What are the main factors that influence a Purchase Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Purchase Assistant's salary?

A Purchase Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,355 for beginners, reaching about $54,339 at mid-level, and approach $56,881 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Purchase Assistant?

Purchase Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Purchase Assistant roles are District of Columbia $60,780, California $60,549, Massachusetts $59,742. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Purchase Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Purchase Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Purchase Agent: $66,673; Purchase Analyst: $66,673; Assistant Purchase Officer: $64,085; Accounting Assistant, Accounts Payable Purchase Card: $51,000; Purchase Executive: $50,710.

How do different companies affect a Purchase Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Purchase Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Purchase Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Purchase Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Purchase Assistant in the United States is $54,895 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,620
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,155 to $59,985
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,929

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Purchase Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,985	$4,999	$1,154	$29
Average	$54,895	$4,575	$1,056	$26
25th Percentile	$49,155	$4,096	$945	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Purchase Assistant Salaries

A Purchase 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 Purchase Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Purchase 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): $53,355
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,765
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,339
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,315
Expert (over 8 years): $56,881

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Purchase Assistant	$53,355
Intermediate Level Purchase Assistant	$53,765
Senior Level Purchase Assistant	$54,339
Specialist Level Purchase Assistant	$55,315
Expert Level Purchase Assistant	$56,881

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How Do Purchase 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 Purchase Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,780.
California: $60,549.
Massachusetts: $59,742.

District of Columbia $60,780

California $60,549

Massachusetts $59,742

Washington $59,523

New Jersey $59,501

Alaska $59,424

Connecticut $58,666

New York $58,359

Hawaii $57,376

Rhode Island $56,915

Maryland $56,602

Minnesota $56,174

Colorado $56,009

Illinois $55,955

Oregon $55,746

Delaware $55,592

New Hampshire $55,496

Virginia $55,279

Pennsylvania $54,648

Nevada $54,330

North Dakota $54,225

Michigan $54,061

Wisconsin $54,000

Vermont $53,879

Texas $53,545

Maine $53,523

Arizona $53,490

Ohio $53,451

Georgia $52,946

Indiana $52,694

Wyoming $52,644

Utah $52,567

Iowa $52,535

Kansas $52,271

Louisiana $52,194

North Carolina $52,167

Missouri $52,156

Florida $51,942

Montana $51,826

Nebraska $51,717

Kentucky $51,656

South Carolina $51,437

Tennessee $51,299

Idaho $51,245

New Mexico $50,844

Oklahoma $50,756

Alabama $50,432

South Dakota $49,889

Arkansas $49,592

West Virginia $49,433

Mississippi $48,955

Top Paying Cities for Purchase 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:

San Jose: $69,239
San Francisco: $68,558
Oakland: $67,038

San Jose, CA $69,239

San Francisco, CA $68,558

Oakland, CA $67,038

New York, NY $63,618

Queens Village, NY $63,206

Paramus, NJ $62,767

Passaic, NJ $62,712

Bergenfield, NJ $62,657

Stamford, CT $62,575

Huntington, NY $62,520

Newark, NJ $62,163

Bridgeport, CT $62,053

New Brunswick, NJ $61,872

Vallejo, CA $61,757

Middlesex, NJ $61,724

Somerset, NJ $61,675

Petaluma, CA $61,548

Santa Cruz, CA $61,334

Boston, MA $61,224

Monterey, CA $60,950

Fairbanks, AK $60,912

Los Angeles, CA $60,807

Washington, DC $60,780

Seattle, WA $60,681

Santa Rosa, CA $60,670

Juneau, AK $60,511

Orange, CA $60,330

Anchorage, AK $60,231

Anaheim, CA $60,192

Santa Ana, CA $60,110

Nassau, NY $60,077

Long Beach, CA $60,055

Danbury, CT $60,039

Santa Maria, CA $59,852

Everett, WA $59,841

Bremerton, WA $59,572

Trenton, NJ $59,468

Sacramento, CA $59,446

San Diego, CA $59,418

Brockton, MA $59,396

Tacoma, WA $59,374

Santa Barbara, CA $59,298

Lowell, MA $59,078

New Suffolk, NY $59,056

Nashua, NH $58,990

Lompoc, CA $58,902

Ventura, CA $58,847

Stockton, CA $58,831

New Haven, CT $58,721

Atlantic City, NJ $58,578

Hartford, CT $58,458

Modesto, CA $58,430

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,310

New Britain, CT $58,282

Kennewick, WA $58,205

Olympia, WA $58,205

New London, CT $58,194

Norwich, CT $58,178

Lawrence, MA $58,150

Bakersfield, CA $57,997

New Bedford, MA $57,920

Riverside, CA $57,920

Richland, WA $57,865

Portsmouth, NH $57,821

Vineland, NJ $57,810

San Bernardino, CA $57,766

Boulder, CO $57,612

Worcester, MA $57,568

Portland, OR $57,519

Saint Paul, MN $57,453

Minneapolis, MN $57,453

Philadelphia, PA $57,376

Honolulu, HI $57,085

Springfield, MA $56,893

Providence, RI $56,888

Chicago, IL $56,729

Bellingham, WA $56,663

Baltimore, MD $56,602

Chico, CA $56,465

Wilmington, DE $56,372

Pittsfield, MA $56,317

Manchester, NH $56,213

Spokane, WA $55,971

Denver, CO $55,965

Albany, NY $55,707

Troy, NY $55,686

Schenectady, NY $55,570

Burlington, VT $55,449

Portland, ME $55,257

Salem, OR $55,213

Yakima, WA $55,202

Ann Arbor, MI $55,186

Rochester, MN $55,032

Reno, NV $55,005

Fresno, CA $55,005

Milwaukee, WI $54,955

Detroit, MI $54,901

Allentown, PA $54,884

Carson City, NV $54,879

Houston, TX $54,796

Colorado Springs, CO $54,791

Syracuse, NY $54,763

Eugene, OR $54,659

Gary, IN $54,593

Bismarck, ND $54,593

Galveston, TX $54,593

Springfield, OR $54,549

Medford, OR $54,417

Fort Collins, CO $54,395

Austin, TX $54,352

Mesa, AZ $54,236

Phoenix, AZ $54,225

Dallas, TX $54,209

Reading, PA $54,176

Saint Cloud, MN $54,154

Concord, NH $54,105

Madison, WI $54,083

Utica, NY $53,934

Raleigh, NC $53,890

Las Vegas, NV $53,885

Rochester, NY $53,847

Des Moines, IA $53,841

Atlanta, GA $53,753

Battle Creek, MI $53,737

Salt Lake City, UT $53,720

Lancaster, PA $53,638

Champaign, IL $53,627

Harrisburg, PA $53,561

Durham, NC $53,512

Kansas City, MO $53,506

Kansas City, KS $53,495

Fort Worth, TX $53,490

Boca Raton, FL $53,468

Cleveland, OH $53,462

Columbus, OH $53,451

Pittsburgh, PA $53,446

Richmond, VA $53,424

Indianapolis, IN $53,413

Cincinnati, OH $53,342

Petersburg, VA $53,259

Lansing, MI $53,138

Billings, MT $53,138

Huntsville, AL $53,138

Lebanon, PA $53,133

Pueblo, CO $53,127

Dayton, OH $53,127

Appleton, WI $53,111

Buffalo, NY $53,089

Racine, WI $53,062

Charlotte, NC $53,056

Saint Louis, MO $53,040

Springfield, IL $53,018

York, PA $53,007

Elkhart, IN $53,007

Gastonia, NC $53,001

Benton Harbor, MI $53,001

Beaumont, TX $52,968

Lorain, OH $52,957

Toledo, OH $52,935

Binghamton, NY $52,908

Rock Hill, SC $52,902

Rockford, IL $52,875

Elyria, OH $52,847

Fargo, ND $52,847

Flagstaff, AZ $52,809

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,776

Miami, FL $52,743

Duluth, MN $52,655

Bangor, ME $52,584

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,524

Louisville, KY $52,496

Grand Rapids, MI $52,485

Hialeah, FL $52,480

Casper, WY $52,403

Scranton, PA $52,337

New Orleans, LA $52,320

Virginia Beach, VA $52,315

Akron, OH $52,288

Peoria, IL $52,216

Sarasota, FL $52,205

Green Bay, WI $52,167

Baton Rouge, LA $52,139

Charleston, SC $52,128

Nashville, TN $52,112

Jamestown, NY $52,101

Davenport, IA $52,101

Tucson, AZ $52,073

Cheyenne, WY $52,057

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,040

Tampa, FL $52,030

Omaha, NE $52,019

Evansville, IN $51,997

Port Arthur, TX $51,997

Bradenton, FL $51,975

Santa Fe, NM $51,876

Orlando, FL $51,821

Clearwater, FL $51,761

La Crosse, WI $51,645

Canton, OH $51,645

Grand Forks, ND $51,629

Tulsa, OK $51,612

Albuquerque, NM $51,612

Newport News, VA $51,607

High Point, NC $51,590

Ogden, UT $51,568

Corpus Christi, TX $51,524

Laramie, WY $51,492

Norfolk, VA $51,492

Rock Island, IL $51,459

Saginaw, MI $51,448

Jacksonville, FL $51,442

Salisbury, NC $51,431

Memphis, TN $51,420

Moline, IL $51,393

Fort Myers, FL $51,376

Waterloo, IA $51,305

Spartanburg, SC $51,250

Lincoln, NE $51,223

Fort Wayne, IN $51,212

Birmingham, AL $51,151

Cedar Falls, IA $51,140

Provo, UT $51,135

Springfield, OH $51,129

San Antonio, TX $51,118

Greensboro, NC $51,096

South Bend, IN $51,091

Winston Salem, NC $51,085

Boise, ID $51,069

Savannah, GA $51,030

Muskegon, MI $50,932

Lima, OH $50,866

Lake Charles, LA $50,844

Anderson, IN $50,833

Lexington, KY $50,816

Augusta, GA $50,800

Greenville, SC $50,800

Wichita, KS $50,750

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,750

Columbia, SC $50,701

Bloomington, IN $50,564

Roanoke, VA $50,531

Asheville, NC $50,460

Knoxville, TN $50,366

Shreveport, LA $50,361

Wilmington, NC $50,289

Frankfort, KY $50,185

Oklahoma City, OK $50,147

Chillicothe, OH $50,125

Longview, TX $50,119

Topeka, KS $50,103

Mobile, AL $50,020

Terre Haute, IN $49,998

Erie, PA $49,993

Altoona, PA $49,965

Melbourne, FL $49,949

Amarillo, TX $49,927

Killeen, TX $49,911

Fayetteville, AR $49,867

Sioux Falls, SD $49,828

Chattanooga, TN $49,795

Idaho Falls, ID $49,790

Gainesville, FL $49,675

Portsmouth, OH $49,647

Little Rock, AR $49,636

Lynchburg, VA $49,636

Youngstown, OH $49,614

Lafayette, LA $49,614

Temple, TX $49,592

Daytona Beach, FL $49,581

Clarksville, TN $49,576

Pensacola, FL $49,570

Hopkinsville, KY $49,406

Charleston, WV $49,400

Florence, SC $49,373

Sioux City, IA $49,340

Macon, GA $49,180

Tallahassee, FL $49,175

Fayetteville, NC $49,164

Wichita Falls, TX $49,153

Waco, TX $49,153

Pine Bluff, AR $49,131

Vincennes, IN $49,027

Lubbock, TX $49,005

Great Falls, MT $48,972

Alamogordo, NM $48,966

Abilene, TX $48,922

Rapid City, SD $48,851

Monroe, LA $48,851

Albany, GA $48,818

Huntington, WV $48,813

Jackson, MS $48,807

Greenville, MS $48,802

Parkersburg, WV $48,747

Montgomery, AL $48,736

Johnstown, PA $48,725

Springfield, MO $48,681

Biloxi, MS $48,653

Sumter, SC $48,538

Columbus, GA $48,533

Twin Falls, ID $48,500

Pascagoula, MS $48,428

Kingsport, TN $48,286

Gulfport, MS $48,269

Alexandria, LA $48,088

Fort Smith, AR $47,951

El Paso, TX $47,803

Helena, MT $47,731

Las Cruces, NM $47,556

Harlingen, TX $47,402

Pocatello, ID $47,352

Florence, AL $47,336

Brownsville, TX $47,325

Dothan, AL $47,237

Mcallen, TX $47,210

Columbus, MS $46,804

Altus, OK $46,551

Lawton, OK $46,447

Pierre, SD $46,249

What Skills Can Increase a Purchase Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 3.64% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Account Sales (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): Account Sales refers to the net sales for a company. They are reported directly on the income statement.
Consultative Selling (Mentioned in 1.4% Job Postings): Prioritizing the development of relationships and open dialogues to deliver solutions based on customers' needs.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	3.64%
Account Sales	1.92%
Consultative Selling	1.4%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Purchase Assistant's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$60,385	10%
Accountability	$58,738	7%
Integrity	$58,189	6%
Teamwork	$57,640	5%
Presentation	$55,444	1%
Patient Care	$55,444	1%

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Purchase Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Purchase 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

$49,155

Average $54,895/year

$59,985

$4,096

Average $4,575/month

$4,999

$945

Average $1,056/week

$1,154

$24

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,985	$4,999	$1,154	$29
Average	$54,895	$4,575	$1,056	$26
25th Percentile	$49,155	$4,096	$945	$24

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Salary Trends for Purchase Assistant

Salaries for a Purchase Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,683 in 2023 to around $73,808 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Purchase Assistant salary trends, .

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