Purchasing Assistant Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Nebraska?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Nebraska is $65,400 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,331
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,206 to $74,786
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,746

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,786	$6,232	$1,438	$36
Average	$65,400	$5,450	$1,258	$31
25th Percentile	$57,206	$4,767	$1,100	$28

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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): $49,959
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,333
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,241
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,975
Expert (over 8 years): $93,814

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$49,959
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$57,333
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$64,241
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$81,975
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$93,814

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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:

Offutt A F B: $65,726
La Vista: $65,789
Adams: $63,879

Offutt A F B, NE $65,726 La Vista, NE $65,789 Adams, NE $63,879 Alexandria, NE $63,879 Alvo, NE $64,303 Auburn, NE $63,879 Avoca, NE $64,351 Barneston, NE $63,879

Beatrice, NE $63,879 Beaver Crossing, NE $63,879 Bee, NE $64,060 Belvidere, NE $63,879 Benedict, NE $63,879 Bennet, NE $64,483 Blue Springs, NE $63,879 Bradshaw, NE $63,879

Brock, NE $63,879 Brownville, NE $64,379 Bruning, NE $63,879 Burchard, NE $63,879 Burr, NE $63,879 Byron, NE $63,879 Carleton, NE $63,879 Chester, NE $63,879

Clatonia, NE $63,879 Cook, NE $63,879 Cordova, NE $63,879 Cortland, NE $64,060 Crab Orchard, NE $63,879 Crete, NE $64,240 Davenport, NE $63,879 Davey, NE $64,719

Dawson, NE $63,879 Daykin, NE $63,879 Denton, NE $64,782 Deshler, NE $63,879 De Witt, NE $63,879 Diller, NE $63,879 Dorchester, NE $63,942 Douglas, NE $63,997

Du Bois, NE $63,275 Dunbar, NE $64,261 Eagle, NE $64,483 Elk Creek, NE $63,879 Elmwood, NE $64,351 Endicott, NE $63,879 Exeter, NE $63,879 Fairbury, NE $63,879

Fairmont, NE $63,879 Falls City, NE $62,671 Filley, NE $63,879 Firth, NE $64,122 Friend, NE $63,879 Garland, NE $64,421 Geneva, NE $63,879 Gilead, NE $63,879

Goehner, NE $63,879 Grafton, NE $63,879 Greenwood, NE $64,358 Gresham, NE $63,879 Wilcox, NE $63,879 Alma, NE $63,879 Arapahoe, NE $63,879 Atlanta, NE $63,879

Axtell, NE $63,879 Ayr, NE $63,879 Beaver City, NE $63,879 Bertrand, NE $63,879 Bladen, NE $63,879 Bloomington, NE $63,879 Blue Hill, NE $63,879 Campbell, NE $63,879

Clay Center, NE $63,879 Deweese, NE $63,879 Edgar, NE $63,879 Edison, NE $63,879 Elwood, NE $63,879 Fairfield, NE $63,879 Franklin, NE $63,879 Funk, NE $63,879

Glenvil, NE $63,879 Guide Rock, NE $63,879 Hardy, NE $63,879 Harvard, NE $63,879 Heartwell, NE $63,879 Hendley, NE $63,879 Hildreth, NE $63,879 Holbrook, NE $63,879

Holdrege, NE $63,879 Holstein, NE $63,879 Inavale, NE $63,879 Inland, NE $63,879 Juniata, NE $63,879 Kenesaw, NE $63,879 Lawrence, NE $63,879 Loomis, NE $63,879

Minden, NE $63,879 Naponee, NE $63,879 Nelson, NE $63,879 Oak, NE $63,879 Orleans, NE $63,879 Oxford, NE $63,879 Ragan, NE $63,879 Red Cloud, NE $63,879

Republican City, NE $63,879 Riverton, NE $63,879 Roseland, NE $63,879 Ruskin, NE $63,879 Saronville, NE $63,879 Smithfield, NE $63,879 Stamford, NE $63,879 Superior, NE $63,879

Sutton, NE $63,879 Trumbull, NE $63,879 Upland, NE $63,879 Bellwood, NE $63,879 Mc Cook, NE $64,338 Bartley, NE $63,879 Benkelman, NE $68,753 Cambridge, NE $63,879

Champion, NE $67,663 Culbertson, NE $67,941 Curtis, NE $63,879 Danbury, NE $63,879 Enders, NE $67,663 Eustis, NE $63,879 Farnam, NE $63,879 Haigler, NE $68,753

Hayes Center, NE $67,663 Imperial, NE $67,663 Indianola, NE $63,879 Lebanon, NE $63,879 Max, NE $68,753 Maywood, NE $64,338 Moorefield, NE $63,879 Palisade, NE $68,788

Parks, NE $68,753 Stockville, NE $63,879 Stratton, NE $68,371 Trenton, NE $67,732 Wauneta, NE $67,663 Wilsonville, NE $63,879 North Platte, NE $63,553 Arnold, NE $63,879

Arthur, NE $64,796 Big Springs, NE $64,796 Brady, NE $63,879 Broadwater, NE $64,796 Brule, NE $64,796 Bushnell, NE $64,796 Chappell, NE $64,796 Cozad, NE $63,879

Dalton, NE $64,796 Dickens, NE $66,448 Dix, NE $64,796 Elsie, NE $66,448 Elsmere, NE $57,450 Gothenburg, NE $63,879 Grant, NE $66,448 Abie, NE $63,879

Arlington, NE $64,775 Ashland, NE $64,407 Bancroft, NE $61,776 Bellevue, NE $65,789 Bennington, NE $65,608 Blair, NE $65,067 Boys Town, NE $65,789 Bruno, NE $63,879

Cedar Bluffs, NE $64,469 Cedar Creek, NE $65,365 Ceresco, NE $64,421 Colon, NE $64,351 Craig, NE $64,539 Decatur, NE $61,776 Elkhorn, NE $65,490 Fort Calhoun, NE $65,546

Fremont, NE $64,643 Gretna, NE $65,310 Herman, NE $64,886 Homer, NE $62,276 Hooper, NE $64,886 Ithaca, NE $64,303 Kennard, NE $65,185 Linwood, NE $63,879

Louisville, NE $64,587 Lyons, NE $61,776 Macy, NE $61,776 Malmo, NE $64,192 Mead, NE $64,393 Memphis, NE $64,372 Hallam, NE $64,178 Hebron, NE $63,879

Henderson, NE $63,879 Hickman, NE $64,539 Hubbell, NE $63,879 Humboldt, NE $63,879 Jansen, NE $63,879 Johnson, NE $63,879 Julian, NE $63,879 Lewiston, NE $63,879

Liberty, NE $63,879 Lorton, NE $64,095 Mc Cool Junction, NE $63,879 Malcolm, NE $64,782 Manley, NE $64,407 Martell, NE $64,664 Milford, NE $64,303 Milligan, NE $63,879

Murdock, NE $64,351 Murray, NE $64,699 Nebraska City, NE $64,574 Nehawka, NE $64,497 Nemaha, NE $64,379 Odell, NE $63,879 Ohiowa, NE $63,879 Otoe, NE $64,261

Palmyra, NE $64,240 Panama, NE $64,240 Pawnee City, NE $63,879 Peru, NE $64,379 Pickrell, NE $63,879 Pleasant Dale, NE $64,664 Plymouth, NE $63,879 Raymond, NE $64,782

Reynolds, NE $63,879 Roca, NE $64,664 Rulo, NE $64,817 Salem, NE $63,275 Seward, NE $64,122 Shickley, NE $63,879 Shubert, NE $64,379 Sprague, NE $64,539

Staplehurst, NE $63,879 Steele City, NE $63,879 Steinauer, NE $63,879 Stella, NE $63,879 Sterling, NE $63,879 Strang, NE $63,879 Swanton, NE $63,879 Syracuse, NE $64,108

Table Rock, NE $63,879 Talmage, NE $63,879 Tecumseh, NE $63,879 Ong, NE $63,879 Tobias, NE $63,879 Unadilla, NE $64,074 Union, NE $64,560 Utica, NE $63,879

Verdon, NE $63,810 Virginia, NE $63,879 Waco, NE $63,879 Walton, NE $64,664 Waverly, NE $64,719 Weeping Water, NE $64,393 Western, NE $63,879 Wilber, NE $63,879

Wymore, NE $63,879 York, NE $63,879 Lincoln, NE $64,782 Nickerson, NE $64,886 Oakland, NE $62,810 Papillion, NE $65,789 Pender, NE $61,776 Plattsmouth, NE $65,310

Prague, NE $64,122 Rosalie, NE $61,776 St Columbans, NE $65,608 Scribner, NE $64,886 South Bend, NE $64,456 Springfield, NE $65,428 Tekamah, NE $64,886 Thurston, NE $61,776

Uehling, NE $64,886 Valley, NE $64,782 Valparaiso, NE $64,303 Wahoo, NE $64,261 Walthill, NE $61,776 Washington, NE $65,428 Waterloo, NE $65,310 Weston, NE $64,129

Winnebago, NE $62,026 Winslow, NE $64,886 Yutan, NE $64,539 Omaha, NE $65,789 Brainard, NE $63,879 Cedar Rapids, NE $63,879 Clarks, NE $63,879 Clarkson, NE $63,511

Creston, NE $62,824 David City, NE $63,879 Dodge, NE $63,511 Duncan, NE $63,879 Dwight, NE $63,942 Elgin, NE $61,776 Ericson, NE $62,824 Fullerton, NE $63,879

Genoa, NE $63,879 Howells, NE $63,511 Humphrey, NE $62,824 Leigh, NE $62,824 Lindsay, NE $62,824 Monroe, NE $63,879 Morse Bluff, NE $64,310 North Bend, NE $64,282

Osceola, NE $63,879 Petersburg, NE $62,824 Platte Center, NE $63,879 Polk, NE $63,879 Primrose, NE $63,879 Rising City, NE $63,879 Rogers, NE $63,879 Saint Edward, NE $63,879

Schuyler, NE $63,879 Shelby, NE $63,879 Silver Creek, NE $63,879 Snyder, NE $63,331 Spalding, NE $63,879 Stromsburg, NE $63,879 Surprise, NE $63,879 Ulysses, NE $63,879

Norfolk, NE $61,776 Allen, NE $61,817 Amelia, NE $61,776 Atkinson, NE $61,873 Bassett, NE $57,450 Battle Creek, NE $61,776 Beemer, NE $61,776 Belden, NE $61,776

Gurley, NE $64,796 Columbus, NE $63,879 Albion, NE $63,879 Ames, NE $64,553 Bartlett, NE $62,824 Belgrade, NE $63,879 Bloomfield, NE $61,776 Halsey, NE $57,450

Hershey, NE $66,448 Keystone, NE $64,796 Kimball, NE $64,796 Lemoyne, NE $64,796 Lewellen, NE $64,796 Lisco, NE $64,796 Lodgepole, NE $64,796 Madrid, NE $66,448

Maxwell, NE $63,879 Mullen, NE $59,096 Ogallala, NE $64,796 Oshkosh, NE $64,796 Paxton, NE $66,448 Potter, NE $64,796 Purdum, NE $57,450 Sidney, NE $64,796

Seneca, NE $59,096 Stapleton, NE $61,033 Sutherland, NE $66,448 Thedford, NE $57,450 Tryon, NE $60,998 Venango, NE $66,448 Wallace, NE $66,448 Wellfleet, NE $65,594

Willow Island, NE $63,879 Valentine, NE $57,450 Ainsworth, NE $57,450 Cody, NE $59,096 Crookston, NE $57,450 Johnstown, NE $57,450 Kilgore, NE $57,450 Long Pine, NE $57,450

Merriman, NE $60,741 Nenzel, NE $57,450 Sparks, NE $57,450 Wood Lake, NE $57,450 Alliance, NE $64,796 Angora, NE $64,796 Ashby, NE $62,769 Bayard, NE $64,796

Bingham, NE $62,769 Bridgeport, NE $64,796 Chadron, NE $60,741 Crawford, NE $60,741 Ellsworth, NE $62,769 Gering, NE $64,796 Gordon, NE $60,741 Harrisburg, NE $64,796

Harrison, NE $60,741 Hay Springs, NE $60,741 Hemingford, NE $62,769 Hyannis, NE $62,769 Lakeside, NE $62,769 Lyman, NE $64,796 Mcgrew, NE $64,796 Marsland, NE $62,769

Melbeta, NE $64,796 Minatare, NE $64,796 Mitchell, NE $64,796 Morrill, NE $64,796 Rushville, NE $60,741 Scottsbluff, NE $64,796 Whiteclay, NE $60,741 Whitman, NE $59,096

Whitney, NE $60,741 Verdigre, NE $61,776 Wakefield, NE $61,776 Waterbury, NE $62,109 Wausa, NE $61,776 Wayne, NE $61,776 West Point, NE $61,776 Winnetoon, NE $61,776

Winside, NE $61,776 Wisner, NE $61,776 Wynot, NE $61,776 Grand Island, NE $63,879 Alda, NE $63,879 Amherst, NE $63,879 Anselmo, NE $62,824 Ansley, NE $63,879

Arcadia, NE $63,879 Archer, NE $63,879 Ashton, NE $63,879 Aurora, NE $63,879 Boelus, NE $63,879 Brewster, NE $61,033 Broken Bow, NE $63,879 Burwell, NE $62,824

Cairo, NE $63,879 Bristow, NE $61,873 Brunswick, NE $61,776 Butte, NE $60,401 Carroll, NE $61,776 Center, NE $61,776 Chambers, NE $61,776 Clearwater, NE $61,776

Coleridge, NE $61,776 Concord, NE $61,776 Creighton, NE $61,776 Crofton, NE $61,776 Dakota City, NE $62,401 Dixon, NE $61,776 Emerson, NE $61,859 Emmet, NE $61,873

Ewing, NE $61,776 Fordyce, NE $61,776 Hadar, NE $61,776 Hartington, NE $61,776 Hoskins, NE $61,776 Hubbard, NE $62,276 Inman, NE $61,776 Jackson, NE $62,401

Laurel, NE $61,776 Lynch, NE $61,873 Mclean, NE $61,776 Madison, NE $61,776 Magnet, NE $61,776 Maskell, NE $61,776 Meadow Grove, NE $61,776 Mills, NE $57,450

Naper, NE $57,450 Neligh, NE $61,776 Newcastle, NE $61,776 Newman Grove, NE $62,824 Newport, NE $57,450 Niobrara, NE $61,873 Oakdale, NE $61,776 Oneill, NE $61,873

Orchard, NE $61,776 Osmond, NE $61,776 Page, NE $61,776 Pierce, NE $61,776 Pilger, NE $61,776 Plainview, NE $61,776 Ponca, NE $62,151 Randolph, NE $61,776

Royal, NE $61,776 Saint Helena, NE $61,776 South Sioux City, NE $62,401 Spencer, NE $61,873 Springview, NE $57,450 Stanton, NE $61,776 Stuart, NE $60,401 Tilden, NE $61,776

Callaway, NE $63,879 Central City, NE $63,879 Chapman, NE $63,879 Comstock, NE $63,879 Dannebrog, NE $63,879 Doniphan, NE $63,879 Dunning, NE $61,033 Eddyville, NE $63,879

Elba, NE $63,879 Elm Creek, NE $63,879 Elyria, NE $62,824 Farwell, NE $63,879 Gibbon, NE $63,879 Giltner, NE $63,879 Greeley, NE $63,879 Hampton, NE $63,879

Hazard, NE $63,879 Kearney, NE $63,879 Hordville, NE $63,879 Lexington, NE $63,879 Litchfield, NE $63,879 Loup City, NE $63,879 Marquette, NE $63,879 Mason City, NE $63,879

Merna, NE $63,879 Miller, NE $63,879 North Loup, NE $63,879 Oconto, NE $63,879 Odessa, NE $63,879 Ord, NE $63,879 Overton, NE $63,879 Palmer, NE $63,879

Phillips, NE $63,879 Pleasanton, NE $63,879 Ravenna, NE $63,879 Riverdale, NE $63,879 Rockville, NE $63,879 Saint Libory, NE $63,879 Saint Paul, NE $63,879 Sargent, NE $63,879

Scotia, NE $63,879 Shelton, NE $63,879 Sumner, NE $63,879 Taylor, NE $62,824 Westerville, NE $63,879 Wolbach, NE $63,879 Wood River, NE $63,879 Hastings, NE $63,879

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

$57,206

Average $65,400/year

$74,786

$4,767

Average $5,450/month

$6,232

$1,100

Average $1,258/week

$1,438

$28

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,786	$6,232	$1,438	$36
Average	$65,400	$5,450	$1,258	$31
25th Percentile	$57,206	$4,767	$1,100	$28

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