Purchasing Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Purchasing Assistant make in South Dakota?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Assistant in South Dakota is $64,182 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): $80,220
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,732 to $72,577
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,039

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Purchasing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,577	$6,048	$1,396	$35
Average	$64,182	$5,349	$1,234	$31
25th Percentile	$55,732	$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): $49,421
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,724
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,565
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,096
Expert (over 8 years): $92,763

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$49,421
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$56,724
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$63,565
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$81,096
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Assistant	$92,763

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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: $78,194.
California: $77,897.
Massachusetts: $76,859.

District of Columbia $78,194 California $77,897 Massachusetts $76,859 Washington $76,577 New Jersey $76,549 Alaska $76,450 Connecticut $75,475 New York $75,080

Hawaii $73,815 Rhode Island $73,222 Maryland $72,820 Minnesota $72,269 Colorado $72,057 Illinois $71,986 Oregon $71,718 Delaware $71,520

New Hampshire $71,396 Virginia $71,118 Pennsylvania $70,305 Nevada $69,896 North Dakota $69,762 Michigan $69,550 Wisconsin $69,472 Vermont $69,317

Texas $68,886 Maine $68,858 Arizona $68,815 Ohio $68,766 Georgia $68,116 Indiana $67,791 Wyoming $67,728 Utah $67,629

Iowa $67,586 Kansas $67,248 Louisiana $67,149 North Carolina $67,113 Missouri $67,099 Florida $66,824 Montana $66,675 Nebraska $66,534

Kentucky $66,457 South Carolina $66,174 Tennessee $65,997 Idaho $65,927 New Mexico $65,411 Oklahoma $65,298 Alabama $64,882 South Dakota $64,182

Arkansas $63,801 West Virginia $63,596 Mississippi $62,982

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: $62,954
Aurora: $63,045
Baltic: $63,752

Alcester, SD $62,954 Aurora, SD $63,045 Baltic, SD $63,752 Beresford, SD $62,989 Brandon, SD $64,105 Brookings, SD $63,045 Burbank, SD $62,841 Canistota, SD $63,045

Canton, SD $63,610 Centerville, SD $63,045 Chancellor, SD $63,399 Chester, SD $63,045 Colman, SD $63,045 Colton, SD $63,328 Crooks, SD $64,105 Davis, SD $63,045

Dell Rapids, SD $63,469 Egan, SD $63,045 Elk Point, SD $63,095 Elkton, SD $63,045 Fairview, SD $63,116 Flandreau, SD $63,045 Freeman, SD $63,045 Garretson, SD $63,822

Gayville, SD $62,841 Harrisburg, SD $64,105 Hartford, SD $63,752 Hudson, SD $62,989 Humboldt, SD $63,328 Hurley, SD $63,045 Irene, SD $63,045 Jefferson, SD $63,434

Lennox, SD $63,610 Lesterville, SD $63,045 Lyons, SD $63,893 Madison, SD $63,045 Marion, SD $63,045 Menno, SD $63,045 Mission Hill, SD $62,939 Monroe, SD $63,045

Belle Fourche, SD $61,788 Black Hawk, SD $62,848 Box Elder, SD $62,848 Buffalo, SD $61,788 Buffalo Gap, SD $61,788 Camp Crook, SD $61,788 Caputa, SD $62,777 Custer, SD $61,788

Deadwood, SD $61,788 Edgemont, SD $61,788 Enning, SD $61,788 Fairburn, SD $61,788 Fort Meade, SD $61,788 Hermosa, SD $62,353 Hill City, SD $62,000 Hot Springs, SD $61,788

Howes, SD $61,788 Interior, SD $61,788 Keystone, SD $62,283 Kyle, SD $61,788 Lead, SD $61,788 Ludlow, SD $61,788 Manderson, SD $61,788 Mud Butte, SD $61,788

Nemo, SD $62,283 Newell, SD $61,788 New Underwood, SD $62,353 Nisland, SD $61,788 Oelrichs, SD $61,788 Oglala, SD $61,788 Oral, SD $61,788 Owanka, SD $61,788

Piedmont, SD $62,495 Pine Ridge, SD $61,788 Porcupine, SD $61,788 Pringle, SD $61,788 Quinn, SD $61,788 Redig, SD $61,788 Saint Onge, SD $61,788 Scenic, SD $61,788

Smithwick, SD $61,788 Spearfish, SD $61,788 Sturgis, SD $61,788 Union Center, SD $61,788 Vale, SD $61,788 Wall, SD $61,788 Wasta, SD $61,788 White Owl, SD $61,788

Whitewood, SD $61,788 Wounded Knee, SD $61,788 Leola, SD $63,808 Long Lake, SD $63,808 Mansfield, SD $58,441 Mellette, SD $58,441 Northville, SD $58,441 Onaka, SD $58,441

Orient, SD $58,441 Pierpont, SD $66,930 Redfield, SD $58,441 Rockham, SD $58,441 Roscoe, SD $58,441 Selby, SD $58,441 Seneca, SD $58,441 Stratford, SD $58,441

Tolstoy, SD $58,441 Tulare, SD $58,441 Turton, SD $58,441 Warner, SD $58,441 Westport, SD $62,685 Pierre, SD $59,500 Agar, SD $58,441 Belvidere, SD $58,441

Blunt, SD $59,430 Burke, SD $58,441 Colome, SD $58,441 Dallas, SD $58,441 Draper, SD $58,441 Fort Pierre, SD $59,430 Gregory, SD $58,441 Hamill, SD $58,441

Harrold, SD $58,582 Hayes, SD $58,441 Herrick, SD $58,441 Holabird, SD $58,441 Ideal, SD $58,441 Kadoka, SD $60,115 Kennebec, SD $58,441 Long Valley, SD $60,115

Lower Brule, SD $58,441 Martin, SD $61,788 Midland, SD $58,441 Milesville, SD $60,115 Mission, SD $58,441 Murdo, SD $58,441 Norris, SD $58,441 Okaton, SD $58,441

Okreek, SD $58,441 Onida, SD $58,865 Parmelee, SD $58,441 Philip, SD $60,115 Presho, SD $58,441 Reliance, SD $58,441 Rosebud, SD $58,441 Saint Charles, SD $58,441

Saint Francis, SD $58,441 Tuthill, SD $60,115 Vivian, SD $58,441 Wanblee, SD $61,788 White River, SD $58,441 Winner, SD $58,441 Witten, SD $58,441 Wood, SD $58,441

Mobridge, SD $58,441 Bison, SD $61,788 Bullhead, SD $69,176 Cherry Creek, SD $58,441 Dupree, SD $58,441 Eagle Butte, SD $58,441 Faith, SD $61,788 Glencross, SD $58,441

Glenham, SD $58,441 Herreid, SD $69,176 Isabel, SD $58,441 Keldron, SD $69,176 Lantry, SD $58,441 Lemmon, SD $69,176 Little Eagle, SD $69,176 Lodgepole, SD $65,482

Mc Intosh, SD $69,176 Mc Laughlin, SD $69,176 Meadow, SD $65,482 Morristown, SD $69,176 Mound City, SD $63,808 Pollock, SD $69,176 Prairie City, SD $61,788 Ralph, SD $61,788

Reva, SD $61,788 Ridgeview, SD $58,441 Timber Lake, SD $58,441 Trail City, SD $58,441 Wakpala, SD $63,808 Walker, SD $69,176 Watauga, SD $69,176 Whitehorse, SD $58,441

Rapid City, SD $62,848 Ellsworth Afb, SD $62,848 Allen, SD $61,788 Batesland, SD $61,788 Montrose, SD $63,045 North Sioux City, SD $63,476 Nunda, SD $63,045 Oldham, SD $63,045

Olivet, SD $63,045 Parker, SD $63,045 Ramona, SD $63,045 Renner, SD $64,105 Rowena, SD $64,105 Rutland, SD $63,045 Salem, SD $63,045 Scotland, SD $63,045

Sinai, SD $63,045 Springfield, SD $62,939 Tabor, SD $62,939 Tea, SD $64,034 Trent, SD $63,045 Tyndall, SD $63,045 Utica, SD $63,045 Valley Springs, SD $64,034

Vermillion, SD $62,841 Viborg, SD $63,045 Volga, SD $63,045 Volin, SD $63,045 Wakonda, SD $63,045 Wentworth, SD $63,045 Winfred, SD $63,045 Worthing, SD $63,681

Yankton, SD $62,939 Sioux Falls, SD $64,105 Vienna, SD $63,045 Wallace, SD $63,045 Waubay, SD $66,930 Webster, SD $66,930 White, SD $63,045 Willow Lake, SD $63,045

Wilmot, SD $66,930 Mitchell, SD $63,045 Alexandria, SD $63,045 Alpena, SD $60,743 Armour, SD $63,045 Artesian, SD $63,045 Avon, SD $63,045 Bonesteel, SD $60,743

Bridgewater, SD $63,045 Canova, SD $63,045 Carpenter, SD $63,045 Carthage, SD $63,045 Cavour, SD $63,045 Chamberlain, SD $58,441 Corsica, SD $63,045 Dante, SD $63,045

Delmont, SD $63,045 Dimock, SD $63,045 Emery, SD $63,045 Ethan, SD $63,045 Fairfax, SD $60,743 Fedora, SD $63,045 Fort Thompson, SD $58,441 Fulton, SD $63,045

Gann Valley, SD $58,441 Geddes, SD $60,743 Harrison, SD $63,045 Highmore, SD $58,441 Stephan, SD $58,441 Hitchcock, SD $58,441 Howard, SD $63,045 Huron, SD $60,743

Iroquois, SD $63,045 Kaylor, SD $63,045 Kimball, SD $58,441 Lake Andes, SD $63,045 Lane, SD $60,743 Letcher, SD $63,045 Marty, SD $63,045 Miller, SD $58,441

Mount Vernon, SD $63,045 New Holland, SD $60,743 Oacoma, SD $58,441 Parkston, SD $63,045 Pickstown, SD $63,045 Plankinton, SD $60,743 Platte, SD $60,743 Pukwana, SD $58,441

Ree Heights, SD $58,441 Saint Lawrence, SD $58,441 Spencer, SD $63,045 Stickney, SD $63,045 Tripp, SD $63,045 Virgil, SD $58,441 Wagner, SD $63,045 Wessington, SD $58,441

Wessington Springs, SD $58,441 White Lake, SD $58,441 Wolsey, SD $58,441 Woonsocket, SD $63,045 Yale, SD $63,045 Aberdeen, SD $58,441 Akaska, SD $58,441 Amherst, SD $66,930

Andover, SD $66,930 Ashton, SD $58,441 Barnard, SD $62,685 Bath, SD $62,685 Bowdle, SD $58,441 Brentford, SD $58,441 Britton, SD $66,930 Claremont, SD $66,930

Columbia, SD $62,685 Conde, SD $58,441 Cresbard, SD $58,441 Doland, SD $60,743 Eureka, SD $63,808 Faulkton, SD $58,441 Ferney, SD $62,685 Frankfort, SD $58,441

Frederick, SD $66,930 Gettysburg, SD $58,441 Groton, SD $62,685 Hecla, SD $66,930 Hosmer, SD $58,441 Houghton, SD $66,930 Hoven, SD $58,441 Ipswich, SD $58,441

Java, SD $58,441 Langford, SD $66,930 Lebanon, SD $58,441 Watertown, SD $63,045 Arlington, SD $63,045 Astoria, SD $63,045 Badger, SD $63,045 Big Stone City, SD $66,336

Bradley, SD $63,045 Brandt, SD $63,045 Bristol, SD $66,930 Bruce, SD $63,045 Bryant, SD $63,045 Castlewood, SD $63,045 Claire City, SD $66,930 Clark, SD $63,045

Clear Lake, SD $63,045 Corona, SD $66,930 De Smet, SD $63,045 Eden, SD $66,930 Erwin, SD $63,045 Estelline, SD $63,045 Florence, SD $63,045 Garden City, SD $63,045

Gary, SD $63,045 Goodwin, SD $63,045 Grenville, SD $66,930 Hayti, SD $63,045 Hazel, SD $63,045 Henry, SD $63,045 Kranzburg, SD $63,045 Labolt, SD $63,045

Lake City, SD $66,930 Lake Norden, SD $63,045 Lake Preston, SD $63,045 Marvin, SD $64,988 Milbank, SD $66,336 New Effington, SD $66,930 Ortley, SD $66,930 Peever, SD $66,930

Raymond, SD $60,743 Revillo, SD $63,045 Rosholt, SD $66,930 Roslyn, SD $66,930 Sisseton, SD $66,930 South Shore, SD $63,045 Stockholm, SD $63,045 Strandburg, SD $63,045

Summit, SD $64,988 Toronto, SD $63,045 Twin Brooks, SD $64,988 Veblen, SD $66,930

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 April 01, 2026

$55,732

Average $64,182/year

$72,577

$4,644

Average $5,349/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	$72,577	$6,048	$1,396	$35
Average	$64,182	$5,349	$1,234	$31
25th Percentile	$55,732	$4,644	$1,072	$27

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