Purchasing Assistant Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Mississippi?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Mississippi is $61,928 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,908
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,169 to $70,816
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,105

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,816	$5,901	$1,362	$34
Average	$61,928	$5,161	$1,191	$30
25th Percentile	$54,169	$4,514	$1,042	$26

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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): $47,307
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,290
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,831
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,624
Expert (over 8 years): $88,835

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$47,307
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$54,290
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$60,831
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$77,624
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$88,835

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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:

Hillsboro: $61,102
Holly Bluff: $61,095
Kosciusko: $61,102

Hillsboro, MS $61,102 Holly Bluff, MS $61,095 Kosciusko, MS $61,102 Lake, MS $61,102 Lena, MS $61,102 Lexington, MS $61,095 Lorman, MS $61,165 Louise, MS $61,095

Ludlow, MS $61,102 Mc Adams, MS $61,102 Mc Cool, MS $58,568 Madden, MS $61,102 Madison, MS $61,644 Magee, MS $61,102 Mayersville, MS $61,095 Mendenhall, MS $61,102

Midnight, MS $61,095 Mize, MS $61,102 Morton, MS $61,102 Mount Olive, MS $61,102 Natchez, MS $60,262 Newhebron, MS $61,102 Pattison, MS $61,102 Pelahatchie, MS $61,186

Pickens, MS $61,102 Piney Woods, MS $61,602 Pinola, MS $61,102 Port Gibson, MS $61,102 Puckett, MS $61,102 Pulaski, MS $61,102 Raleigh, MS $61,102 Raymond, MS $61,560

Redwood, MS $61,102 Ridgeland, MS $61,727 Rolling Fork, MS $61,095 Sallis, MS $61,102 Sandhill, MS $61,394 Satartia, MS $61,102 Sharon, MS $61,102 Sibley, MS $62,824

Silver City, MS $61,095 Star, MS $61,602 Taylorsville, MS $61,102 Tchula, MS $61,095 Terry, MS $61,519 Thomastown, MS $61,102 Tinsley, MS $61,102 Tougaloo, MS $61,727

Utica, MS $61,102 Vaiden, MS $60,255 Valley Park, MS $61,102 Vaughan, MS $61,102 Vicksburg, MS $61,102 Walnut Grove, MS $61,102 Washington, MS $62,824 Wesson, MS $61,102

West, MS $61,095 Whitfield, MS $61,602 Yazoo City, MS $61,102 Jackson, MS $61,727 Pearl, MS $61,727 Richland, MS $61,727 Flowood, MS $61,727 Byram, MS $61,727

Lula, MS $64,546 Lyon, MS $62,817 Marks, MS $64,546 Michigan City, MS $64,546 Mount Pleasant, MS $64,546 Myrtle, MS $64,546 Nesbit, MS $64,775 New Albany, MS $61,554

Olive Branch, MS $64,775 Oxford, MS $64,546 Pope, MS $64,546 Potts Camp, MS $64,546 Red Banks, MS $64,546 Ripley, MS $61,928 Robinsonville, MS $64,546 Sarah, MS $64,546

Sardis, MS $64,546 Senatobia, MS $64,546 Sherard, MS $61,095 Sledge, MS $64,546 Southaven, MS $64,935 Taylor, MS $64,546 Tiplersville, MS $64,546 Tula, MS $61,554

Tunica, MS $64,546 University, MS $64,546 Victoria, MS $64,546 Walls, MS $64,872 Walnut, MS $61,928 Waterford, MS $64,546 Greenville, MS $61,720 Alligator, MS $61,095

Anguilla, MS $61,137 Arcola, MS $61,720 Avon, MS $61,720 Benoit, MS $61,095 Beulah, MS $61,095 Boyle, MS $61,095 Chatham, MS $61,512 Cleveland, MS $61,095

Doddsville, MS $61,095 Drew, MS $61,095 Parchman, MS $61,095 Dublin, MS $61,095 Duncan, MS $61,095 Glen Allan, MS $61,387 Grace, MS $61,179 Gunnison, MS $61,095

Hollandale, MS $61,637 Holly Ridge, MS $61,220 Indianola, MS $61,179 Inverness, MS $61,137 Isola, MS $61,179 Leland, MS $61,720 Merigold, MS $61,095 Metcalfe, MS $61,679

Moorhead, MS $61,095 Mound Bayou, MS $61,095 Pace, MS $61,095 Panther Burn, MS $61,429 Rena Lara, MS $61,095 Rome, MS $61,095 Rosedale, MS $61,095 Ruleville, MS $61,095

Scott, MS $61,262 Shaw, MS $61,095 Shelby, MS $61,095 Stoneville, MS $61,720 Sunflower, MS $61,095 Wayside, MS $61,720 Winstonville, MS $61,095 Winterville, MS $61,720

Tupelo, MS $58,568 Algoma, MS $58,568 Amory, MS $58,568 Baldwyn, MS $59,311 Becker, MS $58,568 Belden, MS $58,568 Belmont, MS $59,311 Blue Springs, MS $58,568

Booneville, MS $59,311 Burnsville, MS $59,311 Corinth, MS $59,311 Dennis, MS $59,311 Derma, MS $58,568 Ecru, MS $58,568 Fulton, MS $58,568 Gattman, MS $58,568

Glen, MS $59,311 Abbeville, MS $64,546 Arkabutla, MS $64,546 Ashland, MS $64,546 Batesville, MS $64,546 Belen, MS $64,546 Blue Mountain, MS $64,546 Byhalia, MS $64,546

Clarksdale, MS $62,817 Coahoma, MS $64,546 Coldwater, MS $64,546 Como, MS $64,546 Courtland, MS $64,546 Crenshaw, MS $64,546 Crowder, MS $64,546 Darling, MS $64,546

Dumas, MS $59,311 Dundee, MS $64,546 Etta, MS $64,546 Falcon, MS $64,546 Falkner, MS $61,928 Farrell, MS $62,817 Friars Point, MS $64,546 Hernando, MS $64,608

Hickory Flat, MS $64,546 Holly Springs, MS $64,546 Horn Lake, MS $64,900 Independence, MS $64,546 Jonestown, MS $64,546 Lake Cormorant, MS $64,706 Lamar, MS $64,546 Stennis Space Center, MS $61,505

Diamondhead, MS $60,797 Biloxi, MS $61,533 Diberville, MS $61,533 Escatawpa, MS $61,248 Gautier, MS $61,248 Hurley, MS $60,832 Kiln, MS $60,727 Lakeshore, MS $61,602

Long Beach, MS $61,047 Mc Henry, MS $60,727 Moss Point, MS $61,248 Ocean Springs, MS $61,533 Vancleave, MS $61,533 Pascagoula, MS $61,248 Pass Christian, MS $61,005 Pearlington, MS $62,310

Perkinston, MS $60,658 Saucier, MS $60,977 Waveland, MS $60,672 Wiggins, MS $60,665 Brookhaven, MS $61,102 Bogue Chitto, MS $61,102 Bude, MS $63,241 Centreville, MS $65,386

Chatawa, MS $65,386 Crosby, MS $65,386 Fernwood, MS $65,386 Gloster, MS $65,386 Jayess, MS $61,102 Kokomo, MS $60,811 Liberty, MS $65,386 Mc Call Creek, MS $61,102

Mccomb, MS $63,241 Magnolia, MS $65,386 Meadville, MS $63,241 Monticello, MS $61,102 Oak Vale, MS $61,102 Osyka, MS $65,386 Roxie, MS $63,241 Ruth, MS $61,102

Silver Creek, MS $61,102 Smithdale, MS $63,241 Sontag, MS $61,102 Summit, MS $63,241 Tylertown, MS $63,130 Union Church, MS $61,102 Woodville, MS $65,386 Columbus, MS $59,193

Aberdeen, MS $58,776 Ackerman, MS $58,568 Artesia, MS $59,026 Bellefontaine, MS $58,568 Brooksville, MS $58,693 Caledonia, MS $59,068 Cedarbluff, MS $58,693 Crawford, MS $58,818

Eupora, MS $58,568 French Camp, MS $58,568 Hamilton, MS $58,860 Kilmichael, MS $58,568 Maben, MS $58,568 Mantee, MS $58,568 Mathiston, MS $58,568 Mayhew, MS $59,193

Montpelier, MS $58,568 Pheba, MS $58,568 Prairie, MS $58,735 Starkville, MS $58,735 Mississippi State, MS $58,776 Steens, MS $59,193 Stewart, MS $58,568 Sturgis, MS $58,568

Walthall, MS $58,568 Weir, MS $58,568 West Point, MS $59,151 Woodland, MS $58,568 Thaxton, MS $58,568 Tishomingo, MS $59,311 Toccopola, MS $58,568 Trebloc, MS $58,568

Tremont, MS $58,936 Van Vleet, MS $58,568 Vardaman, MS $58,568 Verona, MS $58,568 Wheeler, MS $59,311 Grenada, MS $59,832 Banner, MS $58,568 Big Creek, MS $58,568

Bruce, MS $58,568 Calhoun City, MS $58,568 Carrollton, MS $61,095 Cascilla, MS $61,095 Charleston, MS $62,817 Coffeeville, MS $58,568 Coila, MS $61,095 Cruger, MS $61,095

Duck Hill, MS $59,832 Elliott, MS $59,832 Enid, MS $64,546 Glendora, MS $61,095 Gore Springs, MS $58,568 Greenwood, MS $61,095 Holcomb, MS $61,095 Itta Bena, MS $61,095

Mc Carley, MS $61,095 Minter City, MS $61,095 Money, MS $61,095 Morgan City, MS $61,095 North Carrollton, MS $61,095 Oakland, MS $62,817 Paris, MS $61,554 Philipp, MS $61,095

Pittsboro, MS $58,568 Schlater, MS $61,095 Scobey, MS $62,817 Sidon, MS $61,095 Slate Spring, MS $58,568 Sumner, MS $61,095 Swan Lake, MS $61,095 Swiftown, MS $61,095

Tie Plant, MS $59,832 Tillatoba, MS $62,817 Tippo, MS $61,095 Tutwiler, MS $61,095 Vance, MS $61,095 Water Valley, MS $64,546 Webb, MS $61,095 Winona, MS $59,832

Belzoni, MS $61,095 Benton, MS $61,102 Bentonia, MS $61,102 Bolton, MS $61,477 Brandon, MS $61,685 Braxton, MS $61,186 Camden, MS $61,102 Canton, MS $61,144

Carthage, MS $61,102 Cary, MS $61,095 Clinton, MS $61,727 Conehatta, MS $61,102 Crystal Springs, MS $61,144 Delta City, MS $61,262 D Lo, MS $61,102 Durant, MS $61,102

Edwards, MS $61,144 Ethel, MS $58,568 Fayette, MS $61,102 Flora, MS $61,394 Pocahontas, MS $61,727 Florence, MS $61,685 Meridian, MS $61,102 Bailey, MS $58,568

Buckatunna, MS $62,706 Chunky, MS $61,102 Clara, MS $62,706 Collinsville, MS $59,832 Daleville, MS $58,568 Decatur, MS $61,102 De Kalb, MS $58,568 Enterprise, MS $61,102

Hickory, MS $61,102 Lauderdale, MS $61,095 Lawrence, MS $61,102 Little Rock, MS $61,102 Louin, MS $61,102 Louisville, MS $58,568 Macon, MS $58,568 Marion, MS $61,095

Newton, MS $61,102 Noxapater, MS $58,568 Pachuta, MS $61,102 Paulding, MS $61,102 Philadelphia, MS $59,832 Porterville, MS $61,095 Preston, MS $58,568 Quitman, MS $61,102

Rose Hill, MS $61,102 Scooba, MS $58,568 Sebastopol, MS $61,102 Shubuta, MS $61,901 Shuqualak, MS $58,568 State Line, MS $62,706 Stonewall, MS $61,102 Toomsuba, MS $61,095

Union, MS $61,102 Vossburg, MS $61,102 Waynesboro, MS $62,706 Hattiesburg, MS $60,665 Bassfield, MS $61,102 Bay Springs, MS $61,102 Beaumont, MS $60,665 Brooklyn, MS $60,651

Carriere, MS $60,616 Carson, MS $61,102 Collins, MS $61,102 Columbia, MS $60,811 Eastabuchie, MS $60,811 Ellisville, MS $61,005 Heidelberg, MS $61,102 Laurel, MS $61,102

Leakesville, MS $62,706 Lucedale, MS $61,456 Lumberton, MS $60,422 Mc Lain, MS $60,811 Mc Neill, MS $60,554 Moselle, MS $60,811 Moss, MS $61,102 Neely, MS $61,165

New Augusta, MS $60,665 Nicholson, MS $61,554 Ovett, MS $61,165 Petal, MS $60,665 Picayune, MS $61,213 Poplarville, MS $60,595 Prentiss, MS $61,102 Purvis, MS $60,665

Richton, MS $61,165 Sandersville, MS $61,102 Sandy Hook, MS $60,665 Seminary, MS $61,102 Soso, MS $61,102 Stringer, MS $61,102 Sumrall, MS $60,811 Foxworth, MS $61,102

Gulfport, MS $61,047 Bay Saint Louis, MS $61,352 Plantersville, MS $58,568 Pontotoc, MS $58,568 Randolph, MS $58,568 Rienzi, MS $59,311 Saltillo, MS $58,936 Shannon, MS $58,568

Sherman, MS $58,568 Smithville, MS $58,568 Golden, MS $59,311 Greenwood Springs, MS $58,568 Guntown, MS $58,936 Houlka, MS $58,568 Houston, MS $58,568 Iuka, MS $59,311

Mantachie, MS $58,936 Marietta, MS $59,311 Mooreville, MS $58,568 Nettleton, MS $58,568 New Site, MS $59,311 Okolona, MS $58,568 Lambert, MS $64,546 Forest, MS $61,102

Gallman, MS $61,102 Georgetown, MS $61,102 Goodman, MS $61,102 Harperville, MS $61,102 Harriston, MS $61,102 Harrisville, MS $61,144 Hazlehurst, MS $61,102 Hermanville, MS $61,102

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

$54,169

Average $61,928/year

$70,816

$4,514

Average $5,161/month

$5,901

$1,042

Average $1,191/week

$1,362

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,816	$5,901	$1,362	$34
Average	$61,928	$5,161	$1,191	$30
25th Percentile	$54,169	$4,514	$1,042	$26

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