Purchasing Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in South Dakota?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in South Dakota is $64,159 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,230
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,727 to $72,571
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,050

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,571	$6,048	$1,396	$35
Average	$64,159	$5,347	$1,234	$31
25th Percentile	$55,727	$4,644	$1,072	$27

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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): $49,406
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,704
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,540
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,071
Expert (over 8 years): $92,755

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$49,406
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$56,704
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$63,540
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$81,071
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$92,755

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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:

Alcester: $62,930
Aurora: $63,022
Baltic: $63,728

Alcester, SD $62,930 Aurora, SD $63,022 Baltic, SD $63,728 Beresford, SD $62,965 Brandon, SD $64,081 Brookings, SD $63,022 Burbank, SD $62,817 Canistota, SD $63,022

Canton, SD $63,587 Centerville, SD $63,022 Chancellor, SD $63,375 Chester, SD $63,022 Colman, SD $63,022 Colton, SD $63,304 Crooks, SD $64,081 Davis, SD $63,022

Dell Rapids, SD $63,446 Egan, SD $63,022 Elk Point, SD $63,071 Elkton, SD $63,022 Fairview, SD $63,093 Flandreau, SD $63,022 Freeman, SD $63,022 Garretson, SD $63,799

Gayville, SD $62,817 Harrisburg, SD $64,081 Hartford, SD $63,728 Hudson, SD $62,965 Humboldt, SD $63,304 Hurley, SD $63,022 Irene, SD $63,022 Jefferson, SD $63,410

Lennox, SD $63,587 Lesterville, SD $63,022 Lyons, SD $63,869 Madison, SD $63,022 Marion, SD $63,022 Menno, SD $63,022 Mission Hill, SD $62,916 Monroe, SD $63,022

Belle Fourche, SD $61,765 Black Hawk, SD $62,824 Box Elder, SD $62,824 Buffalo, SD $61,765 Buffalo Gap, SD $61,765 Camp Crook, SD $61,765 Caputa, SD $62,754 Custer, SD $61,765

Deadwood, SD $61,765 Edgemont, SD $61,765 Enning, SD $61,765 Fairburn, SD $61,765 Fort Meade, SD $61,765 Hermosa, SD $62,330 Hill City, SD $61,977 Hot Springs, SD $61,765

Howes, SD $61,765 Interior, SD $61,765 Keystone, SD $62,259 Kyle, SD $61,765 Lead, SD $61,765 Ludlow, SD $61,765 Manderson, SD $61,765 Mud Butte, SD $61,765

Nemo, SD $62,259 Newell, SD $61,765 New Underwood, SD $62,330 Nisland, SD $61,765 Oelrichs, SD $61,765 Oglala, SD $61,765 Oral, SD $61,765 Owanka, SD $61,765

Piedmont, SD $62,471 Pine Ridge, SD $61,765 Porcupine, SD $61,765 Pringle, SD $61,765 Quinn, SD $61,765 Redig, SD $61,765 Saint Onge, SD $61,765 Scenic, SD $61,765

Smithwick, SD $61,765 Spearfish, SD $61,765 Sturgis, SD $61,765 Union Center, SD $61,765 Vale, SD $61,765 Wall, SD $61,765 Wasta, SD $61,765 White Owl, SD $61,765

Whitewood, SD $61,765 Wounded Knee, SD $61,765 Leola, SD $63,784 Long Lake, SD $63,784 Mansfield, SD $58,419 Mellette, SD $58,419 Northville, SD $58,419 Onaka, SD $58,419

Orient, SD $58,419 Pierpont, SD $66,905 Redfield, SD $58,419 Rockham, SD $58,419 Roscoe, SD $58,419 Selby, SD $58,419 Seneca, SD $58,419 Stratford, SD $58,419

Tolstoy, SD $58,419 Tulare, SD $58,419 Turton, SD $58,419 Warner, SD $58,419 Westport, SD $62,662 Pierre, SD $59,478 Agar, SD $58,419 Belvidere, SD $58,419

Blunt, SD $59,407 Burke, SD $58,419 Colome, SD $58,419 Dallas, SD $58,419 Draper, SD $58,419 Fort Pierre, SD $59,407 Gregory, SD $58,419 Hamill, SD $58,419

Harrold, SD $58,560 Hayes, SD $58,419 Herrick, SD $58,419 Holabird, SD $58,419 Ideal, SD $58,419 Kadoka, SD $60,092 Kennebec, SD $58,419 Long Valley, SD $60,092

Lower Brule, SD $58,419 Martin, SD $61,765 Midland, SD $58,419 Milesville, SD $60,092 Mission, SD $58,419 Murdo, SD $58,419 Norris, SD $58,419 Okaton, SD $58,419

Okreek, SD $58,419 Onida, SD $58,843 Parmelee, SD $58,419 Philip, SD $60,092 Presho, SD $58,419 Reliance, SD $58,419 Rosebud, SD $58,419 Saint Charles, SD $58,419

Saint Francis, SD $58,419 Tuthill, SD $60,092 Vivian, SD $58,419 Wanblee, SD $61,765 White River, SD $58,419 Winner, SD $58,419 Witten, SD $58,419 Wood, SD $58,419

Mobridge, SD $58,419 Bison, SD $61,765 Bullhead, SD $69,150 Cherry Creek, SD $58,419 Dupree, SD $58,419 Eagle Butte, SD $58,419 Faith, SD $61,765 Glencross, SD $58,419

Glenham, SD $58,419 Herreid, SD $69,150 Isabel, SD $58,419 Keldron, SD $69,150 Lantry, SD $58,419 Lemmon, SD $69,150 Little Eagle, SD $69,150 Lodgepole, SD $65,458

Mc Intosh, SD $69,150 Mc Laughlin, SD $69,150 Meadow, SD $65,458 Morristown, SD $69,150 Mound City, SD $63,784 Pollock, SD $69,150 Prairie City, SD $61,765 Ralph, SD $61,765

Reva, SD $61,765 Ridgeview, SD $58,419 Timber Lake, SD $58,419 Trail City, SD $58,419 Wakpala, SD $63,784 Walker, SD $69,150 Watauga, SD $69,150 Whitehorse, SD $58,419

Rapid City, SD $62,824 Ellsworth Afb, SD $62,824 Allen, SD $61,765 Batesland, SD $61,765 Montrose, SD $63,022 North Sioux City, SD $63,453 Nunda, SD $63,022 Oldham, SD $63,022

Olivet, SD $63,022 Parker, SD $63,022 Ramona, SD $63,022 Renner, SD $64,081 Rowena, SD $64,081 Rutland, SD $63,022 Salem, SD $63,022 Scotland, SD $63,022

Sinai, SD $63,022 Springfield, SD $62,916 Tabor, SD $62,916 Tea, SD $64,010 Trent, SD $63,022 Tyndall, SD $63,022 Utica, SD $63,022 Valley Springs, SD $64,010

Vermillion, SD $62,817 Viborg, SD $63,022 Volga, SD $63,022 Volin, SD $63,022 Wakonda, SD $63,022 Wentworth, SD $63,022 Winfred, SD $63,022 Worthing, SD $63,657

Yankton, SD $62,916 Sioux Falls, SD $64,081 Vienna, SD $63,022 Wallace, SD $63,022 Waubay, SD $66,905 Webster, SD $66,905 White, SD $63,022 Willow Lake, SD $63,022

Wilmot, SD $66,905 Mitchell, SD $63,022 Alexandria, SD $63,022 Alpena, SD $60,720 Armour, SD $63,022 Artesian, SD $63,022 Avon, SD $63,022 Bonesteel, SD $60,720

Bridgewater, SD $63,022 Canova, SD $63,022 Carpenter, SD $63,022 Carthage, SD $63,022 Cavour, SD $63,022 Chamberlain, SD $58,419 Corsica, SD $63,022 Dante, SD $63,022

Delmont, SD $63,022 Dimock, SD $63,022 Emery, SD $63,022 Ethan, SD $63,022 Fairfax, SD $60,720 Fedora, SD $63,022 Fort Thompson, SD $58,419 Fulton, SD $63,022

Gann Valley, SD $58,419 Geddes, SD $60,720 Harrison, SD $63,022 Highmore, SD $58,419 Stephan, SD $58,419 Hitchcock, SD $58,419 Howard, SD $63,022 Huron, SD $60,720

Iroquois, SD $63,022 Kaylor, SD $63,022 Kimball, SD $58,419 Lake Andes, SD $63,022 Lane, SD $60,720 Letcher, SD $63,022 Marty, SD $63,022 Miller, SD $58,419

Mount Vernon, SD $63,022 New Holland, SD $60,720 Oacoma, SD $58,419 Parkston, SD $63,022 Pickstown, SD $63,022 Plankinton, SD $60,720 Platte, SD $60,720 Pukwana, SD $58,419

Ree Heights, SD $58,419 Saint Lawrence, SD $58,419 Spencer, SD $63,022 Stickney, SD $63,022 Tripp, SD $63,022 Virgil, SD $58,419 Wagner, SD $63,022 Wessington, SD $58,419

Wessington Springs, SD $58,419 White Lake, SD $58,419 Wolsey, SD $58,419 Woonsocket, SD $63,022 Yale, SD $63,022 Aberdeen, SD $58,419 Akaska, SD $58,419 Amherst, SD $66,905

Andover, SD $66,905 Ashton, SD $58,419 Barnard, SD $62,662 Bath, SD $62,662 Bowdle, SD $58,419 Brentford, SD $58,419 Britton, SD $66,905 Claremont, SD $66,905

Columbia, SD $62,662 Conde, SD $58,419 Cresbard, SD $58,419 Doland, SD $60,720 Eureka, SD $63,784 Faulkton, SD $58,419 Ferney, SD $62,662 Frankfort, SD $58,419

Frederick, SD $66,905 Gettysburg, SD $58,419 Groton, SD $62,662 Hecla, SD $66,905 Hosmer, SD $58,419 Houghton, SD $66,905 Hoven, SD $58,419 Ipswich, SD $58,419

Java, SD $58,419 Langford, SD $66,905 Lebanon, SD $58,419 Watertown, SD $63,022 Arlington, SD $63,022 Astoria, SD $63,022 Badger, SD $63,022 Big Stone City, SD $66,312

Bradley, SD $63,022 Brandt, SD $63,022 Bristol, SD $66,905 Bruce, SD $63,022 Bryant, SD $63,022 Castlewood, SD $63,022 Claire City, SD $66,905 Clark, SD $63,022

Clear Lake, SD $63,022 Corona, SD $66,905 De Smet, SD $63,022 Eden, SD $66,905 Erwin, SD $63,022 Estelline, SD $63,022 Florence, SD $63,022 Garden City, SD $63,022

Gary, SD $63,022 Goodwin, SD $63,022 Grenville, SD $66,905 Hayti, SD $63,022 Hazel, SD $63,022 Henry, SD $63,022 Kranzburg, SD $63,022 Labolt, SD $63,022

Lake City, SD $66,905 Lake Norden, SD $63,022 Lake Preston, SD $63,022 Marvin, SD $64,963 Milbank, SD $66,312 New Effington, SD $66,905 Ortley, SD $66,905 Peever, SD $66,905

Raymond, SD $60,720 Revillo, SD $63,022 Rosholt, SD $66,905 Roslyn, SD $66,905 Sisseton, SD $66,905 South Shore, SD $63,022 Stockholm, SD $63,022 Strandburg, SD $63,022

Summit, SD $64,963 Toronto, SD $63,022 Twin Brooks, SD $64,963 Veblen, SD $66,905

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

$55,727

Average $64,159/year

$72,571

$4,644

Average $5,347/month

$6,048

$1,072

Average $1,234/week

$1,396

$27

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,571	$6,048	$1,396	$35
Average	$64,159	$5,347	$1,234	$31
25th Percentile	$55,727	$4,644	$1,072	$27

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