Purchasing Assistant Salary in North Dakota

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in North Dakota?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in North Dakota is $69,786 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,202
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,596 to $78,902
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,228

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,902	$6,575	$1,517	$38
Average	$69,786	$5,816	$1,342	$34
25th Percentile	$60,596	$5,050	$1,165	$29

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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): $53,732
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,678
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,116
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,171
Expert (over 8 years): $100,835

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$53,732
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$61,678
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$69,116
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$88,171
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$100,835

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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:

Epping: $71,245
Fortuna: $70,744
Grenora: $70,649

Epping, ND $71,245 Fortuna, ND $70,744 Grenora, ND $70,649 Keene, ND $71,317 Ray, ND $71,255 Tioga, ND $71,306 Trenton, ND $71,182 Watford City, ND $71,447

Zahl, ND $70,853 Stirum, ND $70,371 Tower City, ND $69,545 Valley City, ND $70,113 Wahpeton, ND $69,906 Walcott, ND $68,876 West Fargo, ND $68,044 Wheatland, ND $68,787

Wyndmere, ND $69,787 Fargo, ND $68,013 Grand Forks, ND $67,829 Grand Forks Afb, ND $67,829 Adams, ND $70,318 Aneta, ND $69,758 Arvilla, ND $68,154 Bathgate, ND $70,316

Buxton, ND $68,253 Caledonia, ND $68,804 Cavalier, ND $70,543 Crystal, ND $70,417 Cummings, ND $68,559 Dahlen, ND $69,820 Drayton, ND $70,080 Edinburg, ND $70,409

Emerado, ND $67,829 Fairdale, ND $70,336 Almont, ND $70,902 Baldwin, ND $70,307 Beulah, ND $71,599 Braddock, ND $70,429 Cannon Ball, ND $70,703 Carson, ND $70,778

Center, ND $70,705 Coleharbor, ND $71,235 Driscoll, ND $70,446 Elgin, ND $71,100 Flasher, ND $70,713 Fort Yates, ND $70,564 Garrison, ND $71,490 Golden Valley, ND $71,570

Hague, ND $70,339 Hazelton, ND $70,504 Hazen, ND $71,480 Drake, ND $70,809 Kintyre, ND $70,520 Linton, ND $70,588 Mandan, ND $70,324 Menoken, ND $70,246

Mercer, ND $70,749 Moffit, ND $70,426 Napoleon, ND $70,592 New Leipzig, ND $71,004 New Salem, ND $70,833 Raleigh, ND $70,616 Riverdale, ND $71,546 Saint Anthony, ND $70,460

Selfridge, ND $70,478 Shields, ND $70,544 Solen, ND $70,574 Stanton, ND $71,129 Sterling, ND $70,357 Strasburg, ND $70,434 Turtle Lake, ND $70,978 Underwood, ND $71,105

Washburn, ND $70,878 Wilton, ND $70,497 Zap, ND $71,543 Zeeland, ND $70,316 Dickinson, ND $71,592 Amidon, ND $71,122 Beach, ND $70,917 Belfield, ND $71,335

Bowman, ND $70,850 Dodge, ND $71,593 Dunn Center, ND $71,517 Fairfield, ND $71,236 Gladstone, ND $71,442 Glen Ullin, ND $71,282 Golva, ND $70,875 Grassy Butte, ND $71,205

Halliday, ND $71,584 Hebron, ND $71,432 Hettinger, ND $70,727 Killdeer, ND $71,460 Lefor, ND $71,282 Manning, ND $71,413 Marmarth, ND $70,587 Marshall, ND $71,476

Medora, ND $71,127 Mott, ND $71,132 New England, ND $71,259 Reeder, ND $70,836 Regent, ND $71,197 Rhame, ND $70,758 Richardton, ND $71,434 Scranton, ND $70,687

Sentinel Butte, ND $70,942 South Heart, ND $71,374 Taylor, ND $71,440 Minot, ND $71,390 Minot Afb, ND $71,471 Anamoose, ND $70,722 Antler, ND $70,905 Balfour, ND $70,805

Bantry, ND $70,840 Benedict, ND $71,072 Berthold, ND $71,173 Bowbells, ND $71,087 Burlington, ND $71,292 Butte, ND $70,844 Carpio, ND $71,076 Columbus, ND $71,062

Crosby, ND $71,110 Deering, ND $70,954 Des Lacs, ND $71,216 Donnybrook, ND $71,082 Douglas, ND $71,203 Finley, ND $69,786 Fordville, ND $69,669 Forest River, ND $68,785

Gilby, ND $68,337 Glasston, ND $70,395 Grafton, ND $69,631 Hamilton, ND $70,299 Hannah, ND $70,374 Hatton, ND $68,593 Hensel, ND $70,407 Hoople, ND $70,282

Inkster, ND $68,821 Langdon, ND $70,514 Lankin, ND $70,172 Larimore, ND $68,736 Mcville, ND $70,074 Maida, ND $70,546 Manvel, ND $67,829 Mayville, ND $68,823

Mekinock, ND $67,829 Michigan, ND $70,032 Milton, ND $70,336 Minto, ND $68,498 Mountain, ND $70,479 Neche, ND $70,429 Niagara, ND $69,367 Northwood, ND $68,643

Osnabrock, ND $70,426 Park River, ND $70,137 Pembina, ND $70,379 Petersburg, ND $69,708 Pisek, ND $69,545 Portland, ND $69,382 Reynolds, ND $67,843 Saint Thomas, ND $70,389

Sharon, ND $69,536 Thompson, ND $67,831 Wales, ND $70,390 Walhalla, ND $70,508 Devils Lake, ND $70,510 Agate, ND $70,483 Alsen, ND $70,333 Balta, ND $70,995

Belcourt, ND $70,874 Bisbee, ND $70,513 Bottineau, ND $70,904 Bremen, ND $70,258 Brocket, ND $70,225 Calvin, ND $70,396 Cando, ND $70,546 Churchs Ferry, ND $70,330

Crary, ND $70,268 Dunseith, ND $70,833 Edmore, ND $70,333 Abercrombie, ND $69,037 Absaraka, ND $68,831 Amenia, ND $68,645 Argusville, ND $68,208 Arthur, ND $68,620

Ayr, ND $68,953 Barney, ND $69,700 Blanchard, ND $69,066 Buffalo, ND $69,080 Casselton, ND $68,421 Cayuga, ND $70,224 Christine, ND $68,630 Clifford, ND $69,529

Cogswell, ND $70,146 Colfax, ND $69,097 Davenport, ND $68,476 Enderlin, ND $69,710 Erie, ND $68,930 Fairmount, ND $70,174 Fingal, ND $69,567 Forman, ND $70,251

Fort Ransom, ND $70,282 Galesburg, ND $69,363 Gardner, ND $68,436 Bismarck, ND $70,189 Grandin, ND $68,652 Egeland, ND $70,449 Esmond, ND $70,497 Fort Totten, ND $70,491

Hampden, ND $70,339 Hansboro, ND $70,544 Harvey, ND $70,625 Knox, ND $70,526 Lakota, ND $70,243 Lawton, ND $70,247 Leeds, ND $70,511 Maddock, ND $70,450

Minnewaukan, ND $70,402 Munich, ND $70,453 Mylo, ND $70,561 Nekoma, ND $70,403 New Rockford, ND $70,264 Oberon, ND $70,357 Pekin, ND $70,046 Penn, ND $70,353

Perth, ND $70,527 Rocklake, ND $70,504 Rolette, ND $70,677 Rolla, ND $70,715 Rugby, ND $70,725 Saint John, ND $70,787 Saint Michael, ND $70,411 Sarles, ND $70,458

Sheyenne, ND $70,258 Starkweather, ND $70,371 Tokio, ND $70,397 Tolna, ND $70,121 Warwick, ND $70,140 Webster, ND $70,305 Willow City, ND $70,716 Wolford, ND $70,558

York, ND $70,502 Jamestown, ND $70,416 Ashley, ND $70,255 Berlin, ND $70,366 Binford, ND $69,967 Bowdon, ND $70,405 Buchanan, ND $70,138 Carrington, ND $70,239

Cathay, ND $70,266 Chaseley, ND $70,469 Cleveland, ND $70,283 Cooperstown, ND $70,093 Courtenay, ND $69,980 Dawson, ND $70,485 Dazey, ND $70,052 Denhoff, ND $70,614

Dickey, ND $70,318 Edgeley, ND $70,426 Ellendale, ND $70,154 Fessenden, ND $70,453 Forbes, ND $70,137 Fredonia, ND $70,356 Fullerton, ND $70,307 Gackle, ND $70,412

Glenfield, ND $69,974 Goodrich, ND $70,598 Grace City, ND $70,046 Hannaford, ND $70,003 Hurdsfield, ND $70,529 Jessie, ND $70,213 Jud, ND $70,323 Kensal, ND $69,999

Kulm, ND $70,400 Lamoure, ND $70,432 Lehr, ND $70,412 Litchville, ND $70,254 Mcclusky, ND $70,701 Mchenry, ND $69,993 Marion, ND $70,280 Medina, ND $70,378

Montpelier, ND $70,303 Oakes, ND $70,257 Pettibone, ND $70,349 Pingree, ND $70,123 Regan, ND $70,523 Robinson, ND $70,384 Rogers, ND $70,099 Sanborn, ND $70,159

Spiritwood, ND $70,145 Steele, ND $70,525 Streeter, ND $70,460 Sutton, ND $69,878 Sykeston, ND $70,293 Tappen, ND $70,469 Tuttle, ND $70,434 Verona, ND $70,332

Wimbledon, ND $70,053 Wing, ND $70,435 Wishek, ND $70,554 Woodworth, ND $70,235 Ypsilanti, ND $70,250 Gwinner, ND $70,463 Hankinson, ND $70,240 Harwood, ND $68,066

Havana, ND $70,097 Hillsboro, ND $68,967 Hope, ND $69,747 Horace, ND $68,338 Hunter, ND $68,804 Kathryn, ND $70,082 Kindred, ND $68,624 Leonard, ND $68,936

Lidgerwood, ND $70,263 Lisbon, ND $70,105 Luverne, ND $69,884 Mcleod, ND $69,537 Mantador, ND $70,053 Mapleton, ND $68,422 Milnor, ND $70,105 Mooreton, ND $69,774

Nome, ND $69,915 Oriska, ND $69,653 Page, ND $69,486 Pillsbury, ND $69,699 Rutland, ND $70,228 Sheldon, ND $69,492 Flaxton, ND $71,021 Glenburn, ND $71,055

Granville, ND $70,963 Karlsruhe, ND $70,845 Kenmare, ND $71,117 Kramer, ND $70,804 Lansford, ND $71,006 Lignite, ND $71,132 Mcgregor, ND $71,128 Makoti, ND $71,275

Mandaree, ND $71,478 Martin, ND $70,641 Max, ND $71,180 Maxbass, ND $70,931 Mohall, ND $71,035 Newburg, ND $70,923 New Town, ND $71,435 Noonan, ND $71,090

Norwich, ND $71,032 Palermo, ND $71,200 Parshall, ND $71,433 Plaza, ND $71,255 Portal, ND $71,083 Powers Lake, ND $71,170 Roseglen, ND $71,442 Ross, ND $71,244

Ruso, ND $70,937 Ryder, ND $71,286 Sawyer, ND $71,144 Sherwood, ND $70,992 Souris, ND $70,808 Stanley, ND $71,301 Surrey, ND $71,204 Tolley, ND $71,006

Towner, ND $70,812 Upham, ND $70,888 Velva, ND $71,102 Voltaire, ND $70,902 Westhope, ND $70,934 White Earth, ND $71,238 Wildrose, ND $71,105 Williston, ND $71,182

Alamo, ND $71,069 Alexander, ND $71,037 Ambrose, ND $70,873 Arnegard, ND $71,223 Cartwright, ND $70,822

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

$60,596

Average $69,786/year

$78,902

$5,050

Average $5,816/month

$6,575

$1,165

Average $1,342/week

$1,517

$29

Average $34/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,902	$6,575	$1,517	$38
Average	$69,786	$5,816	$1,342	$34
25th Percentile	$60,596	$5,050	$1,165	$29

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