Purchasing Assistant Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Massachusetts?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Massachusetts is $76,831 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,076
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,733 to $86,905
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,540

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,905	$7,242	$1,671	$42
Average	$76,831	$6,403	$1,478	$37
25th Percentile	$66,733	$5,561	$1,283	$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): $59,164
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,904
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $76,090
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,084
Expert (over 8 years): $111,076

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$59,164
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$67,904
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$76,090
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$97,084
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$111,076

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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:

Agawam: $73,167
Amherst: $72,955
Barre: $73,823

Agawam, MA $73,167 Amherst, MA $72,955 Barre, MA $73,823 Belchertown, MA $73,047 Blandford, MA $72,976 Bondsville, MA $73,075 Brimfield, MA $72,934 Chester, MA $72,235

Chesterfield, MA $72,553 Chicopee, MA $73,167 Cummington, MA $72,235 Easthampton, MA $73,117 East Longmeadow, MA $73,167 East Otis, MA $73,266 Feeding Hills, MA $73,167 Gilbertville, MA $73,541

Goshen, MA $72,531 Granby, MA $73,146 Granville, MA $73,075 Hadley, MA $73,004 Hampden, MA $73,167 Hardwick, MA $73,590 Hatfield, MA $72,976 Haydenville, MA $72,863

Holyoke, MA $73,167 Huntington, MA $73,004 Leeds, MA $72,976 Leverett, MA $72,934 Ludlow, MA $73,167 Monson, MA $73,075 North Amherst, MA $73,075 Northampton, MA $73,026

Florence, MA $73,026 North Hatfield, MA $72,969 Oakham, MA $73,943 Palmer, MA $73,075 Plainfield, MA $72,235 Russell, MA $73,075 Shutesbury, MA $73,047 Southampton, MA $73,146

South Barre, MA $73,873 South Hadley, MA $73,146 Southwick, MA $73,167 Thorndike, MA $73,075 Three Rivers, MA $73,117 Wales, MA $72,934 Ware, MA $73,562 Warren, MA $73,343

West Chesterfield, MA $72,192 Westfield, MA $73,167 West Hatfield, MA $72,934 West Springfield, MA $73,167 West Warren, MA $73,647 Whately, MA $72,814 Wheelwright, MA $73,844 Wilbraham, MA $73,167

Williamsburg, MA $72,835 Woronoco, MA $73,096 Worthington, MA $72,263 Springfield, MA $73,167 Longmeadow, MA $73,167 Indian Orchard, MA $73,167 Pittsfield, MA $72,425 Adams, MA $72,355

Ashley Falls, MA $73,675 Becket, MA $72,355 Berkshire, MA $72,425 Cheshire, MA $72,425 Dalton, MA $72,425 Glendale, MA $72,404 Great Barrington, MA $72,214 Hinsdale, MA $72,425

Housatonic, MA $72,305 Lanesboro, MA $72,425 Lee, MA $72,404 Lenox, MA $72,425 Lenox Dale, MA $72,425 Middlefield, MA $72,334 Mill River, MA $73,054 Monterey, MA $72,214

North Adams, MA $72,263 North Egremont, MA $72,369 Otis, MA $72,192 Richmond, MA $72,425 Sandisfield, MA $73,329 Savoy, MA $72,334 Sheffield, MA $73,216 South Egremont, MA $72,510

Southfield, MA $73,569 South Lee, MA $72,404 Stockbridge, MA $72,404 Tyringham, MA $72,305 West Stockbridge, MA $72,376 Williamstown, MA $72,263 Windsor, MA $72,404 Greenfield, MA $72,602

Ashfield, MA $72,277 Athol, MA $73,908 Bernardston, MA $72,574 Buckland, MA $72,178 Charlemont, MA $72,009 Colrain, MA $72,249 Conway, MA $72,496 Deerfield, MA $72,623

Drury, MA $71,804 Erving, MA $73,075 Heath, MA $72,009 Lake Pleasant, MA $72,750 Millers Falls, MA $72,687 Monroe Bridge, MA $71,734 Montague, MA $72,750 Gill, MA $73,018

New Salem, MA $73,301 Northfield, MA $73,018 Orange, MA $73,661 Petersham, MA $73,894 Rowe, MA $71,847 Royalston, MA $74,021 Shelburne Falls, MA $72,242 South Deerfield, MA $72,736

Sunderland, MA $72,800 Turners Falls, MA $72,687 Warwick, MA $73,668 Wendell, MA $73,018 Wendell Depot, MA $73,280 Fitchburg, MA $74,607 Ashburnham, MA $74,261 Ashby, MA $75,602

Ayer, MA $75,793 Devens, MA $75,736 Baldwinville, MA $74,141 East Templeton, MA $74,162 Gardner, MA $74,296 Westminster, MA $74,296 Groton, MA $75,864 Harvard, MA $75,856

Hubbardston, MA $73,844 Leominster, MA $73,873 Littleton, MA $75,976 Lunenburg, MA $75,631 Pepperell, MA $75,864 Shirley, MA $75,708 Still River, MA $75,814 Templeton, MA $74,162

Townsend, MA $75,729 West Groton, MA $75,765 West Townsend, MA $75,701 Winchendon, MA $74,000 Winchendon Springs, MA $73,986 Auburn, MA $74,035 North Dartmouth, MA $74,487 South Dartmouth, MA $74,487

North Attleboro, MA $73,138 Plainville, MA $73,089 Attleboro Falls, MA $73,110 North Dighton, MA $73,068 Norton, MA $76,365 Raynham, MA $76,386 Raynham Center, MA $76,386 Rehoboth, MA $73,160

Rochester, MA $74,487 Seekonk, MA $73,160 Swansea, MA $73,089 Berkley, MA $74,529 Taunton, MA $76,315 Westport, MA $74,487 Westport Point, MA $74,487 Berlin, MA $73,986

Cataumet, MA $74,325 Blackstone, MA $73,068 Boylston, MA $74,035 Brookfield, MA $73,894 Charlton, MA $73,986 Charlton City, MA $73,986 Charlton Depot, MA $73,986 Clinton, MA $73,986

East Brookfield, MA $73,964 Douglas, MA $73,915 East Princeton, MA $73,943 Fiskdale, MA $73,823 Grafton, MA $74,035 Holden, MA $74,035 Holland, MA $73,788 Jefferson, MA $74,035

Lancaster, MA $73,915 Leicester, MA $74,035 Linwood, MA $73,873 Manchaug, MA $74,035 Millbury, MA $74,035 Millville, MA $72,997 New Braintree, MA $73,873 Northborough, MA $74,035

Northbridge, MA $74,014 North Brookfield, MA $73,943 North Grafton, MA $74,035 North Oxford, MA $74,035 North Uxbridge, MA $73,873 Oxford, MA $74,014 Princeton, MA $73,964 Rochdale, MA $74,035

Rutland, MA $74,035 Shrewsbury, MA $74,035 Southbridge, MA $73,873 South Grafton, MA $74,035 South Lancaster, MA $73,964 Spencer, MA $74,035 Sterling, MA $73,986 Sturbridge, MA $73,844

Upton, MA $73,986 Uxbridge, MA $73,894 Webster, MA $73,894 Dudley, MA $73,894 Westborough, MA $74,035 West Boylston, MA $74,035 West Brookfield, MA $73,873 West Millbury, MA $74,035

Whitinsville, MA $73,986 Sutton, MA $74,035 Worcester, MA $74,035 East Walpole, MA $76,386 Cherry Valley, MA $74,035 Paxton, MA $74,035 Framingham, MA $76,174 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $75,976

Boxborough, MA $75,927 Acton, MA $75,927 Ashland, MA $73,844 Bedford, MA $75,955 Hanscom Afb, MA $77,297 Bolton, MA $73,894 Carlisle, MA $75,976 Concord, MA $75,906

Fayville, MA $73,894 Holliston, MA $76,125 Hopedale, MA $73,873 Hopkinton, MA $73,915 Hudson, MA $73,915 Marlborough, MA $73,943 Maynard, MA $75,835 Mendon, MA $73,873

Milford, MA $73,873 Natick, MA $78,617 Sherborn, MA $78,574 Southborough, MA $73,915 Foxboro, MA $76,386 Franklin, MA $74,600 Greenbush, MA $76,245 Green Harbor, MA $76,224

Hingham, MA $77,494 Hull, MA $78,737 Humarock, MA $76,245 Mansfield, MA $76,386 Marshfield, MA $76,224 Marshfield Hills, MA $76,224 Medfield, MA $77,431 Medway, MA $76,174

Millis, MA $76,224 Minot, MA $76,245 Norfolk, MA $76,294 North Marshfield, MA $76,224 North Scituate, MA $76,224 Norwell, MA $76,294 Norwood, MA $76,386 Ocean Bluff, MA $76,224

Scituate, MA $76,224 Sharon, MA $76,386 Sheldonville, MA $74,635 South Walpole, MA $76,337 Stoughton, MA $76,386 Walpole, MA $76,365 Westwood, MA $77,501 Wrentham, MA $76,266

Boston, MA $78,737 Roxbury, MA $78,737 Roxbury Crossing, MA $78,737 Dorchester, MA $78,737 Dorchester Center, MA $78,737 Mattapan, MA $78,737 Charlestown, MA $78,737 Jamaica Plain, MA $78,737

Roslindale, MA $78,737 West Roxbury, MA $78,737 Allston, MA $78,737 Brighton, MA $78,737 Hyde Park, MA $78,737 Readville, MA $78,737 Cambridge, MA $78,737 Somerville, MA $78,737

Malden, MA $78,737 Everett, MA $78,737 Chelsea, MA $78,737 Revere, MA $78,737 Winthrop, MA $78,737 Medford, MA $78,737 West Medford, MA $78,737 Quincy, MA $78,737

Melrose, MA $78,737 Stoneham, MA $78,737 Braintree, MA $76,386 Milton, MA $78,737 Milton Village, MA $78,737 Weymouth, MA $76,386 East Weymouth, MA $76,386 South Weymouth, MA $76,386

North Weymouth, MA $76,386 East Boston, MA $78,737 Brockton, MA $76,386 Avon, MA $76,386 Bridgewater, MA $76,386 Bryantville, MA $76,337 Carver, MA $75,214 Duxbury, MA $76,174

East Bridgewater, MA $76,386 Easton, MA $76,386 Elmwood, MA $76,386 Halifax, MA $76,337 Hanover, MA $76,337 Hanson, MA $76,386 Holbrook, MA $76,386 Middleboro, MA $75,285

Manomet, MA $75,419 Lakeville, MA $74,367 Monponsett, MA $76,365 Abington, MA $76,386 North Carver, MA $76,224 North Easton, MA $76,386 North Pembroke, MA $76,315 Pembroke, MA $76,337

Plymouth, MA $75,525 Kingston, MA $76,195 South Carver, MA $74,296 Plympton, MA $76,266 Randolph, MA $76,386 Rockland, MA $76,386 South Easton, MA $76,386 West Bridgewater, MA $76,386

White Horse Beach, MA $75,468 Whitman, MA $76,386 Lexington, MA $78,737 Brookline, MA $78,737 Brookline Village, MA $78,737 Waltham, MA $78,737 North Waltham, MA $78,737 New Town, MA $78,737

Babson Park, MA $78,737 Newton, MA $78,737 Newton Center, MA $78,737 Newtonville, MA $78,737 Newton Highlands, MA $78,737 Newton Lower Falls, MA $78,737 Newton Upper Falls, MA $78,737 West Newton, MA $78,737

Auburndale, MA $78,737 Chestnut Hill, MA $78,737 Waban, MA $78,737 Watertown, MA $78,737 Arlington, MA $78,737 Arlington Heights, MA $78,737 Belmont, MA $78,737 Waverley, MA $78,737

Wellesley Hills, MA $78,737 Wellesley, MA $78,716 Needham, MA $78,737 Weston, MA $78,737 Needham Heights, MA $78,737 Nonantum, MA $78,737 Buzzards Bay, MA $74,275 Lincoln, MA $78,687

Stow, MA $75,835 Sudbury, MA $78,574 Wayland, MA $78,617 Woodville, MA $73,964 Woburn, MA $78,737 Burlington, MA $77,325 Andover, MA $74,783 Billerica, MA $75,976

Chelmsford, MA $75,976 Dracut, MA $75,976 Dunstable, MA $75,864 Haverhill, MA $74,783 Georgetown, MA $74,783 Groveland, MA $74,783 Lawrence, MA $74,783 Methuen, MA $74,783

North Andover, MA $74,783 Lowell, MA $75,976 Merrimac, MA $74,734 North Billerica, MA $75,976 North Chelmsford, MA $75,976 North Reading, MA $74,734 Nutting Lake, MA $75,976 Pinehurst, MA $75,976

Reading, MA $76,421 Tewksbury, MA $75,976 Tyngsboro, MA $75,976 Wakefield, MA $78,716 West Boxford, MA $74,783 Westford, MA $75,976 Wilmington, MA $75,369 Winchester, MA $78,737

Lynn, MA $78,737 Saugus, MA $78,737 Swampscott, MA $78,687 Nahant, MA $78,737 Amesbury, MA $74,402 Beverly, MA $78,546 Boxford, MA $74,783 Byfield, MA $74,734

Danvers, MA $74,663 Essex, MA $75,433 Gloucester, MA $75,546 Hamilton, MA $74,621 Hathorne, MA $74,663 Chilmark, MA $74,084 East Falmouth, MA $74,445 East Sandwich, MA $74,713

East Wareham, MA $74,296 Edgartown, MA $74,134 Falmouth, MA $74,325 Woods Hole, MA $74,325 Menemsha, MA $74,134 Monument Beach, MA $74,296 Nantucket, MA $74,134 North Falmouth, MA $74,346

Oak Bluffs, MA $74,155 Onset, MA $74,346 Pocasset, MA $74,325 Sagamore, MA $74,868 Sagamore Beach, MA $74,868 Sandwich, MA $74,720 Siasconset, MA $74,134 Silver Beach, MA $74,346

Vineyard Haven, MA $74,219 Wareham, MA $74,367 West Chop, MA $74,219 West Falmouth, MA $74,346 West Tisbury, MA $74,134 West Wareham, MA $74,395 Hyannis, MA $74,247 Barnstable, MA $74,494

Brewster, MA $74,134 Centerville, MA $74,466 Chatham, MA $74,134 Cotuit, MA $74,515 Ipswich, MA $74,621 Cummaquid, MA $74,268 Lynnfield, MA $76,675 Manchester, MA $75,722

Marblehead, MA $78,596 Middleton, MA $74,762 Newburyport, MA $74,642 Newbury, MA $74,783 Salisbury, MA $74,162 Peabody, MA $78,645 Prides Crossing, MA $76,562 Rockport, MA $75,539

Rowley, MA $74,663 Salem, MA $78,645 South Hamilton, MA $74,621 Topsfield, MA $74,734 Wenham, MA $74,642 West Newbury, MA $74,783 Accord, MA $76,386 Bellingham, MA $72,948

Brant Rock, MA $76,068 Canton, MA $76,386 Cohasset, MA $77,424 Dedham, MA $78,737 Dover, MA $78,666 East Mansfield, MA $76,386 Dennis, MA $74,134 Dennis Port, MA $74,134

East Dennis, MA $74,134 Eastham, MA $74,134 East Orleans, MA $74,134 Forestdale, MA $74,621 Harwich, MA $74,134 Harwich Port, MA $74,134 Hyannis Port, MA $74,240 Marstons Mills, MA $74,593

Mashpee, MA $74,642 North Chatham, MA $74,134 North Eastham, MA $75,087 North Truro, MA $76,033 Orleans, MA $74,134 Osterville, MA $74,374 Provincetown, MA $75,892 South Chatham, MA $74,134

South Dennis, MA $74,134 South Harwich, MA $74,134 South Orleans, MA $74,134 South Wellfleet, MA $75,087 South Yarmouth, MA $74,134 Truro, MA $75,087 Wellfleet, MA $75,087 West Barnstable, MA $74,628

West Chatham, MA $74,134 West Dennis, MA $74,134 West Harwich, MA $74,134 West Hyannisport, MA $74,402 West Yarmouth, MA $74,134 Yarmouth Port, MA $74,134 Assonet, MA $74,437 Attleboro, MA $73,160

Chartley, MA $76,386 Cuttyhunk, MA $74,367 Dartmouth, MA $74,487 Dighton, MA $73,696 East Freetown, MA $74,487 East Taunton, MA $76,266 Fairhaven, MA $74,487 Fall River, MA $74,487

Somerset, MA $74,416 Marion, MA $74,487 Mattapoisett, MA $74,487 New Bedford, MA $74,487 Acushnet, MA $74,487

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

$66,733

Average $76,831/year

$86,905

$5,561

Average $6,403/month

$7,242

$1,283

Average $1,478/week

$1,671

$32

Average $37/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,905	$7,242	$1,671	$42
Average	$76,831	$6,403	$1,478	$37
25th Percentile	$66,733	$5,561	$1,283	$32

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