Purchasing Assistant Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in Nebraska?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in Nebraska is $66,558 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,168
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,792 to $75,252
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,812

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,252	$6,271	$1,447	$36
Average	$66,558	$5,546	$1,280	$32
25th Percentile	$57,792	$4,816	$1,111	$28

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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): $51,246
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,824
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,919
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,091
Expert (over 8 years): $96,170

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$51,246
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$58,824
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$65,919
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$84,091
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$96,170

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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:

Offutt A F B: $67,128
La Vista: $67,127
Adams: $65,923

Offutt A F B, NE $67,128 La Vista, NE $67,127 Adams, NE $65,923 Alexandria, NE $65,623 Alvo, NE $66,045 Auburn, NE $65,832 Avoca, NE $66,194 Barneston, NE $65,911

Beatrice, NE $65,863 Beaver Crossing, NE $65,848 Bee, NE $65,937 Belvidere, NE $65,598 Benedict, NE $65,716 Bennet, NE $65,933 Blue Springs, NE $65,704 Bradshaw, NE $65,690

Brock, NE $65,784 Brownville, NE $65,767 Bruning, NE $65,656 Burchard, NE $65,578 Burr, NE $65,981 Byron, NE $65,533 Carleton, NE $65,607 Chester, NE $65,581

Clatonia, NE $65,899 Cook, NE $65,988 Cordova, NE $65,826 Cortland, NE $65,907 Crab Orchard, NE $65,904 Crete, NE $65,909 Davenport, NE $65,610 Davey, NE $65,935

Dawson, NE $65,597 Daykin, NE $65,677 Denton, NE $65,923 Deshler, NE $65,670 De Witt, NE $65,825 Diller, NE $65,648 Dorchester, NE $65,855 Douglas, NE $65,952

Du Bois, NE $65,557 Dunbar, NE $66,106 Eagle, NE $65,969 Elk Creek, NE $65,704 Elmwood, NE $66,089 Endicott, NE $65,590 Exeter, NE $65,716 Fairbury, NE $65,721

Fairmont, NE $65,698 Falls City, NE $65,711 Filley, NE $65,807 Firth, NE $65,919 Friend, NE $65,827 Garland, NE $65,927 Geneva, NE $65,755 Gilead, NE $65,679

Goehner, NE $65,858 Grafton, NE $65,633 Greenwood, NE $66,076 Gresham, NE $65,743 Wilcox, NE $65,563 Alma, NE $65,585 Arapahoe, NE $65,557 Atlanta, NE $65,844

Axtell, NE $65,602 Ayr, NE $65,600 Beaver City, NE $65,498 Bertrand, NE $65,555 Bladen, NE $65,542 Bloomington, NE $65,492 Blue Hill, NE $65,612 Campbell, NE $65,550

Clay Center, NE $65,663 Deweese, NE $65,588 Edgar, NE $65,601 Edison, NE $65,470 Elwood, NE $65,557 Fairfield, NE $65,615 Franklin, NE $65,574 Funk, NE $65,555

Glenvil, NE $65,613 Guide Rock, NE $65,513 Hardy, NE $65,537 Harvard, NE $65,653 Heartwell, NE $65,563 Hendley, NE $65,481 Hildreth, NE $65,563 Holbrook, NE $65,485

Holdrege, NE $65,660 Holstein, NE $65,580 Inavale, NE $65,482 Inland, NE $65,618 Juniata, NE $65,677 Kenesaw, NE $65,634 Lawrence, NE $65,583 Loomis, NE $65,568

Minden, NE $65,635 Naponee, NE $65,507 Nelson, NE $65,584 Oak, NE $65,586 Orleans, NE $65,518 Oxford, NE $65,538 Ragan, NE $65,560 Red Cloud, NE $65,582

Republican City, NE $65,505 Riverton, NE $65,449 Roseland, NE $65,616 Ruskin, NE $65,574 Saronville, NE $65,613 Smithfield, NE $65,523 Stamford, NE $65,467 Superior, NE $65,623

Sutton, NE $65,689 Trumbull, NE $65,639 Upland, NE $65,529 Bellwood, NE $65,830 Mc Cook, NE $65,588 Bartley, NE $65,468 Benkelman, NE $65,449 Cambridge, NE $65,518

Champion, NE $65,551 Culbertson, NE $65,472 Curtis, NE $65,502 Danbury, NE $65,435 Enders, NE $65,391 Eustis, NE $65,507 Farnam, NE $65,444 Haigler, NE $65,455

Hayes Center, NE $65,403 Imperial, NE $65,563 Indianola, NE $65,493 Lebanon, NE $65,441 Max, NE $65,401 Maywood, NE $65,439 Moorefield, NE $65,415 Palisade, NE $65,449

Parks, NE $65,355 Stockville, NE $65,307 Stratton, NE $65,425 Trenton, NE $65,463 Wauneta, NE $65,442 Wilsonville, NE $65,425 North Platte, NE $65,639 Arnold, NE $65,458

Arthur, NE $65,255 Big Springs, NE $65,519 Brady, NE $65,478 Broadwater, NE $65,326 Brule, NE $65,503 Bushnell, NE $65,727 Chappell, NE $65,562 Cozad, NE $65,613

Dalton, NE $65,368 Dickens, NE $65,361 Dix, NE $65,486 Elsie, NE $65,384 Elsmere, NE $65,274 Gothenburg, NE $65,578 Grant, NE $65,566 Abie, NE $66,056

Arlington, NE $66,722 Ashland, NE $66,327 Bancroft, NE $65,608 Bellevue, NE $67,132 Bennington, NE $67,044 Blair, NE $66,852 Boys Town, NE $67,124 Bruno, NE $66,041

Cedar Bluffs, NE $66,271 Cedar Creek, NE $66,868 Ceresco, NE $65,983 Colon, NE $66,256 Craig, NE $65,842 Decatur, NE $65,640 Elkhorn, NE $66,989 Fort Calhoun, NE $67,057

Fremont, NE $66,528 Gretna, NE $66,763 Herman, NE $66,606 Homer, NE $64,313 Hooper, NE $66,379 Ithaca, NE $66,179 Kennard, NE $66,912 Linwood, NE $65,843

Louisville, NE $66,717 Lyons, NE $65,682 Macy, NE $65,032 Malmo, NE $66,135 Mead, NE $66,412 Memphis, NE $66,254 Hallam, NE $65,909 Hebron, NE $65,648

Henderson, NE $65,738 Hickman, NE $65,923 Hubbell, NE $65,543 Humboldt, NE $65,672 Jansen, NE $65,684 Johnson, NE $65,804 Julian, NE $65,941 Lewiston, NE $65,726

Liberty, NE $65,586 Lorton, NE $66,174 Mc Cool Junction, NE $65,764 Malcolm, NE $65,928 Manley, NE $66,458 Martell, NE $65,918 Milford, NE $65,911 Milligan, NE $65,697

Murdock, NE $66,248 Murray, NE $66,702 Nebraska City, NE $66,033 Nehawka, NE $66,478 Nemaha, NE $65,689 Odell, NE $65,649 Ohiowa, NE $65,657 Otoe, NE $66,160

Palmyra, NE $65,969 Panama, NE $65,931 Pawnee City, NE $65,639 Peru, NE $65,872 Pickrell, NE $65,897 Pleasant Dale, NE $65,921 Plymouth, NE $65,730 Raymond, NE $65,931

Reynolds, NE $65,552 Roca, NE $65,926 Rulo, NE $65,586 Salem, NE $65,547 Seward, NE $65,921 Shickley, NE $65,643 Shubert, NE $65,630 Sprague, NE $65,919

Staplehurst, NE $65,929 Steele City, NE $65,590 Steinauer, NE $65,655 Stella, NE $65,668 Sterling, NE $65,943 Strang, NE $65,616 Swanton, NE $65,811 Syracuse, NE $66,064

Table Rock, NE $65,689 Talmage, NE $65,844 Tecumseh, NE $65,840 Ong, NE $65,607 Tobias, NE $65,657 Unadilla, NE $66,018 Union, NE $66,511 Utica, NE $65,847

Verdon, NE $65,635 Virginia, NE $65,685 Waco, NE $65,737 Walton, NE $65,934 Waverly, NE $65,969 Weeping Water, NE $66,407 Western, NE $65,798 Wilber, NE $65,844

Wymore, NE $65,709 York, NE $65,844 Lincoln, NE $65,922 Nickerson, NE $66,540 Oakland, NE $65,825 Papillion, NE $67,115 Pender, NE $65,422 Plattsmouth, NE $66,900

Prague, NE $66,088 Rosalie, NE $65,259 St Columbans, NE $67,132 Scribner, NE $65,874 South Bend, NE $66,523 Springfield, NE $66,886 Tekamah, NE $66,156 Thurston, NE $64,751

Uehling, NE $66,041 Valley, NE $66,786 Valparaiso, NE $65,962 Wahoo, NE $66,147 Walthill, NE $64,861 Washington, NE $66,992 Waterloo, NE $66,835 Weston, NE $66,048

Winnebago, NE $64,507 Winslow, NE $66,430 Yutan, NE $66,592 Omaha, NE $67,137 Brainard, NE $65,990 Cedar Rapids, NE $65,649 Clarks, NE $65,686 Clarkson, NE $65,787

Creston, NE $65,807 David City, NE $65,991 Dodge, NE $65,817 Duncan, NE $65,899 Dwight, NE $65,956 Elgin, NE $65,704 Ericson, NE $65,545 Fullerton, NE $65,709

Genoa, NE $65,748 Howells, NE $65,794 Humphrey, NE $65,819 Leigh, NE $65,798 Lindsay, NE $65,771 Monroe, NE $65,758 Morse Bluff, NE $65,915 North Bend, NE $65,949

Osceola, NE $65,755 Petersburg, NE $65,688 Platte Center, NE $65,799 Polk, NE $65,714 Primrose, NE $65,636 Rising City, NE $65,785 Rogers, NE $65,800 Saint Edward, NE $65,735

Schuyler, NE $65,942 Shelby, NE $65,784 Silver Creek, NE $65,704 Snyder, NE $66,106 Spalding, NE $65,627 Stromsburg, NE $65,776 Surprise, NE $65,937 Ulysses, NE $65,940

Norfolk, NE $66,050 Allen, NE $64,685 Amelia, NE $65,437 Atkinson, NE $65,567 Bassett, NE $65,451 Battle Creek, NE $65,915 Beemer, NE $65,747 Belden, NE $65,528

Gurley, NE $65,461 Columbus, NE $65,950 Albion, NE $65,742 Ames, NE $66,313 Bartlett, NE $65,521 Belgrade, NE $65,632 Bloomfield, NE $65,691 Halsey, NE $65,372

Hershey, NE $65,475 Keystone, NE $65,336 Kimball, NE $65,670 Lemoyne, NE $65,386 Lewellen, NE $65,314 Lisco, NE $65,243 Lodgepole, NE $65,489 Madrid, NE $65,432

Maxwell, NE $65,447 Mullen, NE $65,252 Ogallala, NE $65,586 Oshkosh, NE $65,370 Paxton, NE $65,408 Potter, NE $65,434 Purdum, NE $65,337 Sidney, NE $65,703

Seneca, NE $65,302 Stapleton, NE $65,384 Sutherland, NE $65,437 Thedford, NE $65,332 Tryon, NE $65,282 Venango, NE $65,563 Wallace, NE $65,439 Wellfleet, NE $65,425

Willow Island, NE $65,569 Valentine, NE $65,401 Ainsworth, NE $65,506 Cody, NE $65,251 Crookston, NE $65,362 Johnstown, NE $65,333 Kilgore, NE $65,285 Long Pine, NE $65,491

Merriman, NE $65,206 Nenzel, NE $65,213 Sparks, NE $65,340 Wood Lake, NE $65,307 Alliance, NE $65,442 Angora, NE $65,238 Ashby, NE $65,170 Bayard, NE $65,444

Bingham, NE $65,165 Bridgeport, NE $65,434 Chadron, NE $65,420 Crawford, NE $65,446 Ellsworth, NE $65,155 Gering, NE $65,650 Gordon, NE $65,281 Harrisburg, NE $65,381

Harrison, NE $65,395 Hay Springs, NE $65,347 Hemingford, NE $65,368 Hyannis, NE $65,207 Lakeside, NE $65,165 Lyman, NE $65,584 Mcgrew, NE $65,747 Marsland, NE $65,218

Melbeta, NE $65,853 Minatare, NE $65,495 Mitchell, NE $65,581 Morrill, NE $65,663 Rushville, NE $65,353 Scottsbluff, NE $65,665 Whiteclay, NE $65,258 Whitman, NE $65,150

Whitney, NE $65,288 Verdigre, NE $65,632 Wakefield, NE $64,943 Waterbury, NE $64,476 Wausa, NE $65,740 Wayne, NE $65,572 West Point, NE $65,822 Winnetoon, NE $65,649

Winside, NE $65,656 Wisner, NE $65,692 Wynot, NE $65,415 Grand Island, NE $65,890 Alda, NE $65,748 Amherst, NE $65,553 Anselmo, NE $65,412 Ansley, NE $65,526

Arcadia, NE $65,526 Archer, NE $65,618 Ashton, NE $65,565 Aurora, NE $65,738 Boelus, NE $65,625 Brewster, NE $65,381 Broken Bow, NE $65,586 Burwell, NE $65,516

Cairo, NE $65,660 Bristow, NE $65,507 Brunswick, NE $65,687 Butte, NE $65,549 Carroll, NE $65,552 Center, NE $65,637 Chambers, NE $65,570 Clearwater, NE $65,682

Coleridge, NE $65,490 Concord, NE $64,868 Creighton, NE $65,740 Crofton, NE $65,709 Dakota City, NE $64,151 Dixon, NE $64,900 Emerson, NE $64,653 Emmet, NE $65,567

Ewing, NE $65,595 Fordyce, NE $65,644 Hadar, NE $66,031 Hartington, NE $65,555 Hoskins, NE $65,766 Hubbard, NE $64,349 Inman, NE $65,644 Jackson, NE $64,289

Laurel, NE $65,388 Lynch, NE $65,516 Mclean, NE $65,735 Madison, NE $65,873 Magnet, NE $65,843 Maskell, NE $65,574 Meadow Grove, NE $65,777 Mills, NE $65,340

Naper, NE $65,469 Neligh, NE $65,790 Newcastle, NE $64,883 Newman Grove, NE $65,781 Newport, NE $65,410 Niobrara, NE $65,661 Oakdale, NE $65,748 Oneill, NE $65,661

Orchard, NE $65,669 Osmond, NE $65,781 Page, NE $65,627 Pierce, NE $65,849 Pilger, NE $65,705 Plainview, NE $65,773 Ponca, NE $64,540 Randolph, NE $65,648

Royal, NE $65,645 Saint Helena, NE $65,560 South Sioux City, NE $64,092 Spencer, NE $65,543 Springview, NE $65,396 Stanton, NE $65,842 Stuart, NE $65,533 Tilden, NE $65,799

Callaway, NE $65,487 Central City, NE $65,755 Chapman, NE $65,666 Comstock, NE $65,491 Dannebrog, NE $65,649 Doniphan, NE $65,682 Dunning, NE $65,345 Eddyville, NE $65,454

Elba, NE $65,586 Elm Creek, NE $65,596 Elyria, NE $65,541 Farwell, NE $65,599 Gibbon, NE $65,651 Giltner, NE $65,646 Greeley, NE $65,588 Hampton, NE $65,686

Hazard, NE $65,537 Kearney, NE $65,782 Hordville, NE $65,689 Lexington, NE $65,675 Litchfield, NE $65,528 Loup City, NE $65,593 Marquette, NE $65,685 Mason City, NE $65,485

Merna, NE $65,519 Miller, NE $65,519 North Loup, NE $65,576 Oconto, NE $65,444 Odessa, NE $65,767 Ord, NE $65,622 Overton, NE $65,575 Palmer, NE $65,639

Phillips, NE $65,686 Pleasanton, NE $65,586 Ravenna, NE $65,612 Riverdale, NE $65,606 Rockville, NE $65,545 Saint Libory, NE $65,680 Saint Paul, NE $65,700 Sargent, NE $65,511

Scotia, NE $65,586 Shelton, NE $65,649 Sumner, NE $65,497 Taylor, NE $65,459 Westerville, NE $65,495 Wolbach, NE $65,593 Wood River, NE $65,637 Hastings, NE $65,827

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

$57,792

Average $66,558/year

$75,252

$4,816

Average $5,546/month

$6,271

$1,111

Average $1,280/week

$1,447

$28

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,252	$6,271	$1,447	$36
Average	$66,558	$5,546	$1,280	$32
25th Percentile	$57,792	$4,816	$1,111	$28

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