Purchasing Associate Salary in New Hampshire

How much does a Purchasing Associate make in New Hampshire?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchasing Associate in New Hampshire is $54,604 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,679
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,686 to $60,401
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,298

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Purchasing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,401	$5,033	$1,162	$29
Average	$54,604	$4,550	$1,050	$26
25th Percentile	$48,686	$4,057	$936	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Purchasing Associate Salaries

A Purchasing Associate'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 Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Purchasing Associate'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): $48,519
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,356
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,379
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,895
Expert (over 8 years): $89,190

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$48,519
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$54,356
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$62,379
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$69,895
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$89,190

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

District of Columbia: $59,447.
California: $59,221.
Massachusetts: $58,432.

District of Columbia $59,447 California $59,221 Massachusetts $58,432 Washington $58,217 New Jersey $58,196 Alaska $58,121 Connecticut $57,380 New York $57,079

Hawaii $56,118 Rhode Island $55,667 Maryland $55,361 Minnesota $54,942 Colorado $54,781 Illinois $54,727 Oregon $54,523 Delaware $54,373

New Hampshire $54,279 Virginia $54,067 Pennsylvania $53,450 Nevada $53,138 North Dakota $53,036 Michigan $52,875 Wisconsin $52,816 Vermont $52,698

Texas $52,370 Maine $52,349 Arizona $52,317 Ohio $52,279 Georgia $51,785 Indiana $51,538 Wyoming $51,490 Utah $51,415

Iowa $51,382 Kansas $51,125 Louisiana $51,050 North Carolina $51,023 Missouri $51,012 Florida $50,803 Montana $50,690 Nebraska $50,582

Kentucky $50,523 South Carolina $50,309 Tennessee $50,174 Idaho $50,121 New Mexico $49,729 Oklahoma $49,643 Alabama $49,326 South Dakota $48,795

Arkansas $48,505 West Virginia $48,349 Mississippi $47,882

Top Paying Cities for Purchasing Associates

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: $52,542
Newbury: $53,525
New Hampton: $53,009

Moultonborough, NH $52,542 Newbury, NH $53,525 New Hampton, NH $53,009 New London, NH $53,192 Chichester, NH $52,918 North Sandwich, NH $52,542 North Sutton, NH $53,492 Northwood, NH $52,692

North Woodstock, NH $52,542 Pittsfield, NH $52,918 Plymouth, NH $52,542 Rumney, NH $52,542 Salisbury, NH $52,816 Sanbornton, NH $52,741 South Newbury, NH $53,702 South Sutton, NH $53,836

Stinson Lake, NH $52,542 Suncook, NH $52,918 Tilton, NH $52,816 Warner, NH $52,794 Warren, NH $52,542 Washington, NH $54,158 Weare, NH $53,825 Wentworth, NH $52,542

Springfield, NH $52,972 Thornton, NH $52,542 Wilmot, NH $53,170 Winnisquam, NH $52,719 Nottingham, NH $56,403 West Nottingham, NH $56,354 Woodstock, NH $52,542 Concord, NH $52,918

Bow, NH $52,918 Loudon, NH $52,918 Keene, NH $54,803 Antrim, NH $55,098 Ashuelot, NH $55,581 Bennington, NH $55,205 Chesterfield, NH $55,114 Dublin, NH $55,431

Sullivan, NH $54,658 Swanzey, NH $55,479 Fitzwilliam, NH $55,935 Gilsum, NH $54,325 Hancock, NH $55,334 Amherst, NH $57,696 Auburn, NH $54,980 Brookline, NH $57,696

Candia, NH $54,953 Chester, NH $54,953 Deerfield, NH $53,772 Derry, NH $56,274 East Candia, NH $54,953 East Derry, NH $56,451 Epping, NH $56,429 Francestown, NH $54,803

Fremont, NH $54,803 Goffstown, NH $54,980 Dunbarton, NH $53,949 Greenfield, NH $54,727 Greenville, NH $57,546 Hollis, NH $57,696 Hudson, NH $57,696 Litchfield, NH $57,696

Londonderry, NH $57,696 Merrimack, NH $57,696 Milford, NH $57,670 Mont Vernon, NH $54,931 Nashua, NH $57,696 New Boston, NH $54,953 New Ipswich, NH $57,471 North Salem, NH $56,875

Pelham, NH $57,331 Harrisville, NH $55,114 Hinsdale, NH $55,023 Jaffrey, NH $55,855 Marlborough, NH $55,211 Marlow, NH $54,212 Nelson, NH $54,878 Peterborough, NH $55,667

Rindge, NH $56,059 Spofford, NH $55,962 Stoddard, NH $54,448 Troy, NH $55,737 West Chesterfield, NH $54,813 Westmoreland, NH $54,819 West Peterborough, NH $55,748 West Swanzey, NH $55,474

Winchester, NH $56,075 Littleton, NH $53,143 Berlin, NH $53,509 Bethlehem, NH $53,143 Bretton Woods, NH $53,025 Colebrook, NH $53,750 Errol, NH $53,509 Franconia, NH $52,542

Gorham, NH $53,509 Groveton, NH $53,267 Jefferson, NH $53,025 Lancaster, NH $53,267 Lisbon, NH $53,143 Sugar Hill, NH $53,143 Milan, NH $53,509 Mount Washington, NH $53,025

North Stratford, NH $53,750 Pittsburg, NH $53,750 Randolph, NH $53,509 Twin Mountain, NH $53,025 West Stewartstown, NH $53,750 Whitefield, NH $53,267 Acworth, NH $53,272 Alstead, NH $53,294

Charlestown, NH $52,542 Drewsville, NH $53,133 Lempster, NH $53,315 South Acworth, NH $53,278 Walpole, NH $53,229 North Walpole, NH $52,542 Raymond, NH $54,856 Salem, NH $56,875

Lyndeborough, NH $56,177 Temple, NH $57,471 Wilton, NH $57,594 Windham, NH $57,288 Manchester, NH $54,980 Hooksett, NH $54,980 Bedford, NH $54,980 Waterville Valley, NH $52,542

Andover, NH $52,666 Ashland, NH $52,650 Barnstead, NH $52,843 Belmont, NH $52,816 Bradford, NH $53,938 Bristol, NH $52,966 Campton, NH $52,542 Canterbury, NH $52,918

Center Barnstead, NH $52,794 Center Harbor, NH $52,655 Center Sandwich, NH $52,542 Contoocook, NH $52,918 Danbury, NH $53,058 East Andover, NH $53,251 Elkins, NH $53,245 Epsom, NH $52,918

Franklin, NH $52,768 Gilmanton, NH $52,816 Glencliff, NH $52,542 Grafton, NH $52,956 Hebron, NH $52,542 Henniker, NH $52,768 Hill, NH $53,213 Hillsborough, NH $54,690

Holderness, NH $52,542 Laconia, NH $53,251 Gilford, NH $53,594 Lincoln, NH $52,542 Lochmere, NH $52,768 Canaan, NH $52,542 Claremont, NH $52,542 Cornish, NH $52,542

Cornish Flat, NH $52,542 Enfield, NH $52,542 Enfield Center, NH $52,542 Etna, NH $52,542 Georges Mills, NH $53,154 Goshen, NH $53,278 Grantham, NH $52,784 Guild, NH $53,143

Hanover, NH $52,542 Lebanon, NH $52,542 Haverhill, NH $53,143 Lyme, NH $52,542 Lyme Center, NH $52,542 Meriden, NH $52,542 Monroe, NH $53,750 Newport, NH $53,106

North Haverhill, NH $53,143 Orford, NH $52,542 Piermont, NH $52,542 Pike, NH $52,542 Plainfield, NH $52,542 Sunapee, NH $53,181 West Lebanon, NH $52,542 Woodsville, NH $53,143

Portsmouth, NH $56,553 Newington, NH $56,505 Alton, NH $54,051 Alton Bay, NH $53,965 Atkinson, NH $56,875 Bartlett, NH $53,025 Center Conway, NH $53,509 Center Ossipee, NH $52,929

Center Strafford, NH $54,459 Center Tuftonboro, NH $52,542 Chocorua, NH $52,542 Conway, NH $53,509 Danville, NH $56,805 Dover, NH $56,553 Madbury, NH $56,526 Durham, NH $56,553

Barrington, NH $56,376 East Hampstead, NH $56,837 East Kingston, NH $56,596 East Wakefield, NH $53,804 Eaton Center, NH $53,509 Exeter, NH $56,553 Farmington, NH $54,368 South Tamworth, NH $52,542

Strafford, NH $52,719 Stratham, NH $56,553 Tamworth, NH $52,542 Union, NH $54,223 West Ossipee, NH $52,784 Wolfeboro, NH $53,702 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $53,648 Wonalancet, NH $52,542

Freedom, NH $53,235 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $52,768 Glen, NH $53,509 Rochester, NH $56,327 Greenland, NH $56,553 Hampstead, NH $56,859 Hampton, NH $56,553 Hampton Falls, NH $56,526

Intervale, NH $53,509 Jackson, NH $53,509 Kearsarge, NH $53,509 Kingston, NH $56,585 Madison, NH $53,267 Melvin Village, NH $52,655 Milton, NH $54,394 Milton Mills, NH $54,223

Mirror Lake, NH $53,272 New Castle, NH $56,553 New Durham, NH $54,190 Newfields, NH $56,553 Newmarket, NH $56,553 Newton, NH $56,837 Newton Junction, NH $56,837 North Conway, NH $53,509

Lee, NH $56,505 North Hampton, NH $56,553 Ossipee, NH $53,428 Plaistow, NH $56,875 Rollinsford, NH $56,505 Rye, NH $56,553 Rye Beach, NH $56,553 Sanbornville, NH $54,035

Sandown, NH $55,828 Seabrook, NH $56,505 Silver Lake, NH $52,784 Somersworth, NH $56,451 Effingham, NH $53,584 Meredith, NH $52,859 Bath, NH $53,143

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

Understanding how a Purchasing Associate'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

$48,686

Average $54,604/year

$60,401

$4,057

Average $4,550/month

$5,033

$936

Average $1,050/week

$1,162

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,401	$5,033	$1,162	$29
Average	$54,604	$4,550	$1,050	$26
25th Percentile	$48,686	$4,057	$936	$23

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