Purchasing Assistant Salary in New Hampshire

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in New Hampshire?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in New Hampshire is $70,607 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,966
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,760 to $80,740
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,706

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,740	$6,728	$1,553	$39
Average	$70,607	$5,884	$1,358	$34
25th Percentile	$61,760	$5,147	$1,188	$30

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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): $53,937
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,897
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,356
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,502
Expert (over 8 years): $101,283

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$53,937
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$61,897
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$69,356
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$88,502
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$101,283

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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:

Moultonborough: $67,941
Newbury: $69,211
New Hampton: $68,545

Moultonborough, NH $67,941 Newbury, NH $69,211 New Hampton, NH $68,545 New London, NH $68,781 Chichester, NH $68,427 North Sandwich, NH $67,941 North Sutton, NH $69,170 Northwood, NH $68,135

North Woodstock, NH $67,941 Pittsfield, NH $68,427 Plymouth, NH $67,941 Rumney, NH $67,941 Salisbury, NH $68,295 Sanbornton, NH $68,198 South Newbury, NH $69,440 South Sutton, NH $69,614

Stinson Lake, NH $67,941 Suncook, NH $68,427 Tilton, NH $68,295 Warner, NH $68,267 Warren, NH $67,941 Washington, NH $70,031 Weare, NH $69,600 Wentworth, NH $67,941

Springfield, NH $68,496 Thornton, NH $67,941 Wilmot, NH $68,753 Winnisquam, NH $68,170 Nottingham, NH $72,933 West Nottingham, NH $72,870 Woodstock, NH $67,941 Concord, NH $68,427

Bow, NH $68,427 Loudon, NH $68,427 Keene, NH $70,864 Antrim, NH $71,245 Ashuelot, NH $71,870 Bennington, NH $71,384 Chesterfield, NH $71,266 Dublin, NH $71,676

Sullivan, NH $70,676 Swanzey, NH $71,738 Fitzwilliam, NH $72,329 Gilsum, NH $70,246 Hancock, NH $71,551 Amherst, NH $74,606 Auburn, NH $71,093 Brookline, NH $74,606

Candia, NH $71,058 Chester, NH $71,058 Deerfield, NH $69,531 Derry, NH $72,766 East Candia, NH $71,058 East Derry, NH $72,995 Epping, NH $72,967 Francestown, NH $70,864

Fremont, NH $70,864 Goffstown, NH $71,093 Dunbarton, NH $69,760 Greenfield, NH $70,766 Greenville, NH $74,411 Hollis, NH $74,606 Hudson, NH $74,606 Litchfield, NH $74,606

Londonderry, NH $74,606 Merrimack, NH $74,606 Milford, NH $74,571 Mont Vernon, NH $71,030 Nashua, NH $74,606 New Boston, NH $71,058 New Ipswich, NH $74,314 North Salem, NH $73,543

Pelham, NH $74,134 Harrisville, NH $71,266 Hinsdale, NH $71,148 Jaffrey, NH $72,224 Marlborough, NH $71,391 Marlow, NH $70,100 Nelson, NH $70,961 Peterborough, NH $71,981

Rindge, NH $72,488 Spofford, NH $72,363 Stoddard, NH $70,405 Troy, NH $72,072 West Chesterfield, NH $70,878 Westmoreland, NH $70,884 West Peterborough, NH $72,086 West Swanzey, NH $71,731

Winchester, NH $72,509 Littleton, NH $68,718 Berlin, NH $69,190 Bethlehem, NH $68,718 Bretton Woods, NH $68,566 Colebrook, NH $69,503 Errol, NH $69,190 Franconia, NH $67,941

Gorham, NH $69,190 Groveton, NH $68,878 Jefferson, NH $68,566 Lancaster, NH $68,878 Lisbon, NH $68,718 Sugar Hill, NH $68,718 Milan, NH $69,190 Mount Washington, NH $68,566

North Stratford, NH $69,503 Pittsburg, NH $69,503 Randolph, NH $69,190 Twin Mountain, NH $68,566 West Stewartstown, NH $69,503 Whitefield, NH $68,878 Acworth, NH $68,885 Alstead, NH $68,913

Charlestown, NH $67,941 Drewsville, NH $68,704 Lempster, NH $68,941 South Acworth, NH $68,892 Walpole, NH $68,829 North Walpole, NH $67,941 Raymond, NH $70,933 Salem, NH $73,543

Lyndeborough, NH $72,641 Temple, NH $74,314 Wilton, NH $74,474 Windham, NH $74,078 Manchester, NH $71,093 Hooksett, NH $71,093 Bedford, NH $71,093 Waterville Valley, NH $67,941

Andover, NH $68,100 Ashland, NH $68,080 Barnstead, NH $68,330 Belmont, NH $68,295 Bradford, NH $69,746 Bristol, NH $68,489 Campton, NH $67,941 Canterbury, NH $68,427

Center Barnstead, NH $68,267 Center Harbor, NH $68,087 Center Sandwich, NH $67,941 Contoocook, NH $68,427 Danbury, NH $68,607 East Andover, NH $68,857 Elkins, NH $68,850 Epsom, NH $68,427

Franklin, NH $68,232 Gilmanton, NH $68,295 Glencliff, NH $67,941 Grafton, NH $68,475 Hebron, NH $67,941 Henniker, NH $68,232 Hill, NH $68,809 Hillsborough, NH $70,718

Holderness, NH $67,941 Laconia, NH $68,857 Gilford, NH $69,302 Lincoln, NH $67,941 Lochmere, NH $68,232 Canaan, NH $67,941 Claremont, NH $67,941 Cornish, NH $67,941

Cornish Flat, NH $67,941 Enfield, NH $67,941 Enfield Center, NH $67,941 Etna, NH $67,941 Georges Mills, NH $68,732 Goshen, NH $68,892 Grantham, NH $68,253 Guild, NH $68,718

Hanover, NH $67,941 Lebanon, NH $67,941 Haverhill, NH $68,718 Lyme, NH $67,941 Lyme Center, NH $67,941 Meriden, NH $67,941 Monroe, NH $69,503 Newport, NH $68,670

North Haverhill, NH $68,718 Orford, NH $67,941 Piermont, NH $67,941 Pike, NH $67,941 Plainfield, NH $67,941 Sunapee, NH $68,767 West Lebanon, NH $67,941 Woodsville, NH $68,718

Portsmouth, NH $73,127 Newington, NH $73,064 Alton, NH $69,892 Alton Bay, NH $69,781 Atkinson, NH $73,543 Bartlett, NH $68,566 Center Conway, NH $69,190 Center Ossipee, NH $68,441

Center Strafford, NH $70,419 Center Tuftonboro, NH $67,941 Chocorua, NH $67,941 Conway, NH $69,190 Danville, NH $73,453 Dover, NH $73,127 Madbury, NH $73,092 Durham, NH $73,127

Barrington, NH $72,898 East Hampstead, NH $73,495 East Kingston, NH $73,182 East Wakefield, NH $69,572 Eaton Center, NH $69,190 Exeter, NH $73,127 Farmington, NH $70,301 South Tamworth, NH $67,941

Strafford, NH $68,170 Stratham, NH $73,127 Tamworth, NH $67,941 Union, NH $70,114 West Ossipee, NH $68,253 Wolfeboro, NH $69,440 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $69,371 Wonalancet, NH $67,941

Freedom, NH $68,836 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $68,232 Glen, NH $69,190 Rochester, NH $72,835 Greenland, NH $73,127 Hampstead, NH $73,523 Hampton, NH $73,127 Hampton Falls, NH $73,092

Intervale, NH $69,190 Jackson, NH $69,190 Kearsarge, NH $69,190 Kingston, NH $73,169 Madison, NH $68,878 Melvin Village, NH $68,087 Milton, NH $70,336 Milton Mills, NH $70,114

Mirror Lake, NH $68,885 New Castle, NH $73,127 New Durham, NH $70,072 Newfields, NH $73,127 Newmarket, NH $73,127 Newton, NH $73,495 Newton Junction, NH $73,495 North Conway, NH $69,190

Lee, NH $73,064 North Hampton, NH $73,127 Ossipee, NH $69,086 Plaistow, NH $73,543 Rollinsford, NH $73,064 Rye, NH $73,127 Rye Beach, NH $73,127 Sanbornville, NH $69,871

Sandown, NH $72,190 Seabrook, NH $73,064 Silver Lake, NH $68,253 Somersworth, NH $72,995 Effingham, NH $69,288 Meredith, NH $68,350 Bath, NH $68,718

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

$61,760

Average $70,607/year

$80,740

$5,147

Average $5,884/month

$6,728

$1,188

Average $1,358/week

$1,553

$30

Average $34/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,740	$6,728	$1,553	$39
Average	$70,607	$5,884	$1,358	$34
25th Percentile	$61,760	$5,147	$1,188	$30

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