Purchasing Assistant Salary in New Hampshire

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in New Hampshire?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in New Hampshire is $71,421 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): $89,245
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,015 to $80,751
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,452

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,751	$6,729	$1,553	$39
Average	$71,421	$5,952	$1,373	$34
25th Percentile	$62,015	$5,168	$1,193	$30

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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): $54,990
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,122
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,735
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,236
Expert (over 8 years): $103,197

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$54,990
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$63,122
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$70,735
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$90,236
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$103,197

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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:

Moultonborough: $70,769
Newbury: $71,311
New Hampton: $71,073

Moultonborough, NH $70,769 Newbury, NH $71,311 New Hampton, NH $71,073 New London, NH $71,195 Chichester, NH $70,169 North Sandwich, NH $70,352 North Sutton, NH $71,198 Northwood, NH $71,818

North Woodstock, NH $70,400 Pittsfield, NH $70,893 Plymouth, NH $70,656 Rumney, NH $70,338 Salisbury, NH $70,954 Sanbornton, NH $71,045 South Newbury, NH $71,351 South Sutton, NH $71,286

Stinson Lake, NH $70,424 Suncook, NH $70,660 Tilton, NH $70,688 Warner, NH $71,229 Warren, NH $70,314 Washington, NH $71,562 Weare, NH $71,988 Wentworth, NH $70,318

Springfield, NH $71,135 Thornton, NH $70,488 Wilmot, NH $71,158 Winnisquam, NH $70,982 Nottingham, NH $72,488 West Nottingham, NH $72,305 Woodstock, NH $70,470 Concord, NH $69,970

Bow, NH $71,106 Loudon, NH $70,270 Keene, NH $71,226 Antrim, NH $71,996 Ashuelot, NH $71,204 Bennington, NH $72,293 Chesterfield, NH $70,846 Dublin, NH $72,258

Sullivan, NH $71,168 Swanzey, NH $71,277 Fitzwilliam, NH $72,330 Gilsum, NH $71,067 Hancock, NH $72,224 Amherst, NH $73,781 Auburn, NH $72,434 Brookline, NH $74,744

Candia, NH $72,351 Chester, NH $72,942 Deerfield, NH $72,098 Derry, NH $73,705 East Candia, NH $72,554 East Derry, NH $73,934 Epping, NH $72,998 Francestown, NH $72,542

Fremont, NH $73,135 Goffstown, NH $72,343 Dunbarton, NH $71,591 Greenfield, NH $72,688 Greenville, NH $74,214 Hollis, NH $75,380 Hudson, NH $75,686 Litchfield, NH $74,961

Londonderry, NH $74,115 Merrimack, NH $74,686 Milford, NH $74,347 Mont Vernon, NH $73,205 Nashua, NH $75,721 New Boston, NH $72,670 New Ipswich, NH $73,585 North Salem, NH $74,524

Pelham, NH $75,284 Harrisville, NH $72,110 Hinsdale, NH $71,153 Jaffrey, NH $72,516 Marlborough, NH $71,498 Marlow, NH $70,971 Nelson, NH $71,845 Peterborough, NH $72,808

Rindge, NH $72,931 Spofford, NH $70,970 Stoddard, NH $71,673 Troy, NH $71,621 West Chesterfield, NH $70,833 Westmoreland, NH $70,747 West Peterborough, NH $72,832 West Swanzey, NH $71,203

Winchester, NH $71,276 Littleton, NH $70,625 Berlin, NH $70,436 Bethlehem, NH $70,567 Bretton Woods, NH $70,368 Colebrook, NH $70,349 Errol, NH $69,914 Franconia, NH $70,456

Gorham, NH $70,283 Groveton, NH $70,477 Jefferson, NH $70,493 Lancaster, NH $70,561 Lisbon, NH $70,481 Sugar Hill, NH $70,515 Milan, NH $70,313 Mount Washington, NH $70,328

North Stratford, NH $70,345 Pittsburg, NH $70,123 Randolph, NH $70,322 Twin Mountain, NH $70,549 West Stewartstown, NH $70,331 Whitefield, NH $70,588 Acworth, NH $70,658 Alstead, NH $70,745

Charlestown, NH $70,672 Drewsville, NH $70,855 Lempster, NH $70,966 South Acworth, NH $70,764 Walpole, NH $70,803 North Walpole, NH $70,853 Raymond, NH $72,849 Salem, NH $74,694

Lyndeborough, NH $73,163 Temple, NH $73,271 Wilton, NH $73,743 Windham, NH $74,692 Manchester, NH $72,344 Hooksett, NH $72,169 Bedford, NH $72,571 Waterville Valley, NH $70,303

Andover, NH $71,012 Ashland, NH $70,727 Barnstead, NH $71,185 Belmont, NH $70,893 Bradford, NH $71,570 Bristol, NH $70,737 Campton, NH $70,467 Canterbury, NH $70,287

Center Barnstead, NH $71,394 Center Harbor, NH $70,770 Center Sandwich, NH $70,492 Contoocook, NH $70,819 Danbury, NH $71,103 East Andover, NH $71,017 Elkins, NH $71,173 Epsom, NH $70,857

Franklin, NH $70,881 Gilmanton, NH $70,968 Glencliff, NH $70,398 Grafton, NH $70,701 Hebron, NH $70,495 Henniker, NH $71,655 Hill, NH $71,057 Hillsborough, NH $71,889

Holderness, NH $70,619 Laconia, NH $71,162 Gilford, NH $71,156 Lincoln, NH $70,489 Lochmere, NH $70,850 Canaan, NH $70,482 Claremont, NH $70,731 Cornish, NH $70,441

Cornish Flat, NH $70,454 Enfield, NH $70,575 Enfield Center, NH $70,647 Etna, NH $70,383 Georges Mills, NH $70,966 Goshen, NH $71,295 Grantham, NH $70,684 Guild, NH $71,001

Hanover, NH $70,550 Lebanon, NH $70,523 Haverhill, NH $70,484 Lyme, NH $70,337 Lyme Center, NH $70,338 Meriden, NH $70,552 Monroe, NH $70,483 Newport, NH $70,825

North Haverhill, NH $70,477 Orford, NH $70,325 Piermont, NH $70,309 Pike, NH $70,367 Plainfield, NH $70,396 Sunapee, NH $71,170 West Lebanon, NH $70,549 Woodsville, NH $70,414

Portsmouth, NH $74,273 Newington, NH $73,371 Alton, NH $71,561 Alton Bay, NH $71,269 Atkinson, NH $74,463 Bartlett, NH $70,446 Center Conway, NH $70,393 Center Ossipee, NH $70,672

Center Strafford, NH $72,152 Center Tuftonboro, NH $70,791 Chocorua, NH $70,540 Conway, NH $70,496 Danville, NH $73,599 Dover, NH $73,553 Madbury, NH $73,418 Durham, NH $73,785

Barrington, NH $72,634 East Hampstead, NH $74,123 East Kingston, NH $73,914 East Wakefield, NH $70,905 Eaton Center, NH $70,465 Exeter, NH $73,644 Farmington, NH $71,919 South Tamworth, NH $70,503

Strafford, NH $71,883 Stratham, NH $73,942 Tamworth, NH $70,565 Union, NH $71,591 West Ossipee, NH $70,667 Wolfeboro, NH $71,266 Wolfeboro Falls, NH $71,296 Wonalancet, NH $70,462

Freedom, NH $70,561 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH $71,098 Glen, NH $70,530 Rochester, NH $72,607 Greenland, NH $74,185 Hampstead, NH $74,157 Hampton, NH $73,879 Hampton Falls, NH $73,823

Intervale, NH $70,549 Jackson, NH $70,356 Kearsarge, NH $70,673 Kingston, NH $73,920 Madison, NH $70,561 Melvin Village, NH $70,849 Milton, NH $71,690 Milton Mills, NH $71,136

Mirror Lake, NH $71,229 New Castle, NH $74,191 New Durham, NH $71,626 Newfields, NH $73,704 Newmarket, NH $73,778 Newton, NH $74,208 Newton Junction, NH $74,258 North Conway, NH $70,626

Lee, NH $73,324 North Hampton, NH $74,019 Ossipee, NH $70,710 Plaistow, NH $74,391 Rollinsford, NH $73,417 Rye, NH $74,232 Rye Beach, NH $74,056 Sanbornville, NH $70,973

Sandown, NH $73,565 Seabrook, NH $73,823 Silver Lake, NH $70,539 Somersworth, NH $73,076 Effingham, NH $70,641 Meredith, NH $71,196 Bath, NH $70,433

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

$62,015

Average $71,421/year

$80,751

$5,168

Average $5,952/month

$6,729

$1,193

Average $1,373/week

$1,553

$30

Average $34/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,751	$6,729	$1,553	$39
Average	$71,421	$5,952	$1,373	$34
25th Percentile	$62,015	$5,168	$1,193	$30

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