Purchasing Associate Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Purchasing Associate make in Massachusetts?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Associate in Massachusetts is $56,767 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): $67,962
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,350 to $62,627
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,509

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Purchasing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,627	$5,219	$1,204	$30
Average	$56,767	$4,731	$1,092	$27
25th Percentile	$50,350	$4,196	$968	$24

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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): $50,280
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,336
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,658
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,453
Expert (over 8 years): $92,444

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$50,280
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$56,336
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$64,658
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$72,453
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$92,444

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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:

Agawam: $54,060
Amherst: $53,903
Barre: $54,545

Agawam, MA $54,060 Amherst, MA $53,903 Barre, MA $54,545 Belchertown, MA $53,971 Blandford, MA $53,919 Bondsville, MA $53,992 Brimfield, MA $53,887 Chester, MA $53,371

Chesterfield, MA $53,606 Chicopee, MA $54,060 Cummington, MA $53,371 Easthampton, MA $54,023 East Longmeadow, MA $54,060 East Otis, MA $54,133 Feeding Hills, MA $54,060 Gilbertville, MA $54,336

Goshen, MA $53,590 Granby, MA $54,044 Granville, MA $53,992 Hadley, MA $53,940 Hampden, MA $54,060 Hardwick, MA $54,373 Hatfield, MA $53,919 Haydenville, MA $53,835

Holyoke, MA $54,060 Huntington, MA $53,940 Leeds, MA $53,919 Leverett, MA $53,887 Ludlow, MA $54,060 Monson, MA $53,992 North Amherst, MA $53,992 Northampton, MA $53,955

Florence, MA $53,955 North Hatfield, MA $53,914 Oakham, MA $54,633 Palmer, MA $53,992 Plainfield, MA $53,371 Russell, MA $53,992 Shutesbury, MA $53,971 Southampton, MA $54,044

South Barre, MA $54,581 South Hadley, MA $54,044 Southwick, MA $54,060 Thorndike, MA $53,992 Three Rivers, MA $54,023 Wales, MA $53,887 Ware, MA $54,352 Warren, MA $54,190

West Chesterfield, MA $53,340 Westfield, MA $54,060 West Hatfield, MA $53,887 West Springfield, MA $54,060 West Warren, MA $54,414 Whately, MA $53,799 Wheelwright, MA $54,560 Wilbraham, MA $54,060

Williamsburg, MA $53,814 Woronoco, MA $54,007 Worthington, MA $53,392 Springfield, MA $54,060 Longmeadow, MA $54,060 Indian Orchard, MA $54,060 Pittsfield, MA $53,512 Adams, MA $53,460

Ashley Falls, MA $54,435 Becket, MA $53,460 Berkshire, MA $53,512 Cheshire, MA $53,512 Dalton, MA $53,512 Glendale, MA $53,496 Great Barrington, MA $53,355 Hinsdale, MA $53,512

Housatonic, MA $53,423 Lanesboro, MA $53,512 Lee, MA $53,496 Lenox, MA $53,512 Lenox Dale, MA $53,512 Middlefield, MA $53,444 Mill River, MA $53,976 Monterey, MA $53,355

North Adams, MA $53,392 North Egremont, MA $53,470 Otis, MA $53,340 Richmond, MA $53,512 Sandisfield, MA $54,180 Savoy, MA $53,444 Sheffield, MA $54,096 South Egremont, MA $53,574

Southfield, MA $54,357 South Lee, MA $53,496 Stockbridge, MA $53,496 Tyringham, MA $53,423 West Stockbridge, MA $53,475 Williamstown, MA $53,392 Windsor, MA $53,496 Greenfield, MA $53,642

Ashfield, MA $53,402 Athol, MA $54,607 Bernardston, MA $53,621 Buckland, MA $53,329 Charlemont, MA $53,204 Colrain, MA $53,381 Conway, MA $53,564 Deerfield, MA $53,658

Drury, MA $53,053 Erving, MA $53,992 Heath, MA $53,204 Lake Pleasant, MA $53,752 Millers Falls, MA $53,705 Monroe Bridge, MA $53,001 Montague, MA $53,752 Gill, MA $53,950

New Salem, MA $54,159 Northfield, MA $53,950 Orange, MA $54,425 Petersham, MA $54,597 Rowe, MA $53,084 Royalston, MA $54,691 Shelburne Falls, MA $53,376 South Deerfield, MA $53,741

Sunderland, MA $53,788 Turners Falls, MA $53,705 Warwick, MA $54,430 Wendell, MA $53,950 Wendell Depot, MA $54,143 Fitchburg, MA $55,124 Ashburnham, MA $54,868 Ashby, MA $55,859

Ayer, MA $56,000 Devens, MA $55,958 Baldwinville, MA $54,779 East Templeton, MA $54,795 Gardner, MA $54,894 Westminster, MA $54,894 Groton, MA $56,052 Harvard, MA $56,047

Hubbardston, MA $54,560 Leominster, MA $54,581 Littleton, MA $56,136 Lunenburg, MA $55,880 Pepperell, MA $56,052 Shirley, MA $55,937 Still River, MA $56,016 Templeton, MA $54,795

Townsend, MA $55,953 West Groton, MA $55,979 West Townsend, MA $55,932 Winchendon, MA $54,675 Winchendon Springs, MA $54,665 Auburn, MA $54,701 North Dartmouth, MA $55,035 South Dartmouth, MA $55,035

North Attleboro, MA $54,039 Plainville, MA $54,002 Attleboro Falls, MA $54,018 North Dighton, MA $53,987 Norton, MA $56,422 Raynham, MA $56,438 Raynham Center, MA $56,438 Rehoboth, MA $54,054

Rochester, MA $55,035 Seekonk, MA $54,054 Swansea, MA $54,002 Berkley, MA $55,066 Taunton, MA $56,386 Westport, MA $55,035 Westport Point, MA $55,035 Berlin, MA $54,665

Cataumet, MA $54,915 Blackstone, MA $53,987 Boylston, MA $54,701 Brookfield, MA $54,597 Charlton, MA $54,665 Charlton City, MA $54,665 Charlton Depot, MA $54,665 Clinton, MA $54,665

East Brookfield, MA $54,649 Douglas, MA $54,612 East Princeton, MA $54,633 Fiskdale, MA $54,545 Grafton, MA $54,701 Holden, MA $54,701 Holland, MA $54,519 Jefferson, MA $54,701

Lancaster, MA $54,612 Leicester, MA $54,701 Linwood, MA $54,581 Manchaug, MA $54,701 Millbury, MA $54,701 Millville, MA $53,934 New Braintree, MA $54,581 Northborough, MA $54,701

Northbridge, MA $54,685 North Brookfield, MA $54,633 North Grafton, MA $54,701 North Oxford, MA $54,701 North Uxbridge, MA $54,581 Oxford, MA $54,685 Princeton, MA $54,649 Rochdale, MA $54,701

Rutland, MA $54,701 Shrewsbury, MA $54,701 Southbridge, MA $54,581 South Grafton, MA $54,701 South Lancaster, MA $54,649 Spencer, MA $54,701 Sterling, MA $54,665 Sturbridge, MA $54,560

Upton, MA $54,665 Uxbridge, MA $54,597 Webster, MA $54,597 Dudley, MA $54,597 Westborough, MA $54,701 West Boylston, MA $54,701 West Brookfield, MA $54,581 West Millbury, MA $54,701

Whitinsville, MA $54,665 Sutton, MA $54,701 Worcester, MA $54,701 East Walpole, MA $56,438 Cherry Valley, MA $54,701 Paxton, MA $54,701 Framingham, MA $56,282 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $56,136

Boxborough, MA $56,099 Acton, MA $56,099 Ashland, MA $54,560 Bedford, MA $56,120 Hanscom Afb, MA $57,111 Bolton, MA $54,597 Carlisle, MA $56,136 Concord, MA $56,083

Fayville, MA $54,597 Holliston, MA $56,245 Hopedale, MA $54,581 Hopkinton, MA $54,612 Hudson, MA $54,612 Marlborough, MA $54,633 Maynard, MA $56,031 Mendon, MA $54,581

Milford, MA $54,581 Natick, MA $58,086 Sherborn, MA $58,055 Southborough, MA $54,612 Foxboro, MA $56,438 Franklin, MA $55,118 Greenbush, MA $56,334 Green Harbor, MA $56,318

Hingham, MA $57,257 Hull, MA $58,175 Humarock, MA $56,334 Mansfield, MA $56,438 Marshfield, MA $56,318 Marshfield Hills, MA $56,318 Medfield, MA $57,210 Medway, MA $56,282

Millis, MA $56,318 Minot, MA $56,334 Norfolk, MA $56,370 North Marshfield, MA $56,318 North Scituate, MA $56,318 Norwell, MA $56,370 Norwood, MA $56,438 Ocean Bluff, MA $56,318

Scituate, MA $56,318 Sharon, MA $56,438 Sheldonville, MA $55,145 South Walpole, MA $56,402 Stoughton, MA $56,438 Walpole, MA $56,422 Westwood, MA $57,262 Wrentham, MA $56,349

Boston, MA $58,175 Roxbury, MA $58,175 Roxbury Crossing, MA $58,175 Dorchester, MA $58,175 Dorchester Center, MA $58,175 Mattapan, MA $58,175 Charlestown, MA $58,175 Jamaica Plain, MA $58,175

Roslindale, MA $58,175 West Roxbury, MA $58,175 Allston, MA $58,175 Brighton, MA $58,175 Hyde Park, MA $58,175 Readville, MA $58,175 Cambridge, MA $58,175 Somerville, MA $58,175

Malden, MA $58,175 Everett, MA $58,175 Chelsea, MA $58,175 Revere, MA $58,175 Winthrop, MA $58,175 Medford, MA $58,175 West Medford, MA $58,175 Quincy, MA $58,175

Melrose, MA $58,175 Stoneham, MA $58,175 Braintree, MA $56,438 Milton, MA $58,175 Milton Village, MA $58,175 Weymouth, MA $56,438 East Weymouth, MA $56,438 South Weymouth, MA $56,438

North Weymouth, MA $56,438 East Boston, MA $58,175 Brockton, MA $56,438 Avon, MA $56,438 Bridgewater, MA $56,438 Bryantville, MA $56,402 Carver, MA $55,572 Duxbury, MA $56,282

East Bridgewater, MA $56,438 Easton, MA $56,438 Elmwood, MA $56,438 Halifax, MA $56,402 Hanover, MA $56,402 Hanson, MA $56,438 Holbrook, MA $56,438 Middleboro, MA $55,624

Manomet, MA $55,723 Lakeville, MA $54,946 Monponsett, MA $56,422 Abington, MA $56,438 North Carver, MA $56,318 North Easton, MA $56,438 North Pembroke, MA $56,386 Pembroke, MA $56,402

Plymouth, MA $55,802 Kingston, MA $56,297 South Carver, MA $54,894 Plympton, MA $56,349 Randolph, MA $56,438 Rockland, MA $56,438 South Easton, MA $56,438 West Bridgewater, MA $56,438

White Horse Beach, MA $55,760 Whitman, MA $56,438 Lexington, MA $58,175 Brookline, MA $58,175 Brookline Village, MA $58,175 Waltham, MA $58,175 North Waltham, MA $58,175 New Town, MA $58,175

Babson Park, MA $58,175 Newton, MA $58,175 Newton Center, MA $58,175 Newtonville, MA $58,175 Newton Highlands, MA $58,175 Newton Lower Falls, MA $58,175 Newton Upper Falls, MA $58,175 West Newton, MA $58,175

Auburndale, MA $58,175 Chestnut Hill, MA $58,175 Waban, MA $58,175 Watertown, MA $58,175 Arlington, MA $58,175 Arlington Heights, MA $58,175 Belmont, MA $58,175 Waverley, MA $58,175

Wellesley Hills, MA $58,175 Wellesley, MA $58,159 Needham, MA $58,175 Weston, MA $58,175 Needham Heights, MA $58,175 Nonantum, MA $58,175 Buzzards Bay, MA $54,878 Lincoln, MA $58,139

Stow, MA $56,031 Sudbury, MA $58,055 Wayland, MA $58,086 Woodville, MA $54,649 Woburn, MA $58,175 Burlington, MA $57,132 Andover, MA $55,254 Billerica, MA $56,136

Chelmsford, MA $56,136 Dracut, MA $56,136 Dunstable, MA $56,052 Haverhill, MA $55,254 Georgetown, MA $55,254 Groveland, MA $55,254 Lawrence, MA $55,254 Methuen, MA $55,254

North Andover, MA $55,254 Lowell, MA $56,136 Merrimac, MA $55,218 North Billerica, MA $56,136 North Chelmsford, MA $56,136 North Reading, MA $55,218 Nutting Lake, MA $56,136 Pinehurst, MA $56,136

Reading, MA $56,464 Tewksbury, MA $56,136 Tyngsboro, MA $56,136 Wakefield, MA $58,159 West Boxford, MA $55,254 Westford, MA $56,136 Wilmington, MA $55,687 Winchester, MA $58,175

Lynn, MA $58,175 Saugus, MA $58,175 Swampscott, MA $58,139 Nahant, MA $58,175 Amesbury, MA $54,972 Beverly, MA $58,034 Boxford, MA $55,254 Byfield, MA $55,218

Danvers, MA $55,165 Essex, MA $55,734 Gloucester, MA $55,817 Hamilton, MA $55,134 Hathorne, MA $55,165 Chilmark, MA $54,738 East Falmouth, MA $55,004 East Sandwich, MA $55,202

East Wareham, MA $54,894 Edgartown, MA $54,774 Falmouth, MA $54,915 Woods Hole, MA $54,915 Menemsha, MA $54,774 Monument Beach, MA $54,894 Nantucket, MA $54,774 North Falmouth, MA $54,931

Oak Bluffs, MA $54,790 Onset, MA $54,931 Pocasset, MA $54,915 Sagamore, MA $55,317 Sagamore Beach, MA $55,317 Sandwich, MA $55,207 Siasconset, MA $54,774 Silver Beach, MA $54,931

Vineyard Haven, MA $54,837 Wareham, MA $54,946 West Chop, MA $54,837 West Falmouth, MA $54,931 West Tisbury, MA $54,774 West Wareham, MA $54,967 Hyannis, MA $54,858 Barnstable, MA $55,040

Brewster, MA $54,774 Centerville, MA $55,019 Chatham, MA $54,774 Cotuit, MA $55,056 Ipswich, MA $55,134 Cummaquid, MA $54,873 Lynnfield, MA $56,652 Manchester, MA $55,948

Marblehead, MA $58,071 Middleton, MA $55,238 Newburyport, MA $55,150 Newbury, MA $55,254 Salisbury, MA $54,795 Peabody, MA $58,107 Prides Crossing, MA $56,568 Rockport, MA $55,812

Rowley, MA $55,165 Salem, MA $58,107 South Hamilton, MA $55,134 Topsfield, MA $55,218 Wenham, MA $55,150 West Newbury, MA $55,254 Accord, MA $56,438 Bellingham, MA $53,898

Brant Rock, MA $56,203 Canton, MA $56,438 Cohasset, MA $57,205 Dedham, MA $58,175 Dover, MA $58,123 East Mansfield, MA $56,438 Dennis, MA $54,774 Dennis Port, MA $54,774

East Dennis, MA $54,774 Eastham, MA $54,774 East Orleans, MA $54,774 Forestdale, MA $55,134 Harwich, MA $54,774 Harwich Port, MA $54,774 Hyannis Port, MA $54,852 Marstons Mills, MA $55,113

Mashpee, MA $55,150 North Chatham, MA $54,774 North Eastham, MA $55,478 North Truro, MA $56,177 Orleans, MA $54,774 Osterville, MA $54,952 Provincetown, MA $56,073 South Chatham, MA $54,774

South Dennis, MA $54,774 South Harwich, MA $54,774 South Orleans, MA $54,774 South Wellfleet, MA $55,478 South Yarmouth, MA $54,774 Truro, MA $55,478 Wellfleet, MA $55,478 West Barnstable, MA $55,139

West Chatham, MA $54,774 West Dennis, MA $54,774 West Harwich, MA $54,774 West Hyannisport, MA $54,972 West Yarmouth, MA $54,774 Yarmouth Port, MA $54,774 Assonet, MA $54,998 Attleboro, MA $54,054

Chartley, MA $56,438 Cuttyhunk, MA $54,946 Dartmouth, MA $55,035 Dighton, MA $54,451 East Freetown, MA $55,035 East Taunton, MA $56,349 Fairhaven, MA $55,035 Fall River, MA $55,035

Somerset, MA $54,983 Marion, MA $55,035 Mattapoisett, MA $55,035 New Bedford, MA $55,035 Acushnet, MA $55,035

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

$50,350

Average $56,767/year

$62,627

$4,196

Average $4,731/month

$5,219

$968

Average $1,092/week

$1,204

$24

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,627	$5,219	$1,204	$30
Average	$56,767	$4,731	$1,092	$27
25th Percentile	$50,350	$4,196	$968	$24

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