Purchasing Assistant Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Connecticut?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Connecticut is $75,502 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,344
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,559 to $85,364
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,506

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,364	$7,114	$1,642	$41
Average	$75,502	$6,292	$1,452	$36
25th Percentile	$65,559	$5,463	$1,261	$32

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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): $58,132
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,729
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,777
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $95,392
Expert (over 8 years): $109,093

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$58,132
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$66,729
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$74,777
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$95,392
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$109,093

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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: $78,222.
California: $77,925.
Massachusetts: $76,887.

District of Columbia $78,222 California $77,925 Massachusetts $76,887 Washington $76,604 New Jersey $76,576 Alaska $76,477 Connecticut $75,502 New York $75,106

Hawaii $73,842 Rhode Island $73,248 Maryland $72,845 Minnesota $72,294 Colorado $72,082 Illinois $72,012 Oregon $71,743 Delaware $71,546

New Hampshire $71,421 Virginia $71,143 Pennsylvania $70,330 Nevada $69,921 North Dakota $69,786 Michigan $69,574 Wisconsin $69,497 Vermont $69,341

Texas $68,910 Maine $68,882 Arizona $68,840 Ohio $68,790 Georgia $68,140 Indiana $67,815 Wyoming $67,752 Utah $67,653

Iowa $67,610 Kansas $67,271 Louisiana $67,172 North Carolina $67,137 Missouri $67,123 Florida $66,847 Montana $66,699 Nebraska $66,558

Kentucky $66,480 South Carolina $66,197 Tennessee $66,021 Idaho $65,950 New Mexico $65,434 Oklahoma $65,321 Alabama $64,905 South Dakota $64,205

Arkansas $63,824 West Virginia $63,619 Mississippi $63,004

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:

Old Mystic: $74,304
Oneco: $74,113
Avon: $74,446

Old Mystic, CT $74,304 Oneco, CT $74,113 Avon, CT $74,446 Bloomfield, CT $74,489 Windsor, CT $74,491 Bristol, CT $74,483 Burlington, CT $74,479 Broad Brook, CT $74,075

Canaan, CT $74,126 Canton, CT $74,410 Canton Center, CT $74,388 Colebrook, CT $74,128 Collinsville, CT $74,405 East Berlin, CT $74,364 East Canaan, CT $74,209 East Glastonbury, CT $74,489

East Granby, CT $74,085 East Hartland, CT $73,895 East Windsor Hill, CT $74,433 Ellington, CT $73,913 Farmington, CT $74,366 Falls Village, CT $74,379 Glastonbury, CT $74,492 Granby, CT $73,933

Berlin, CT $74,359 Lakeville, CT $74,443 Manchester, CT $74,483 Bolton, CT $74,387 New Britain, CT $74,336 New Hartford, CT $74,466 Norfolk, CT $74,311 North Canton, CT $74,333

North Granby, CT $73,715 Pine Meadow, CT $74,400 Plainville, CT $74,364 Barkhamsted, CT $74,251 Poquonock, CT $74,433 Riverton, CT $74,160 Vernon Rockville, CT $74,286 Rocky Hill, CT $74,409

Salisbury, CT $73,943 Sharon, CT $75,007 Simsbury, CT $74,381 Somers, CT $73,305 Somersville, CT $73,291 South Glastonbury, CT $74,472 South Windsor, CT $74,461 North Windham, CT $74,287

Pomfret Center, CT $74,209 Putnam, CT $74,167 Quinebaug, CT $74,189 Rogers, CT $74,164 Scotland, CT $74,291 South Willington, CT $74,104 South Windham, CT $74,306 South Woodstock, CT $74,201

Storrs Mansfield, CT $74,246 Thompson, CT $74,181 Ashford, CT $74,117 Willington, CT $74,094 Windham, CT $74,295 Woodstock, CT $74,180 Woodstock Valley, CT $74,150 New London, CT $74,308

Baltic, CT $74,290 Canterbury, CT $74,259 Central Village, CT $74,200 East Lyme, CT $74,332 Bozrah, CT $74,299 Gales Ferry, CT $74,303 Gilman, CT $74,314 Mashantucket, CT $74,295

Ledyard, CT $74,302 Groton, CT $74,307 Hanover, CT $74,290 Jewett City, CT $74,286 Montville, CT $74,306 Moosup, CT $74,164 Mystic, CT $74,304 Niantic, CT $74,328

North Stonington, CT $74,268 Norwich, CT $74,287 Preston, CT $74,287 Oakdale, CT $74,326 Old Lyme, CT $74,470 Stafford, CT $73,790 Stafford Springs, CT $73,827 Staffordville, CT $73,720

Suffield, CT $73,235 Taconic, CT $74,214 Tariffville, CT $74,249 Enfield, CT $73,219 Tolland, CT $74,066 Unionville, CT $74,429 East Windsor, CT $73,979 Weatogue, CT $74,450

West Granby, CT $74,091 West Hartland, CT $73,922 West Simsbury, CT $74,371 West Suffield, CT $73,247 Winchester Center, CT $74,379 Windsor Locks, CT $73,981 Winsted, CT $74,372 Hartford, CT $74,555

West Hartford, CT $74,492 East Hartford, CT $74,549 Wethersfield, CT $74,488 Newington, CT $74,351 Plainfield, CT $74,232 Quaker Hill, CT $74,308 South Lyme, CT $74,377 Sterling, CT $74,094

Stonington, CT $74,289 Pawcatuck, CT $74,249 Taftville, CT $74,287 Uncasville, CT $74,303 Versailles, CT $74,282 Voluntown, CT $74,229 Waterford, CT $74,309 Wauregan, CT $74,195

West Mystic, CT $74,305 Yantic, CT $74,292 Ansonia, CT $75,789 Beacon Falls, CT $75,587 Botsford, CT $76,981 Branford, CT $75,078 Cheshire, CT $74,939 Centerbrook, CT $74,701

Chester, CT $74,701 Clinton, CT $75,026 Cobalt, CT $74,497 Colchester, CT $74,425 Cromwell, CT $74,405 Deep River, CT $74,744 Derby, CT $76,136 Killingworth, CT $74,932

Salem, CT $74,369 Durham, CT $74,748 East Haddam, CT $74,534 East Hampton, CT $74,521 Essex, CT $74,635 Guilford, CT $75,145 Haddam, CT $74,677 Hadlyme, CT $74,574

Hawleyville, CT $76,787 Higganum, CT $74,695 Ivoryton, CT $74,716 Madison, CT $75,054 Marion, CT $74,734 Marlborough, CT $74,474 Meriden, CT $74,535 Middlefield, CT $74,590

Middle Haddam, CT $74,549 Middletown, CT $74,503 Milford, CT $77,201 Milldale, CT $74,613 Monroe, CT $77,972 Moodus, CT $74,554 Newtown, CT $76,937 North Branford, CT $75,056

Northford, CT $75,044 North Haven, CT $74,988 North Westchester, CT $74,418 Old Saybrook, CT $74,665 Orange, CT $75,334 Oxford, CT $76,184 Plantsville, CT $74,609 Portland, CT $74,465

Rockfall, CT $74,506 Sandy Hook, CT $76,870 Seymour, CT $75,830 Shelton, CT $77,729 South Britain, CT $76,463 Southbury, CT $76,437 Southington, CT $74,415 Stevenson, CT $78,137

Wallingford, CT $74,915 Stratford, CT $79,216 Westbrook, CT $74,851 New Haven, CT $74,880 East Haven, CT $74,915 Hamden, CT $74,981 West Haven, CT $74,945 Bethany, CT $75,264

Woodbridge, CT $75,103 Willimantic, CT $74,307 Abington, CT $74,199 Amston, CT $74,385 Andover, CT $74,352 Ballouville, CT $74,135 Brooklyn, CT $74,198 Chaplin, CT $74,262

Columbia, CT $74,359 Coventry, CT $74,313 Danielson, CT $74,110 Dayville, CT $74,114 Eastford, CT $74,166 East Killingly, CT $74,039 East Woodstock, CT $74,193 Fabyan, CT $74,193

Grosvenor Dale, CT $74,194 Hampton, CT $74,237 Hebron, CT $74,398 Lebanon, CT $74,333 Mansfield Center, CT $74,268 Mansfield Depot, CT $74,270 North Franklin, CT $74,299 North Grosvenordale, CT $74,199

Pomfret, CT $74,204 Bridgeport, CT $79,422 Trumbull, CT $78,995 Easton, CT $78,951 Waterbury, CT $75,183 Prospect, CT $75,163 Wolcott, CT $74,746 Bantam, CT $75,452

Bethlehem, CT $75,618 Cornwall, CT $75,092 Cornwall Bridge, CT $75,528 Gaylordsville, CT $76,213 Goshen, CT $74,902 Kent, CT $75,680 Lakeside, CT $75,535 Litchfield, CT $75,181

Middlebury, CT $75,707 Morris, CT $75,412 Naugatuck, CT $75,519 New Milford, CT $76,442 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $75,815 Northfield, CT $74,930 Oakville, CT $75,235 Pequabuck, CT $74,659

Plymouth, CT $74,904 Roxbury, CT $76,386 Sherman, CT $76,531 South Kent, CT $75,854 Terryville, CT $74,716 Thomaston, CT $75,019 Torrington, CT $74,691 Harwinton, CT $74,711

Washington, CT $75,976 Washington Depot, CT $76,026 Watertown, CT $75,340 West Cornwall, CT $74,863 Woodbury, CT $75,930 Bethel, CT $76,876 Brookfield, CT $76,754 Cos Cob, CT $80,103

Danbury, CT $76,765 New Fairfield, CT $76,766 Darien, CT $80,080 Fairfield, CT $79,375 Georgetown, CT $78,740 Greenwich, CT $80,043 Greens Farms, CT $79,329 New Canaan, CT $79,745

Norwalk, CT $79,797 Old Greenwich, CT $80,104 Redding Center, CT $77,991 Redding Ridge, CT $77,991 Ridgefield, CT $77,305 Riverside, CT $80,100 Westport, CT $79,330 Weston, CT $79,004

Southport, CT $79,356 Redding, CT $77,816 Wilton, CT $79,084 Stamford, CT $80,122 Bridgewater, CT $76,646

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 June 01, 2026

$65,559

Average $75,502/year

$85,364

$5,463

Average $6,292/month

$7,114

$1,261

Average $1,452/week

$1,642

$32

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,364	$7,114	$1,642	$41
Average	$75,502	$6,292	$1,452	$36
25th Percentile	$65,559	$5,463	$1,261	$32

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