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

A Sourcing Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Purchasing Clerk II (1-3 years)earns $53,178, a Purchasing Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $61,027, a Sourcing Assistant (5-7 years)earns $68,380, a Purchasing Supervisor (7+ years)earns $87,257, a Purchasing Senior Supervisor (7+ years)earns $99,859,

What are the highest paying states for a Sourcing Assistant?

Sourcing Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sourcing Assistant roles are District of Columbia $75,276, California $74,991, Massachusetts $73,991. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sourcing Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Sourcing Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Director of Sourcing: $201,981; Sourcing Lead: $186,818; Sourcing Director: $177,764; Assistant Sourcing Manager: $130,299; Sourcing Leader: $104,131.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sourcing Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Sourcing Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Sourcing Assistant in the United States is $67,988 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,500
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,688 to $77,154
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,220

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Sourcing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,154	$6,430	$1,484	$37
Average	$67,988	$5,666	$1,307	$33
25th Percentile	$58,688	$4,891	$1,129	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Sourcing Assistant Salaries

A Sourcing 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Sourcing Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sourcing 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): $53,178
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,027
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,380
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,257
Expert (over 8 years): $99,859

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Purchasin... Level Sourcing Assistant	$53,178
Purchasin... Level Sourcing Assistant	$61,027
Sourcing ... Level Sourcing Assistant	$68,380
Purchasin... Level Sourcing Assistant	$87,257
Purchasin... Level Sourcing Assistant	$99,859

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

District of Columbia: $75,276.
California: $74,991.
Massachusetts: $73,991.

District of Columbia $75,276

California $74,991

Massachusetts $73,991

Washington $73,719

New Jersey $73,692

Alaska $73,597

Connecticut $72,659

New York $72,278

Hawaii $71,061

Rhode Island $70,490

Maryland $70,102

Minnesota $69,572

Colorado $69,368

Illinois $69,300

Oregon $69,042

Delaware $68,851

New Hampshire $68,732

Virginia $68,464

Pennsylvania $67,682

Nevada $67,288

North Dakota $67,159

Michigan $66,955

Wisconsin $66,880

Vermont $66,730

Texas $66,316

Maine $66,288

Arizona $66,248

Ohio $66,200

Georgia $65,574

Indiana $65,262

Wyoming $65,201

Utah $65,105

Iowa $65,065

Kansas $64,738

Louisiana $64,643

North Carolina $64,609

Missouri $64,595

Florida $64,330

Montana $64,187

Nebraska $64,052

Kentucky $63,977

South Carolina $63,705

Tennessee $63,535

Idaho $63,467

New Mexico $62,971

Oklahoma $62,862

Alabama $62,461

South Dakota $61,788

Arkansas $61,420

West Virginia $61,223

Mississippi $60,632

Top Paying Cities for Sourcing 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: $85,753
San Francisco: $84,910
Oakland: $83,027

San Jose, CA $85,753

San Francisco, CA $84,910

Oakland, CA $83,027

New York, NY $78,791

Queens Village, NY $78,281

Paramus, NJ $77,737

Passaic, NJ $77,670

Bergenfield, NJ $77,602

Stamford, CT $77,500

Huntington, NY $77,432

Newark, NJ $76,990

Bridgeport, CT $76,854

New Brunswick, NJ $76,629

Vallejo, CA $76,487

Middlesex, NJ $76,446

Somerset, NJ $76,385

Petaluma, CA $76,228

Santa Cruz, CA $75,963

Boston, MA $75,827

Monterey, CA $75,487

Fairbanks, AK $75,440

Los Angeles, CA $75,310

Washington, DC $75,276

Seattle, WA $75,154

Santa Rosa, CA $75,140

Juneau, AK $74,943

Orange, CA $74,719

Anchorage, AK $74,596

Anaheim, CA $74,549

Santa Ana, CA $74,447

Nassau, NY $74,406

Long Beach, CA $74,379

Danbury, CT $74,358

Santa Maria, CA $74,127

Everett, WA $74,114

Bremerton, WA $73,781

Trenton, NJ $73,651

Sacramento, CA $73,624

San Diego, CA $73,590

Brockton, MA $73,563

Tacoma, WA $73,536

Santa Barbara, CA $73,441

Lowell, MA $73,169

New Suffolk, NY $73,142

Nashua, NH $73,060

Lompoc, CA $72,951

Ventura, CA $72,883

Stockton, CA $72,863

New Haven, CT $72,727

Atlantic City, NJ $72,550

Hartford, CT $72,400

Modesto, CA $72,366

Poughkeepsie, NY $72,217

New Britain, CT $72,183

Kennewick, WA $72,088

Olympia, WA $72,088

New London, CT $72,074

Norwich, CT $72,054

Lawrence, MA $72,020

Bakersfield, CA $71,829

New Bedford, MA $71,734

Riverside, CA $71,734

Richland, WA $71,666

Portsmouth, NH $71,612

Vineland, NJ $71,598

San Bernardino, CA $71,544

Boulder, CO $71,353

Worcester, MA $71,299

Portland, OR $71,238

Saint Paul, MN $71,156

Minneapolis, MN $71,156

Philadelphia, PA $71,061

Honolulu, HI $70,701

Springfield, MA $70,463

Providence, RI $70,456

Chicago, IL $70,259

Bellingham, WA $70,177

Baltimore, MD $70,102

Chico, CA $69,932

Wilmington, DE $69,817

Pittsfield, MA $69,749

Manchester, NH $69,620

Spokane, WA $69,321

Denver, CO $69,314

Albany, NY $68,994

Troy, NY $68,967

Schenectady, NY $68,824

Burlington, VT $68,675

Portland, ME $68,437

Salem, OR $68,382

Yakima, WA $68,369

Ann Arbor, MI $68,348

Rochester, MN $68,158

Reno, NV $68,124

Fresno, CA $68,124

Milwaukee, WI $68,063

Detroit, MI $67,995

Allentown, PA $67,974

Carson City, NV $67,968

Houston, TX $67,866

Colorado Springs, CO $67,859

Syracuse, NY $67,825

Eugene, OR $67,696

Gary, IN $67,614

Bismarck, ND $67,614

Galveston, TX $67,614

Springfield, OR $67,560

Medford, OR $67,397

Fort Collins, CO $67,369

Austin, TX $67,315

Mesa, AZ $67,172

Phoenix, AZ $67,159

Dallas, TX $67,138

Reading, PA $67,097

Saint Cloud, MN $67,070

Concord, NH $67,009

Madison, WI $66,982

Utica, NY $66,798

Raleigh, NC $66,744

Las Vegas, NV $66,737

Rochester, NY $66,689

Des Moines, IA $66,683

Atlanta, GA $66,574

Battle Creek, MI $66,553

Salt Lake City, UT $66,533

Lancaster, PA $66,431

Champaign, IL $66,417

Harrisburg, PA $66,336

Durham, NC $66,275

Kansas City, MO $66,268

Kansas City, KS $66,254

Fort Worth, TX $66,248

Boca Raton, FL $66,220

Cleveland, OH $66,214

Columbus, OH $66,200

Pittsburgh, PA $66,193

Richmond, VA $66,166

Indianapolis, IN $66,152

Cincinnati, OH $66,064

Petersburg, VA $65,962

Lansing, MI $65,812

Billings, MT $65,812

Huntsville, AL $65,812

Lebanon, PA $65,806

Pueblo, CO $65,799

Dayton, OH $65,799

Appleton, WI $65,778

Buffalo, NY $65,751

Racine, WI $65,717

Charlotte, NC $65,710

Saint Louis, MO $65,690

Springfield, IL $65,663

York, PA $65,649

Elkhart, IN $65,649

Gastonia, NC $65,642

Benton Harbor, MI $65,642

Beaumont, TX $65,602

Lorain, OH $65,588

Toledo, OH $65,561

Binghamton, NY $65,527

Rock Hill, SC $65,520

Rockford, IL $65,486

Elyria, OH $65,452

Fargo, ND $65,452

Flagstaff, AZ $65,404

Fort Lauderdale, FL $65,364

Miami, FL $65,323

Duluth, MN $65,214

Bangor, ME $65,126

Cedar Rapids, IA $65,051

Louisville, KY $65,017

Grand Rapids, MI $65,003

Hialeah, FL $64,997

Casper, WY $64,901

Scranton, PA $64,820

New Orleans, LA $64,799

Virginia Beach, VA $64,793

Akron, OH $64,759

Peoria, IL $64,670

Sarasota, FL $64,657

Green Bay, WI $64,609

Baton Rouge, LA $64,575

Charleston, SC $64,561

Nashville, TN $64,541

Jamestown, NY $64,527

Davenport, IA $64,527

Tucson, AZ $64,493

Cheyenne, WY $64,473

Saint Petersburg, FL $64,453

Tampa, FL $64,439

Omaha, NE $64,425

Evansville, IN $64,398

Port Arthur, TX $64,398

Bradenton, FL $64,371

Santa Fe, NM $64,249

Orlando, FL $64,181

Clearwater, FL $64,106

La Crosse, WI $63,963

Canton, OH $63,963

Grand Forks, ND $63,943

Tulsa, OK $63,922

Albuquerque, NM $63,922

Newport News, VA $63,916

High Point, NC $63,895

Ogden, UT $63,868

Corpus Christi, TX $63,814

Laramie, WY $63,773

Norfolk, VA $63,773

Rock Island, IL $63,732

Saginaw, MI $63,718

Jacksonville, FL $63,712

Salisbury, NC $63,698

Memphis, TN $63,684

Moline, IL $63,650

Fort Myers, FL $63,630

Waterloo, IA $63,542

Spartanburg, SC $63,474

Lincoln, NE $63,440

Fort Wayne, IN $63,426

Birmingham, AL $63,351

Cedar Falls, IA $63,338

Provo, UT $63,331

Springfield, OH $63,324

San Antonio, TX $63,310

Greensboro, NC $63,283

South Bend, IN $63,276

Winston Salem, NC $63,270

Boise, ID $63,249

Savannah, GA $63,202

Muskegon, MI $63,079

Lima, OH $62,998

Lake Charles, LA $62,971

Anderson, IN $62,957

Lexington, KY $62,937

Augusta, GA $62,916

Greenville, SC $62,916

Wichita, KS $62,855

Tuscaloosa, AL $62,855

Columbia, SC $62,794

Bloomington, IN $62,624

Roanoke, VA $62,583

Asheville, NC $62,495

Knoxville, TN $62,379

Shreveport, LA $62,372

Wilmington, NC $62,284

Frankfort, KY $62,155

Oklahoma City, OK $62,107

Chillicothe, OH $62,080

Longview, TX $62,073

Topeka, KS $62,053

Mobile, AL $61,951

Terre Haute, IN $61,923

Erie, PA $61,917

Altoona, PA $61,883

Melbourne, FL $61,862

Amarillo, TX $61,835

Killeen, TX $61,815

Fayetteville, AR $61,760

Sioux Falls, SD $61,713

Chattanooga, TN $61,672

Idaho Falls, ID $61,665

Gainesville, FL $61,522

Portsmouth, OH $61,488

Little Rock, AR $61,475

Lynchburg, VA $61,475

Youngstown, OH $61,448

Lafayette, LA $61,448

Temple, TX $61,420

Daytona Beach, FL $61,407

Clarksville, TN $61,400

Pensacola, FL $61,393

Hopkinsville, KY $61,189

Charleston, WV $61,182

Florence, SC $61,148

Sioux City, IA $61,108

Macon, GA $60,910

Tallahassee, FL $60,904

Fayetteville, NC $60,890

Wichita Falls, TX $60,876

Waco, TX $60,876

Pine Bluff, AR $60,849

Vincennes, IN $60,720

Lubbock, TX $60,693

Great Falls, MT $60,652

Alamogordo, NM $60,645

Abilene, TX $60,591

Rapid City, SD $60,503

Monroe, LA $60,503

Albany, GA $60,462

Huntington, WV $60,455

Jackson, MS $60,448

Greenville, MS $60,441

Parkersburg, WV $60,373

Montgomery, AL $60,360

Johnstown, PA $60,346

Springfield, MO $60,292

Biloxi, MS $60,258

Sumter, SC $60,115

Columbus, GA $60,108

Twin Falls, ID $60,067

Pascagoula, MS $59,979

Kingsport, TN $59,802

Gulfport, MS $59,782

Alexandria, LA $59,558

Fort Smith, AR $59,388

El Paso, TX $59,204

Helena, MT $59,116

Las Cruces, NM $58,898

Harlingen, TX $58,708

Pocatello, ID $58,646

Florence, AL $58,626

Brownsville, TX $58,612

Dothan, AL $58,504

Mcallen, TX $58,470

Columbus, MS $57,967

Altus, OK $57,654

Lawton, OK $57,525

Pierre, SD $57,280

What Skills Can Increase a Sourcing Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 3.08% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.42% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
MRP (Mentioned in 0.83% Job Postings): A system for calculating the materials and components needed to manufacture a product. Production planning, scheduling, and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	3.08%
Logistics	1.42%
MRP	0.83%

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 Sourcing Assistant's salary.

Supply Chain Management: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Supply Chain: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Negotiating: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Supply Chain Management	$74,107	9%
Supply Chain	$72,067	6%
Negotiating	$72,067	6%
ERP	$71,387	5%
Initiative	$71,387	5%
Inventory Management	$71,387	5%

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How Education impacts a Sourcing Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Sourcing Assistants enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Sourcing Assistant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $65,181 and $69,764).

Sourcing Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Sourcing Assistant

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 32.4%

Associates 15.6%

Bachelors 42.0%

Masters 8.8%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	32.4%
Associates	15.6%
Bachelors	42.0%
Masters	8.8%
Doctorate	0.2%

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

Understanding how a Sourcing 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

$58,688

Average $67,988/year

$77,154

$4,891

Average $5,666/month

$6,430

$1,129

Average $1,307/week

$1,484

$28

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,154	$6,430	$1,484	$37
Average	$67,988	$5,666	$1,307	$33
25th Percentile	$58,688	$4,891	$1,129	$28

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Salary Trends for Sourcing Assistant

Salaries for a Sourcing Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,276 in 2023 to around $62,156 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sourcing Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2024	$62,616
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