Purchasing Associate Salary in Colorado

How much does a Purchasing Associate make in Colorado?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Associate in Colorado is $53,220 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,715
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,204 to $58,713
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,728

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Purchasing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,713	$4,893	$1,129	$28
Average	$53,220	$4,435	$1,023	$26
25th Percentile	$47,204	$3,934	$908	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Purchasing Associate Salaries

A Purchasing Associate'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 Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Purchasing Associate'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): $47,138
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,816
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,618
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,926
Expert (over 8 years): $86,667

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$47,138
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$52,816
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$60,618
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$67,926
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$86,667

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How Do Purchasing Associate 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 Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,753.
California: $57,533.
Massachusetts: $56,767.

District of Columbia $57,753 California $57,533 Massachusetts $56,767 Washington $56,558 New Jersey $56,537 Alaska $56,464 Connecticut $55,744 New York $55,452

Hawaii $54,519 Rhode Island $54,080 Maryland $53,783 Minnesota $53,376 Colorado $53,220 Illinois $53,168 Oregon $52,969 Delaware $52,823

New Hampshire $52,732 Virginia $52,526 Pennsylvania $51,926 Nevada $51,624 North Dakota $51,525 Michigan $51,368 Wisconsin $51,311 Vermont $51,196

Texas $50,878 Maine $50,857 Arizona $50,826 Ohio $50,789 Georgia $50,309 Indiana $50,069 Wyoming $50,022 Utah $49,949

Iowa $49,918 Kansas $49,668 Louisiana $49,595 North Carolina $49,569 Missouri $49,558 Florida $49,355 Montana $49,245 Nebraska $49,141

Kentucky $49,083 South Carolina $48,875 Tennessee $48,744 Idaho $48,692 New Mexico $48,311 Oklahoma $48,228 Alabama $47,920 South Dakota $47,404

Arkansas $47,122 West Virginia $46,971 Mississippi $46,517

Top Paying Cities for Purchasing Associates

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:

Glen Haven: $51,373
Hygiene: $54,675
Johnstown: $52,552

Glen Haven, CO $51,373 Hygiene, CO $54,675 Johnstown, CO $52,552 Laporte, CO $51,686 Livermore, CO $51,582 Loveland, CO $51,618 Lyons, CO $54,639 Masonville, CO $51,686

Mead, CO $52,813 Milliken, CO $52,510 Niwot, CO $54,743 Red Feather Lakes, CO $50,147 Severance, CO $51,514 Timnath, CO $51,686 Wellington, CO $51,686 Windsor, CO $51,582

Brighton, CO $52,902 Ault, CO $51,337 Briggsdale, CO $50,101 Carr, CO $49,151 Eastlake, CO $53,110 Eaton, CO $51,045 Evans, CO $52,150 Fort Lupton, CO $52,990

Galeton, CO $50,633 Gilcrest, CO $52,510 Gill, CO $51,034 Greeley, CO $51,989 Henderson, CO $53,037 Hudson, CO $52,959 Keenesburg, CO $52,902 Kersey, CO $51,759

La Salle, CO $52,307 Lucerne, CO $51,269 Nunn, CO $51,373 Orchard, CO $51,165 Pierce, CO $51,373 Ohio City, CO $53,517 Parlin, CO $53,517 Penrose, CO $50,680

Pitkin, CO $53,517 Poncha Springs, CO $53,517 Powderhorn, CO $53,517 Rockvale, CO $50,622 Sargents, CO $53,517 Twin Lakes, CO $53,689 Westcliffe, CO $49,960 Wetmore, CO $50,288

Durango, CO $51,013 Cahone, CO $53,517 Cortez, CO $53,517 Dolores, CO $53,517 Dove Creek, CO $53,517 Egnar, CO $53,517 Hesperus, CO $51,013 Lewis, CO $53,517

Mancos, CO $53,517 Marvel, CO $50,095 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $50,095 Pleasant View, CO $53,517 Rico, CO $53,517 Towaoc, CO $50,095 Yellow Jacket, CO $53,517 Montrose, CO $53,517

Austin, CO $53,517 Bedrock, CO $53,517 Cedaredge, CO $53,517 Cory, CO $53,517 Crawford, CO $53,517 Delta, CO $53,517 Eckert, CO $53,517 Hotchkiss, CO $53,517

Lazear, CO $53,517 Naturita, CO $53,517 Norwood, CO $53,517 Nucla, CO $53,517 Olathe, CO $53,517 Ophir, CO $53,517 Ouray, CO $53,517 Paonia, CO $53,517

Paradox, CO $53,517 Placerville, CO $53,517 Redvale, CO $53,517 Ridgway, CO $53,517 Silverton, CO $53,517 Somerset, CO $53,517 Telluride, CO $53,517 Grand Junction, CO $53,517

Platteville, CO $52,735 Roggen, CO $52,443 Weldona, CO $51,911 Wiggins, CO $51,911 Fort Morgan, CO $51,911 Log Lane Village, CO $51,911 Akron, CO $50,836 Amherst, CO $49,923

Atwood, CO $49,923 Brush, CO $50,836 Crook, CO $48,682 Eckley, CO $50,836 Fleming, CO $49,923 Grover, CO $48,682 Haxtun, CO $49,923 Hereford, CO $48,682

Hillrose, CO $50,836 Holyoke, CO $49,923 Idalia, CO $51,384 Iliff, CO $48,682 Julesburg, CO $48,682 Lindon, CO $52,656 Merino, CO $49,923 New Raymer, CO $49,923

Otis, CO $50,836 Ovid, CO $48,682 Padroni, CO $48,682 Paoli, CO $49,923 Peetz, CO $48,682 Sedgwick, CO $48,682 Snyder, CO $50,836 Sterling, CO $49,923

Stoneham, CO $49,923 Vernon, CO $51,008 Woodrow, CO $52,656 Wray, CO $51,655 Yuma, CO $50,836 Anton, CO $52,656 Arapahoe, CO $50,747 Arriba, CO $51,540

Bethune, CO $51,384 Burlington, CO $51,384 Calhan, CO $51,540 Cascade, CO $52,062 Cheyenne Wells, CO $50,747 Cope, CO $52,098 Cripple Creek, CO $51,712 Divide, CO $51,712

Flagler, CO $51,384 Florissant, CO $51,540 Fountain, CO $51,921 Genoa, CO $51,540 Green Mountain Falls, CO $51,957 Guffey, CO $51,540 Hugo, CO $51,540 Joes, CO $52,098

Karval, CO $50,747 Kirk, CO $52,098 Kit Carson, CO $50,747 Limon, CO $51,540 Lake George, CO $51,540 Manitou Springs, CO $52,062 Matheson, CO $51,540 Peyton, CO $51,608

Ramah, CO $51,540 Rush, CO $51,175 Seibert, CO $51,384 Simla, CO $51,540 Stratton, CO $51,384 U S A F Academy, CO $52,025 Victor, CO $51,749 Vona, CO $51,384

Wild Horse, CO $50,747 Woodland Park, CO $51,817 Yoder, CO $51,097 Colorado Springs, CO $52,062 Clifton, CO $53,517 Fruita, CO $53,517 Gateway, CO $53,517 Glade Park, CO $53,517

Loma, CO $53,517 Mack, CO $53,517 Palisade, CO $53,517 Whitewater, CO $53,517 Glenwood Springs, CO $53,517 Dinosaur, CO $51,248 Aspen, CO $54,039 Snowmass Village, CO $54,039

Avon, CO $53,627 Basalt, CO $53,830 Carbondale, CO $53,475 Collbran, CO $53,517 Craig, CO $53,105 De Beque, CO $53,517 Eagle, CO $53,314 Edwards, CO $53,590

Parachute, CO $53,517 Battlement Mesa, CO $53,517 Gypsum, CO $53,293 Hamilton, CO $53,105 Hayden, CO $53,105 Maybell, CO $53,314 Meeker, CO $53,314 Meredith, CO $53,898

Mesa, CO $53,517 Minturn, CO $53,627 Molina, CO $53,517 New Castle, CO $53,517 Rangely, CO $53,314 Red Cliff, CO $53,627 Rifle, CO $53,517 Silt, CO $53,517

Slater, CO $48,145 Snowmass, CO $53,934 Wolcott, CO $53,418 Woody Creek, CO $54,039 Vail, CO $53,627 Pueblo, CO $50,481 Colorado City, CO $49,960 Aguilar, CO $49,960

Arlington, CO $49,960 Avondale, CO $50,377 Beulah, CO $49,960 Boncarbo, CO $49,960 Boone, CO $50,205 Branson, CO $49,960 Campo, CO $48,489 Cheraw, CO $49,960

Crowley, CO $49,960 Eads, CO $49,960 Fort Lyon, CO $49,960 Fowler, CO $49,960 Gardner, CO $49,960 Granada, CO $49,960 Hartman, CO $49,960 Hasty, CO $49,960

Haswell, CO $49,960 Hoehne, CO $49,960 Holly, CO $49,960 Kim, CO $49,960 La Junta, CO $49,960 Lamar, CO $49,960 Las Animas, CO $49,960 La Veta, CO $49,960

Mc Clave, CO $49,960 Manzanola, CO $49,960 Model, CO $49,960 Olney Springs, CO $49,960 Ordway, CO $49,960 Pritchett, CO $49,960 Rocky Ford, CO $49,960 Rye, CO $49,960

Sheridan Lake, CO $49,960 Springfield, CO $49,960 Sugar City, CO $49,960 Swink, CO $49,960 Trinchera, CO $49,960 Trinidad, CO $49,960 Two Buttes, CO $49,960 Vilas, CO $49,960

Walsenburg, CO $49,960 Walsh, CO $48,489 Weston, CO $49,960 Wiley, CO $49,960 Alamosa, CO $49,960 Antonito, CO $48,510 Arboles, CO $48,510 Arvada, CO $53,178

Aurora, CO $53,142 Bayfield, CO $51,013 Broomfield, CO $53,804 Commerce City, CO $53,178 Dupont, CO $53,178 Eldorado Springs, CO $54,743 Lafayette, CO $54,675 Louisville, CO $54,743

Westminster, CO $53,178 Wheat Ridge, CO $53,178 Agate, CO $52,098 Bennett, CO $52,656 Byers, CO $52,656 Castle Rock, CO $52,255 Deer Trail, CO $52,656 Elbert, CO $51,806

Elizabeth, CO $52,203 Englewood, CO $53,178 Franktown, CO $52,250 Kiowa, CO $52,098 Larkspur, CO $51,874 Littleton, CO $53,142 Lone Tree, CO $53,142 Louviers, CO $52,865

Monument, CO $51,817 Palmer Lake, CO $51,712 Parker, CO $52,776 Sedalia, CO $52,698 Strasburg, CO $52,656 Watkins, CO $53,105 Denver, CO $53,178 Thornton, CO $53,178

Boulder, CO $54,743 Golden, CO $53,142 Alma, CO $53,235 Bailey, CO $53,048 Black Hawk, CO $54,430 Bond, CO $53,209 Breckenridge, CO $53,272 Buffalo Creek, CO $52,729

Burns, CO $53,162 Central City, CO $54,393 Clark, CO $50,622 Climax, CO $53,314 Coalmont, CO $52,829 Como, CO $53,105 Conifer, CO $53,235 Cowdrey, CO $48,145

Dillon, CO $53,314 Dumont, CO $53,533 Evergreen, CO $52,829 Empire, CO $53,496 Fairplay, CO $53,215 Fraser, CO $53,663 Frisco, CO $53,381 Georgetown, CO $53,470

Granby, CO $53,783 Grand Lake, CO $53,486 Grant, CO $53,173 Hartsel, CO $52,719 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $53,475 Idaho Springs, CO $53,512 Idledale, CO $53,037 Indian Hills, CO $53,006

Jamestown, CO $54,743 Jefferson, CO $53,105 Kittredge, CO $52,902 Kremmling, CO $53,105 Leadville, CO $53,308 Mc Coy, CO $53,105 Morrison, CO $53,110 Nederland, CO $54,675

Oak Creek, CO $53,105 Parshall, CO $53,293 Phippsburg, CO $53,105 Pine, CO $53,037 Pinecliffe, CO $54,743 Rand, CO $52,829 Rollinsville, CO $54,639 Shawnee, CO $53,147

Silver Plume, CO $53,460 Steamboat Springs, CO $53,105 Tabernash, CO $53,731 Toponas, CO $53,105 Walden, CO $49,652 Ward, CO $54,706 Winter Park, CO $53,606 Yampa, CO $53,105

Silverthorne, CO $53,381 Longmont, CO $54,602 Allenspark, CO $54,534 Estes Park, CO $52,693 Bellvue, CO $51,686 Berthoud, CO $52,834 Dacono, CO $53,580 Drake, CO $51,478

Erie, CO $54,602 Firestone, CO $53,027 Fort Collins, CO $51,686 Frederick, CO $54,393 Blanca, CO $49,960 Capulin, CO $49,235 Center, CO $49,960 Chama, CO $49,960

Chimney Rock, CO $51,013 Chromo, CO $48,510 Conejos, CO $48,510 Creede, CO $53,517 Crestone, CO $49,960 Del Norte, CO $51,671 Fort Garland, CO $49,960 San Luis, CO $48,510

Homelake, CO $49,960 Hooper, CO $49,960 Ignacio, CO $48,510 Jaroso, CO $48,510 La Jara, CO $49,235 Manassa, CO $49,235 Moffat, CO $49,960 Monte Vista, CO $49,960

Mosca, CO $49,960 Pagosa Springs, CO $48,510 Romeo, CO $49,235 Saguache, CO $51,671 Sanford, CO $49,235 San Pablo, CO $49,960 South Fork, CO $53,517 Villa Grove, CO $51,671

Salida, CO $52,531 Almont, CO $53,517 Buena Vista, CO $53,517 Canon City, CO $50,805 Cimarron, CO $53,517 Coal Creek, CO $50,601 Coaldale, CO $50,747 Cotopaxi, CO $50,747

Crested Butte, CO $53,554 Florence, CO $50,638 Monarch, CO $53,517 Granite, CO $53,387 Gunnison, CO $53,517 Hillside, CO $50,747 Howard, CO $51,540 Lake City, CO $53,517

Nathrop, CO $53,517

Purchasing Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Purchasing Associate'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

$47,204

Average $53,220/year

$58,713

$3,934

Average $4,435/month

$4,893

$908

Average $1,023/week

$1,129

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,713	$4,893	$1,129	$28
Average	$53,220	$4,435	$1,023	$26
25th Percentile	$47,204	$3,934	$908	$23

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