Purchasing Assistant Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Connecticut?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Connecticut is $75,447 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): $94,346
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,532 to $85,340
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,504

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,340	$7,112	$1,641	$41
Average	$75,447	$6,287	$1,451	$36
25th Percentile	$65,532	$5,461	$1,260	$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): $58,098
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,681
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,720
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $95,336
Expert (over 8 years): $109,075

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$58,098
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$66,681
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$74,720
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$95,336
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$109,075

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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: $78,165.
California: $77,868.
Massachusetts: $76,831.

District of Columbia $78,165 California $77,868 Massachusetts $76,831 Washington $76,548 New Jersey $76,520 Alaska $76,421 Connecticut $75,447 New York $75,052

Hawaii $73,788 Rhode Island $73,195 Maryland $72,793 Minnesota $72,242 Colorado $72,030 Illinois $71,960 Oregon $71,691 Delaware $71,494

New Hampshire $71,369 Virginia $71,091 Pennsylvania $70,279 Nevada $69,870 North Dakota $69,736 Michigan $69,524 Wisconsin $69,446 Vermont $69,291

Texas $68,860 Maine $68,832 Arizona $68,790 Ohio $68,740 Georgia $68,091 Indiana $67,766 Wyoming $67,703 Utah $67,604

Iowa $67,561 Kansas $67,222 Louisiana $67,124 North Carolina $67,088 Missouri $67,074 Florida $66,799 Montana $66,651 Nebraska $66,509

Kentucky $66,432 South Carolina $66,149 Tennessee $65,973 Idaho $65,902 New Mexico $65,387 Oklahoma $65,274 Alabama $64,857 South Dakota $64,159

Arkansas $63,777 West Virginia $63,573 Mississippi $62,958

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: $74,840
Oneco: $74,699
Avon: $75,179

Old Mystic, CT $74,840 Oneco, CT $74,699 Avon, CT $75,179 Bloomfield, CT $75,179 Windsor, CT $75,179 Bristol, CT $74,953 Burlington, CT $74,903 Broad Brook, CT $75,129

Canaan, CT $73,866 Canton, CT $75,016 Canton Center, CT $75,108 Colebrook, CT $73,809 Collinsville, CT $74,995 East Berlin, CT $74,953 East Canaan, CT $74,014 East Glastonbury, CT $75,179

East Granby, CT $75,158 East Hartland, CT $72,955 East Windsor Hill, CT $75,179 Ellington, CT $75,087 Farmington, CT $74,953 Falls Village, CT $74,339 Glastonbury, CT $75,179 Granby, CT $74,077

Berlin, CT $74,953 Lakeville, CT $74,494 Manchester, CT $75,179 Bolton, CT $75,108 New Britain, CT $74,953 New Hartford, CT $74,903 Norfolk, CT $74,000 North Canton, CT $75,087

North Granby, CT $73,075 Pine Meadow, CT $74,910 Plainville, CT $74,953 Barkhamsted, CT $74,967 Poquonock, CT $75,179 Riverton, CT $74,127 Vernon Rockville, CT $75,108 Rocky Hill, CT $74,953

Salisbury, CT $73,964 Sharon, CT $74,910 Simsbury, CT $75,179 Somers, CT $73,146 Somersville, CT $73,146 South Glastonbury, CT $75,052 South Windsor, CT $75,179 North Windham, CT $74,699

Pomfret Center, CT $73,929 Putnam, CT $73,837 Quinebaug, CT $73,823 Rogers, CT $73,915 Scotland, CT $74,798 South Willington, CT $74,070 South Windham, CT $74,769 South Woodstock, CT $73,816

Storrs Mansfield, CT $74,183 Thompson, CT $73,880 Ashford, CT $74,007 Willington, CT $74,113 Windham, CT $74,769 Woodstock, CT $73,809 Woodstock Valley, CT $73,908 New London, CT $74,840

Baltic, CT $74,819 Canterbury, CT $74,798 Central Village, CT $74,798 East Lyme, CT $74,840 Bozrah, CT $74,819 Gales Ferry, CT $74,819 Gilman, CT $74,819 Mashantucket, CT $74,840

Ledyard, CT $74,819 Groton, CT $74,840 Hanover, CT $74,819 Jewett City, CT $74,819 Montville, CT $74,840 Moosup, CT $74,727 Mystic, CT $74,840 Niantic, CT $74,840

North Stonington, CT $74,819 Norwich, CT $74,819 Preston, CT $74,819 Oakdale, CT $74,840 Old Lyme, CT $74,790 Stafford, CT $72,976 Stafford Springs, CT $72,976 Staffordville, CT $73,004

Suffield, CT $73,167 Taconic, CT $73,852 Tariffville, CT $75,179 Enfield, CT $73,167 Tolland, CT $73,859 Unionville, CT $74,953 East Windsor, CT $75,179 Weatogue, CT $75,179

West Granby, CT $74,021 West Hartland, CT $73,880 West Simsbury, CT $75,158 West Suffield, CT $73,167 Winchester Center, CT $74,303 Windsor Locks, CT $75,158 Winsted, CT $74,282 Hartford, CT $75,179

West Hartford, CT $75,179 East Hartford, CT $75,179 Wethersfield, CT $75,179 Newington, CT $74,953 Plainfield, CT $74,819 Quaker Hill, CT $74,840 South Lyme, CT $74,840 Sterling, CT $74,699

Stonington, CT $74,819 Pawcatuck, CT $74,769 Taftville, CT $74,819 Uncasville, CT $74,840 Versailles, CT $74,819 Voluntown, CT $74,819 Waterford, CT $74,840 Wauregan, CT $74,699

West Mystic, CT $74,840 Yantic, CT $74,819 Ansonia, CT $75,518 Beacon Falls, CT $75,496 Botsford, CT $77,212 Branford, CT $75,518 Cheshire, CT $75,165 Centerbrook, CT $74,699

Chester, CT $74,649 Clinton, CT $75,306 Cobalt, CT $74,910 Colchester, CT $74,678 Cromwell, CT $74,953 Deep River, CT $74,678 Derby, CT $75,518 Killingworth, CT $75,306

Salem, CT $74,769 Durham, CT $74,861 East Haddam, CT $74,635 East Hampton, CT $74,910 Essex, CT $74,720 Guilford, CT $75,447 Haddam, CT $74,635 Hadlyme, CT $74,769

Hawleyville, CT $77,212 Higganum, CT $74,790 Ivoryton, CT $74,678 Madison, CT $75,327 Marion, CT $74,932 Marlborough, CT $75,059 Meriden, CT $74,953 Middlefield, CT $74,903

Middle Haddam, CT $74,910 Middletown, CT $74,932 Milford, CT $79,803 Milldale, CT $74,953 Monroe, CT $79,753 Moodus, CT $74,685 Newtown, CT $77,212 North Branford, CT $75,518

Northford, CT $75,518 North Haven, CT $75,518 North Westchester, CT $74,678 Old Saybrook, CT $74,748 Orange, CT $75,518 Oxford, CT $75,468 Plantsville, CT $74,953 Portland, CT $74,953

Rockfall, CT $74,953 Sandy Hook, CT $77,163 Seymour, CT $75,518 Shelton, CT $79,803 South Britain, CT $77,141 Southbury, CT $77,120 Southington, CT $74,953 Stevenson, CT $79,803

Wallingford, CT $75,496 Stratford, CT $79,803 Westbrook, CT $74,649 New Haven, CT $75,518 East Haven, CT $75,518 Hamden, CT $75,518 West Haven, CT $75,518 Bethany, CT $75,518

Woodbridge, CT $75,518 Willimantic, CT $74,727 Abington, CT $73,957 Amston, CT $74,798 Andover, CT $75,038 Ballouville, CT $73,873 Brooklyn, CT $74,678 Chaplin, CT $74,628

Columbia, CT $74,656 Coventry, CT $74,967 Danielson, CT $74,607 Dayville, CT $73,915 Eastford, CT $73,936 East Killingly, CT $72,927 East Woodstock, CT $73,795 Fabyan, CT $73,823

Grosvenor Dale, CT $73,809 Hampton, CT $74,678 Hebron, CT $74,798 Lebanon, CT $74,748 Mansfield Center, CT $74,656 Mansfield Depot, CT $74,628 North Franklin, CT $74,819 North Grosvenordale, CT $73,802

Pomfret, CT $73,852 Bridgeport, CT $79,803 Trumbull, CT $79,803 Easton, CT $79,803 Waterbury, CT $74,812 Prospect, CT $75,447 Wolcott, CT $74,932 Bantam, CT $75,645

Bethlehem, CT $76,979 Cornwall, CT $75,016 Cornwall Bridge, CT $75,278 Gaylordsville, CT $77,092 Goshen, CT $74,847 Kent, CT $76,979 Lakeside, CT $75,835 Litchfield, CT $75,426

Middlebury, CT $76,167 Morris, CT $75,729 Naugatuck, CT $75,426 New Milford, CT $77,191 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $76,979 Northfield, CT $74,762 Oakville, CT $74,790 Pequabuck, CT $74,903

Plymouth, CT $74,861 Roxbury, CT $77,163 Sherman, CT $77,191 South Kent, CT $77,021 Terryville, CT $74,903 Thomaston, CT $74,833 Torrington, CT $74,882 Harwinton, CT $74,812

Washington, CT $77,050 Washington Depot, CT $77,050 Watertown, CT $74,762 West Cornwall, CT $74,798 Woodbury, CT $77,050 Bethel, CT $77,212 Brookfield, CT $77,212 Cos Cob, CT $80,474

Danbury, CT $77,212 New Fairfield, CT $77,212 Darien, CT $80,474 Fairfield, CT $79,803 Georgetown, CT $78,447 Greenwich, CT $80,474 Greens Farms, CT $79,803 New Canaan, CT $80,474

Norwalk, CT $80,474 Old Greenwich, CT $80,474 Redding Center, CT $77,212 Redding Ridge, CT $77,212 Ridgefield, CT $77,191 Riverside, CT $80,474 Westport, CT $79,803 Weston, CT $79,803

Southport, CT $79,803 Redding, CT $77,212 Wilton, CT $80,113 Stamford, CT $80,474 Bridgewater, CT $77,212

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 February 01, 2026

$65,532

Average $75,447/year

$85,340

$5,461

Average $6,287/month

$7,112

$1,260

Average $1,451/week

$1,641

$32

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,340	$7,112	$1,641	$41
Average	$75,447	$6,287	$1,451	$36
25th Percentile	$65,532	$5,461	$1,260	$32

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