Purchasing Associate Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Purchasing Associate make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Associate in Connecticut is $55,768 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,749
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,460 to $61,516
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,717

Compensation Planning

Develop a Job Description

Pay Equity

2025 Compensation Trend

AI-Powered Talent

Recruit with AI

Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits

View as table

Purchasing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,516	$5,126	$1,183	$30
Average	$55,768	$4,647	$1,072	$27
25th Percentile	$49,460	$4,122	$951	$24

You may get higher pay by adjusting the following factors:

Change Search Criteria

Check out Purchasing Associate Job Openings in Connecticut

Travel L&D RN - Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

Focus Staff - GEORGETOWN, TX

Registered Nurse (RN)

Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center - MANKATO, MN

Registered Nurse (RN)

Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center (2) - LITCHFIELD, MN

Dental Hygienist (Part Time)

Yancho Family Dentistry - TRAVERSE CITY, MI

Search More Purchasing Associate Jobs in Connecticut

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): $49,386
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,345
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,528
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,189
Expert (over 8 years): $90,819

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$49,386
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$55,345
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$63,528
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$71,189
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$90,819

View as Graph

What Am I Worth?

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: $57,777.
California: $57,558.
Massachusetts: $56,791.

District of Columbia $57,777 California $57,558 Massachusetts $56,791 Washington $56,582 New Jersey $56,561 Alaska $56,488 Connecticut $55,768 New York $55,476

Hawaii $54,542 Rhode Island $54,103 Maryland $53,806 Minnesota $53,399 Colorado $53,242 Illinois $53,190 Oregon $52,992 Delaware $52,846

New Hampshire $52,754 Virginia $52,548 Pennsylvania $51,948 Nevada $51,645 North Dakota $51,546 Michigan $51,390 Wisconsin $51,332 Vermont $51,218

Texas $50,899 Maine $50,878 Arizona $50,847 Ohio $50,810 Georgia $50,330 Indiana $50,090 Wyoming $50,043 Utah $49,970

Iowa $49,939 Kansas $49,689 Louisiana $49,616 North Carolina $49,589 Missouri $49,579 Florida $49,375 Montana $49,266 Nebraska $49,162

Kentucky $49,104 South Carolina $48,895 Tennessee $48,765 Idaho $48,713 New Mexico $48,332 Oklahoma $48,248 Alabama $47,940 South Dakota $47,424

Arkansas $47,142 West Virginia $46,991 Mississippi $46,537

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:

Old Mystic: $54,883
Oneco: $54,742
Avon: $54,988

Old Mystic, CT $54,883 Oneco, CT $54,742 Avon, CT $54,988 Bloomfield, CT $55,020 Windsor, CT $55,021 Bristol, CT $55,015 Burlington, CT $55,012 Broad Brook, CT $54,714

Canaan, CT $54,751 Canton, CT $54,962 Canton Center, CT $54,945 Colebrook, CT $54,753 Collinsville, CT $54,957 East Berlin, CT $54,928 East Canaan, CT $54,813 East Glastonbury, CT $55,020

East Granby, CT $54,721 East Hartland, CT $54,581 East Windsor Hill, CT $54,978 Ellington, CT $54,594 Farmington, CT $54,929 Falls Village, CT $54,939 Glastonbury, CT $55,022 Granby, CT $54,609

Berlin, CT $54,924 Lakeville, CT $54,986 Manchester, CT $55,015 Bolton, CT $54,944 New Britain, CT $54,907 New Hartford, CT $55,003 Norfolk, CT $54,888 North Canton, CT $54,904

North Granby, CT $54,448 Pine Meadow, CT $54,954 Plainville, CT $54,928 Barkhamsted, CT $54,844 Poquonock, CT $54,978 Riverton, CT $54,776 Vernon Rockville, CT $54,870 Rocky Hill, CT $54,961

Salisbury, CT $54,616 Sharon, CT $55,402 Simsbury, CT $54,940 Somers, CT $54,145 Somersville, CT $54,135 South Glastonbury, CT $55,008 South Windsor, CT $54,999 North Windham, CT $54,871

Pomfret Center, CT $54,813 Putnam, CT $54,782 Quinebaug, CT $54,798 Rogers, CT $54,780 Scotland, CT $54,873 South Willington, CT $54,735 South Windham, CT $54,885 South Woodstock, CT $54,807

Storrs Mansfield, CT $54,841 Thompson, CT $54,793 Ashford, CT $54,745 Willington, CT $54,728 Windham, CT $54,877 Woodstock, CT $54,792 Woodstock Valley, CT $54,769 New London, CT $54,886

Baltic, CT $54,873 Canterbury, CT $54,850 Central Village, CT $54,807 East Lyme, CT $54,904 Bozrah, CT $54,879 Gales Ferry, CT $54,882 Gilman, CT $54,890 Mashantucket, CT $54,877

Ledyard, CT $54,881 Groton, CT $54,885 Hanover, CT $54,872 Jewett City, CT $54,870 Montville, CT $54,884 Moosup, CT $54,780 Mystic, CT $54,883 Niantic, CT $54,901

North Stonington, CT $54,856 Norwich, CT $54,870 Preston, CT $54,870 Oakdale, CT $54,899 Old Lyme, CT $55,005 Stafford, CT $54,503 Stafford Springs, CT $54,531 Staffordville, CT $54,452

Suffield, CT $54,093 Taconic, CT $54,817 Tariffville, CT $54,843 Enfield, CT $54,082 Tolland, CT $54,708 Unionville, CT $54,975 East Windsor, CT $54,643 Weatogue, CT $54,991

West Granby, CT $54,726 West Hartland, CT $54,601 West Simsbury, CT $54,933 West Suffield, CT $54,103 Winchester Center, CT $54,939 Windsor Locks, CT $54,644 Winsted, CT $54,933 Hartford, CT $55,069

West Hartford, CT $55,022 East Hartford, CT $55,064 Wethersfield, CT $55,019 Newington, CT $54,918 Plainfield, CT $54,830 Quaker Hill, CT $54,886 South Lyme, CT $54,937 Sterling, CT $54,728

Stonington, CT $54,872 Pawcatuck, CT $54,842 Taftville, CT $54,870 Uncasville, CT $54,882 Versailles, CT $54,867 Voluntown, CT $54,828 Waterford, CT $54,887 Wauregan, CT $54,802

West Mystic, CT $54,884 Yantic, CT $54,874 Ansonia, CT $55,980 Beacon Falls, CT $55,831 Botsford, CT $56,860 Branford, CT $55,455 Cheshire, CT $55,352 Centerbrook, CT $55,176

Chester, CT $55,176 Clinton, CT $55,416 Cobalt, CT $55,026 Colchester, CT $54,973 Cromwell, CT $54,958 Deep River, CT $55,208 Derby, CT $56,236 Killingworth, CT $55,347

Salem, CT $54,931 Durham, CT $55,211 East Haddam, CT $55,053 East Hampton, CT $55,043 Essex, CT $55,128 Guilford, CT $55,504 Haddam, CT $55,158 Hadlyme, CT $55,082

Hawleyville, CT $56,717 Higganum, CT $55,172 Ivoryton, CT $55,187 Madison, CT $55,437 Marion, CT $55,201 Marlborough, CT $55,009 Meriden, CT $55,053 Middlefield, CT $55,094

Middle Haddam, CT $55,064 Middletown, CT $55,030 Milford, CT $57,023 Milldale, CT $55,111 Monroe, CT $57,592 Moodus, CT $55,068 Newtown, CT $56,828 North Branford, CT $55,439

Northford, CT $55,430 North Haven, CT $55,388 North Westchester, CT $54,967 Old Saybrook, CT $55,149 Orange, CT $55,644 Oxford, CT $56,271 Plantsville, CT $55,108 Portland, CT $55,002

Rockfall, CT $55,033 Sandy Hook, CT $56,778 Seymour, CT $56,010 Shelton, CT $57,413 South Britain, CT $56,478 Southbury, CT $56,459 Southington, CT $54,965 Stevenson, CT $57,714

Wallingford, CT $55,334 Stratford, CT $58,511 Westbrook, CT $55,287 New Haven, CT $55,309 East Haven, CT $55,335 Hamden, CT $55,383 West Haven, CT $55,357 Bethany, CT $55,593

Woodbridge, CT $55,474 Willimantic, CT $54,885 Abington, CT $54,806 Amston, CT $54,943 Andover, CT $54,919 Ballouville, CT $54,758 Brooklyn, CT $54,805 Chaplin, CT $54,852

Columbia, CT $54,924 Coventry, CT $54,890 Danielson, CT $54,740 Dayville, CT $54,742 Eastford, CT $54,781 East Killingly, CT $54,688 East Woodstock, CT $54,801 Fabyan, CT $54,801

Grosvenor Dale, CT $54,802 Hampton, CT $54,834 Hebron, CT $54,953 Lebanon, CT $54,904 Mansfield Center, CT $54,856 Mansfield Depot, CT $54,858 North Franklin, CT $54,879 North Grosvenordale, CT $54,806

Pomfret, CT $54,809 Bridgeport, CT $58,663 Trumbull, CT $58,348 Easton, CT $58,315 Waterbury, CT $55,532 Prospect, CT $55,518 Wolcott, CT $55,210 Bantam, CT $55,731

Bethlehem, CT $55,853 Cornwall, CT $55,465 Cornwall Bridge, CT $55,787 Gaylordsville, CT $56,293 Goshen, CT $55,325 Kent, CT $55,899 Lakeside, CT $55,792 Litchfield, CT $55,531

Middlebury, CT $55,920 Morris, CT $55,702 Naugatuck, CT $55,780 New Milford, CT $56,462 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $55,999 Northfield, CT $55,345 Oakville, CT $55,571 Pequabuck, CT $55,145

Plymouth, CT $55,326 Roxbury, CT $56,421 Sherman, CT $56,528 South Kent, CT $56,028 Terryville, CT $55,187 Thomaston, CT $55,411 Torrington, CT $55,169 Harwinton, CT $55,184

Washington, CT $56,118 Washington Depot, CT $56,155 Watertown, CT $55,648 West Cornwall, CT $55,296 Woodbury, CT $56,084 Bethel, CT $56,783 Brookfield, CT $56,693 Cos Cob, CT $59,167

Danbury, CT $56,701 New Fairfield, CT $56,701 Darien, CT $59,149 Fairfield, CT $58,629 Georgetown, CT $58,160 Greenwich, CT $59,122 Greens Farms, CT $58,595 New Canaan, CT $58,902

Norwalk, CT $58,940 Old Greenwich, CT $59,167 Redding Center, CT $57,606 Redding Ridge, CT $57,606 Ridgefield, CT $57,100 Riverside, CT $59,164 Westport, CT $58,595 Weston, CT $58,355

Southport, CT $58,615 Redding, CT $57,477 Wilton, CT $58,414 Stamford, CT $59,181 Bridgewater, CT $56,613

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 May 01, 2026

$49,460

Average $55,768/year

$61,516

$4,122

Average $4,647/month

$5,126

$951

Average $1,072/week

$1,183

$24

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,516	$5,126	$1,183	$30
Average	$55,768	$4,647	$1,072	$27
25th Percentile	$49,460	$4,122	$951	$24

Salaries of jobs related to Purchasing Associate

Find Your Next Purchasing Associate Job

Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current Purchasing Associate job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Cost of Living In Connecticut

Cost of Living in Connecticut is

6.9% Higher

than the National Average

Use Salary.com's Cost of Living Calculator to find out what income you need to maintain your standard of living in a different city and how much more or less money you need to budget for basic expenses.

Explore Cost of Living Calculator

Empower Your Team

Salary.com experts will help you thrive your workplaces.

Find Salary.com Comp Consulting

See Salary Trends in 2025

Salary.com provides salary survey data for thousands of industry Jobs.

Price Your Company Jobs and Make Pay Fair

Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?

Salary.com salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons are derived from both employer job postings and third-party data sources. We also provide multiple percentiles of salary information for your reference, click here to know Why the Salary Midpoint Formula Is Crucial to Getting Pay Equity Right. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.