield, MA $75,119 Marshfield, MA $74,960 Marshfield Hills, MA $74,960 Medfield, MA $76,147 Medway, MA $74,911

Millis, MA $74,960 Minot, MA $74,981 Norfolk, MA $75,029 North Marshfield, MA $74,960 North Scituate, MA $74,960 Norwell, MA $75,029 Norwood, MA $75,119 Ocean Bluff, MA $74,960

Scituate, MA $74,960 Sharon, MA $75,119 Sheldonville, MA $73,398 South Walpole, MA $75,071 Stoughton, MA $75,119 Walpole, MA $75,099 Westwood, MA $76,216 Wrentham, MA $75,001

Boston, MA $77,431 Roxbury, MA $77,431 Roxbury Crossing, MA $77,431 Dorchester, MA $77,431 Dorchester Center, MA $77,431 Mattapan, MA $77,431 Charlestown, MA $77,431 Jamaica Plain, MA $77,431

Roslindale, MA $77,431 West Roxbury, MA $77,431 Allston, MA $77,431 Brighton, MA $77,431 Hyde Park, MA $77,431 Readville, MA $77,431 Cambridge, MA $77,431 Somerville, MA $77,431

Malden, MA $77,431 Everett, MA $77,431 Chelsea, MA $77,431 Revere, MA $77,431 Winthrop, MA $77,431 Medford, MA $77,431 West Medford, MA $77,431 Quincy, MA $77,431

Melrose, MA $77,431 Stoneham, MA $77,431 Braintree, MA $75,119 Milton, MA $77,431 Milton Village, MA $77,431 Weymouth, MA $75,119 East Weymouth, MA $75,119 South Weymouth, MA $75,119

North Weymouth, MA $75,119 East Boston, MA $77,431 Brockton, MA $75,119 Avon, MA $75,119 Bridgewater, MA $75,119 Bryantville, MA $75,071 Carver, MA $73,967 Duxbury, MA $74,911

East Bridgewater, MA $75,119 Easton, MA $75,119 Elmwood, MA $75,119 Halifax, MA $75,071 Hanover, MA $75,071 Hanson, MA $75,119 Holbrook, MA $75,119 Middleboro, MA $74,036

Manomet, MA $74,168 Lakeville, MA $73,134 Monponsett, MA $75,099 Abington, MA $75,119 North Carver, MA $74,960 North Easton, MA $75,119 North Pembroke, MA $75,050 Pembroke, MA $75,071

Plymouth, MA $74,272 Kingston, MA $74,932 South Carver, MA $73,064 Plympton, MA $75,001 Randolph, MA $75,119 Rockland, MA $75,119 South Easton, MA $75,119 West Bridgewater, MA $75,119

White Horse Beach, MA $74,217 Whitman, MA $75,119 Lexington, MA $77,431 Brookline, MA $77,431 Brookline Village, MA $77,431 Waltham, MA $77,431 North Waltham, MA $77,431 New Town, MA $77,431

Babson Park, MA $77,431 Newton, MA $77,431 Newton Center, MA $77,431 Newtonville, MA $77,431 Newton Highlands, MA $77,431 Newton Lower Falls, MA $77,431 Newton Upper Falls, MA $77,431 West Newton, MA $77,431

Auburndale, MA $77,431 Chestnut Hill, MA $77,431 Waban, MA $77,431 Watertown, MA $77,431 Arlington, MA $77,431 Arlington Heights, MA $77,431 Belmont, MA $77,431 Waverley, MA $77,431

Wellesley Hills, MA $77,431 Wellesley, MA $77,411 Needham, MA $77,431 Weston, MA $77,431 Needham Heights, MA $77,431 Nonantum, MA $77,431 Buzzards Bay, MA $73,044 Lincoln, MA $77,383

Stow, MA $74,578 Sudbury, MA $77,272 Wayland, MA $77,313 Woodville, MA $72,738 Woburn, MA $77,431 Burlington, MA $76,043 Andover, MA $73,543 Billerica, MA $74,717

Chelmsford, MA $74,717 Dracut, MA $74,717 Dunstable, MA $74,606 Haverhill, MA $73,543 Georgetown, MA $73,543 Groveland, MA $73,543 Lawrence, MA $73,543 Methuen, MA $73,543

North Andover, MA $73,543 Lowell, MA $74,717 Merrimac, MA $73,495 North Billerica, MA $74,717 North Chelmsford, MA $74,717 North Reading, MA $73,495 Nutting Lake, MA $74,717 Pinehurst, MA $74,717

Reading, MA $75,154 Tewksbury, MA $74,717 Tyngsboro, MA $74,717 Wakefield, MA $77,411 West Boxford, MA $73,543 Westford, MA $74,717 Wilmington, MA $74,120 Winchester, MA $77,431

Lynn, MA $77,431 Saugus, MA $77,431 Swampscott, MA $77,383 Nahant, MA $77,431 Amesbury, MA $73,169 Beverly, MA $77,244 Boxford, MA $73,543 Byfield, MA $73,495

Danvers, MA $73,425 Essex, MA $74,182 Gloucester, MA $74,293 Hamilton, MA $73,384 Hathorne, MA $73,425 Chilmark, MA $72,856 East Falmouth, MA $73,210 East Sandwich, MA $73,474

East Wareham, MA $73,064 Edgartown, MA $72,905 Falmouth, MA $73,092 Woods Hole, MA $73,092 Menemsha, MA $72,905 Monument Beach, MA $73,064 Nantucket, MA $72,905 North Falmouth, MA $73,113

Oak Bluffs, MA $72,926 Onset, MA $73,113 Pocasset, MA $73,092 Sagamore, MA $73,627 Sagamore Beach, MA $73,627 Sandwich, MA $73,481 Siasconset, MA $72,905 Silver Beach, MA $73,113

Vineyard Haven, MA $72,988 Wareham, MA $73,134 West Chop, MA $72,988 West Falmouth, MA $73,113 West Tisbury, MA $72,905 West Wareham, MA $73,162 Hyannis, MA $73,016 Barnstable, MA $73,259

Brewster, MA $72,905 Centerville, MA $73,231 Chatham, MA $72,905 Cotuit, MA $73,280 Ipswich, MA $73,384 Cummaquid, MA $73,037 Lynnfield, MA $75,404 Manchester, MA $74,467

Marblehead, MA $77,293 Middleton, MA $73,523 Newburyport, MA $73,405 Newbury, MA $73,543 Salisbury, MA $72,933 Peabody, MA $77,341 Prides Crossing, MA $75,293 Rockport, MA $74,286

Rowley, MA $73,425 Salem, MA $77,341 South Hamilton, MA $73,384 Topsfield, MA $73,495 Wenham, MA $73,405 West Newbury, MA $73,543 Accord, MA $75,119 Bellingham, MA $71,738

Brant Rock, MA $74,807 Canton, MA $75,119 Cohasset, MA $76,140 Dedham, MA $77,431 Dover, MA $77,362 East Mansfield, MA $75,119 Dennis, MA $72,905 Dennis Port, MA $72,905

East Dennis, MA $72,905 Eastham, MA $72,905 East Orleans, MA $72,905 Forestdale, MA $73,384 Harwich, MA $72,905 Harwich Port, MA $72,905 Hyannis Port, MA $73,009 Marstons Mills, MA $73,356

Mashpee, MA $73,405 North Chatham, MA $72,905 North Eastham, MA $73,842 North Truro, MA $74,772 Orleans, MA $72,905 Osterville, MA $73,141 Provincetown, MA $74,633 South Chatham, MA $72,905

South Dennis, MA $72,905 South Harwich, MA $72,905 South Orleans, MA $72,905 South Wellfleet, MA $73,842 South Yarmouth, MA $72,905 Truro, MA $73,842 Wellfleet, MA $73,842 West Barnstable, MA $73,391

West Chatham, MA $72,905 West Dennis, MA $72,905 West Harwich, MA $72,905 West Hyannisport, MA $73,169 West Yarmouth, MA $72,905 Yarmouth Port, MA $72,905 Assonet, MA $73,203 Attleboro, MA $71,947

Chartley, MA $75,119 Cuttyhunk, MA $73,134 Dartmouth, MA $73,252 Dighton, MA $72,474 East Freetown, MA $73,252 East Taunton, MA $75,001 Fairhaven, MA $73,252 Fall River, MA $73,252

Somerset, MA $73,182 Marion, MA $73,252 Mattapoisett, MA $73,252 New Bedford, MA $73,252 Acushnet, MA $73,252

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

$66,072

Average $75,536/year

$86,377

$5,506

Average $6,295/month

$7,198

$1,271

Average $1,453/week

$1,661

$32

Average $36/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,377	$7,198	$1,661	$42
Average	$75,536	$6,295	$1,453	$36
25th Percentile	$66,072	$5,506	$1,271	$32

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