Purchasing Associate Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Purchasing Associate make in Nebraska?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Purchasing Associate in Nebraska is $49,162 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,842
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,601 to $54,229
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,538

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Purchasing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,229	$4,519	$1,043	$26
Average	$49,162	$4,097	$945	$24
25th Percentile	$43,601	$3,633	$838	$21

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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): $43,536
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,789
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,002
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,756
Expert (over 8 years): $80,061

Levels	Salary
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$43,536
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$48,789
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$56,002
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$62,756
Purchasin... Level Purchasing Associate	$80,061

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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: $57,777.
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:

Offutt A F B: $49,583
La Vista: $49,582
Adams: $48,692

Offutt A F B, NE $49,583 La Vista, NE $49,582 Adams, NE $48,692 Alexandria, NE $48,471 Alvo, NE $48,783 Auburn, NE $48,626 Avoca, NE $48,893 Barneston, NE $48,684

Beatrice, NE $48,648 Beaver Crossing, NE $48,637 Bee, NE $48,703 Belvidere, NE $48,453 Benedict, NE $48,539 Bennet, NE $48,700 Blue Springs, NE $48,531 Bradshaw, NE $48,521

Brock, NE $48,590 Brownville, NE $48,578 Bruning, NE $48,495 Burchard, NE $48,438 Burr, NE $48,735 Byron, NE $48,404 Carleton, NE $48,459 Chester, NE $48,440

Clatonia, NE $48,675 Cook, NE $48,740 Cordova, NE $48,621 Cortland, NE $48,681 Crab Orchard, NE $48,679 Crete, NE $48,682 Davenport, NE $48,461 Davey, NE $48,701

Dawson, NE $48,452 Daykin, NE $48,511 Denton, NE $48,693 Deshler, NE $48,506 De Witt, NE $48,620 Diller, NE $48,489 Dorchester, NE $48,642 Douglas, NE $48,714

Du Bois, NE $48,423 Dunbar, NE $48,828 Eagle, NE $48,726 Elk Creek, NE $48,531 Elmwood, NE $48,816 Endicott, NE $48,447 Exeter, NE $48,540 Fairbury, NE $48,543

Fairmont, NE $48,526 Falls City, NE $48,536 Filley, NE $48,607 Firth, NE $48,690 Friend, NE $48,622 Garland, NE $48,696 Geneva, NE $48,569 Gilead, NE $48,512

Goehner, NE $48,645 Grafton, NE $48,478 Greenwood, NE $48,806 Gresham, NE $48,560 Wilcox, NE $48,427 Alma, NE $48,443 Arapahoe, NE $48,423 Atlanta, NE $48,634

Axtell, NE $48,455 Ayr, NE $48,454 Beaver City, NE $48,379 Bertrand, NE $48,421 Bladen, NE $48,411 Bloomington, NE $48,375 Blue Hill, NE $48,463 Campbell, NE $48,417

Clay Center, NE $48,501 Deweese, NE $48,445 Edgar, NE $48,455 Edison, NE $48,358 Elwood, NE $48,423 Fairfield, NE $48,465 Franklin, NE $48,435 Funk, NE $48,421

Glenvil, NE $48,464 Guide Rock, NE $48,390 Hardy, NE $48,407 Harvard, NE $48,494 Heartwell, NE $48,427 Hendley, NE $48,366 Hildreth, NE $48,427 Holbrook, NE $48,369

Holdrege, NE $48,498 Holstein, NE $48,439 Inavale, NE $48,367 Inland, NE $48,467 Juniata, NE $48,511 Kenesaw, NE $48,479 Lawrence, NE $48,441 Loomis, NE $48,430

Minden, NE $48,480 Naponee, NE $48,386 Nelson, NE $48,442 Oak, NE $48,444 Orleans, NE $48,393 Oxford, NE $48,409 Ragan, NE $48,424 Red Cloud, NE $48,441

Republican City, NE $48,384 Riverton, NE $48,342 Roseland, NE $48,466 Ruskin, NE $48,435 Saronville, NE $48,464 Smithfield, NE $48,397 Stamford, NE $48,356 Superior, NE $48,471

Sutton, NE $48,520 Trumbull, NE $48,483 Upland, NE $48,402 Bellwood, NE $48,624 Mc Cook, NE $48,445 Bartley, NE $48,356 Benkelman, NE $48,343 Cambridge, NE $48,393

Champion, NE $48,418 Culbertson, NE $48,359 Curtis, NE $48,381 Danbury, NE $48,332 Enders, NE $48,300 Eustis, NE $48,386 Farnam, NE $48,339 Haigler, NE $48,347

Hayes Center, NE $48,309 Imperial, NE $48,427 Indianola, NE $48,375 Lebanon, NE $48,336 Max, NE $48,307 Maywood, NE $48,335 Moorefield, NE $48,318 Palisade, NE $48,343

Parks, NE $48,273 Stockville, NE $48,237 Stratton, NE $48,324 Trenton, NE $48,353 Wauneta, NE $48,337 Wilsonville, NE $48,325 North Platte, NE $48,483 Arnold, NE $48,350

Arthur, NE $48,199 Big Springs, NE $48,394 Brady, NE $48,364 Broadwater, NE $48,252 Brule, NE $48,382 Bushnell, NE $48,548 Chappell, NE $48,426 Cozad, NE $48,464

Dalton, NE $48,283 Dickens, NE $48,278 Dix, NE $48,370 Elsie, NE $48,294 Elsmere, NE $48,213 Gothenburg, NE $48,438 Grant, NE $48,429 Abie, NE $48,791

Arlington, NE $49,283 Ashland, NE $48,991 Bancroft, NE $48,460 Bellevue, NE $49,586 Bennington, NE $49,521 Blair, NE $49,379 Boys Town, NE $49,579 Bruno, NE $48,780

Cedar Bluffs, NE $48,950 Cedar Creek, NE $49,391 Ceresco, NE $48,737 Colon, NE $48,939 Craig, NE $48,633 Decatur, NE $48,484 Elkhorn, NE $49,480 Fort Calhoun, NE $49,530

Fremont, NE $49,140 Gretna, NE $49,313 Herman, NE $49,197 Homer, NE $47,504 Hooper, NE $49,029 Ithaca, NE $48,882 Kennard, NE $49,423 Linwood, NE $48,633

Louisville, NE $49,279 Lyons, NE $48,515 Macy, NE $48,034 Malmo, NE $48,849 Mead, NE $49,054 Memphis, NE $48,937 Hallam, NE $48,682 Hebron, NE $48,489

Henderson, NE $48,556 Hickman, NE $48,692 Hubbell, NE $48,412 Humboldt, NE $48,507 Jansen, NE $48,516 Johnson, NE $48,605 Julian, NE $48,706 Lewiston, NE $48,547

Liberty, NE $48,444 Lorton, NE $48,878 Mc Cool Junction, NE $48,575 Malcolm, NE $48,696 Manley, NE $49,088 Martell, NE $48,689 Milford, NE $48,684 Milligan, NE $48,526

Murdock, NE $48,933 Murray, NE $49,268 Nebraska City, NE $48,774 Nehawka, NE $49,103 Nemaha, NE $48,520 Odell, NE $48,490 Ohiowa, NE $48,496 Otoe, NE $48,868

Palmyra, NE $48,727 Panama, NE $48,699 Pawnee City, NE $48,483 Peru, NE $48,655 Pickrell, NE $48,674 Pleasant Dale, NE $48,691 Plymouth, NE $48,550 Raymond, NE $48,699

Reynolds, NE $48,418 Roca, NE $48,695 Rulo, NE $48,443 Salem, NE $48,415 Seward, NE $48,691 Shickley, NE $48,486 Shubert, NE $48,476 Sprague, NE $48,690

Staplehurst, NE $48,697 Steele City, NE $48,447 Steinauer, NE $48,495 Stella, NE $48,505 Sterling, NE $48,708 Strang, NE $48,466 Swanton, NE $48,610 Syracuse, NE $48,797

Table Rock, NE $48,520 Talmage, NE $48,634 Tecumseh, NE $48,631 Ong, NE $48,459 Tobias, NE $48,496 Unadilla, NE $48,763 Union, NE $49,127 Utica, NE $48,637

Verdon, NE $48,480 Virginia, NE $48,517 Waco, NE $48,555 Walton, NE $48,701 Waverly, NE $48,727 Weeping Water, NE $49,050 Western, NE $48,600 Wilber, NE $48,634

Wymore, NE $48,534 York, NE $48,634 Lincoln, NE $48,692 Nickerson, NE $49,148 Oakland, NE $48,620 Papillion, NE $49,573 Pender, NE $48,322 Plattsmouth, NE $49,414

Prague, NE $48,814 Rosalie, NE $48,202 St Columbans, NE $49,586 Scribner, NE $48,656 South Bend, NE $49,136 Springfield, NE $49,404 Tekamah, NE $48,865 Thurston, NE $47,827

Uehling, NE $48,780 Valley, NE $49,330 Valparaiso, NE $48,722 Wahoo, NE $48,858 Walthill, NE $47,909 Washington, NE $49,482 Waterloo, NE $49,366 Weston, NE $48,785

Winnebago, NE $47,647 Winslow, NE $49,067 Yutan, NE $49,187 Omaha, NE $49,589 Brainard, NE $48,742 Cedar Rapids, NE $48,490 Clarks, NE $48,518 Clarkson, NE $48,592

Creston, NE $48,607 David City, NE $48,743 Dodge, NE $48,614 Duncan, NE $48,675 Dwight, NE $48,717 Elgin, NE $48,531 Ericson, NE $48,414 Fullerton, NE $48,535

Genoa, NE $48,563 Howells, NE $48,597 Humphrey, NE $48,616 Leigh, NE $48,601 Lindsay, NE $48,581 Monroe, NE $48,571 Morse Bluff, NE $48,687 North Bend, NE $48,712

Osceola, NE $48,569 Petersburg, NE $48,519 Platte Center, NE $48,601 Polk, NE $48,538 Primrose, NE $48,481 Rising City, NE $48,591 Rogers, NE $48,602 Saint Edward, NE $48,554

Schuyler, NE $48,707 Shelby, NE $48,590 Silver Creek, NE $48,531 Snyder, NE $48,828 Spalding, NE $48,474 Stromsburg, NE $48,584 Surprise, NE $48,703 Ulysses, NE $48,705

Norfolk, NE $48,786 Allen, NE $47,778 Amelia, NE $48,334 Atkinson, NE $48,429 Bassett, NE $48,344 Battle Creek, NE $48,687 Beemer, NE $48,562 Belden, NE $48,401

Gurley, NE $48,352 Columbus, NE $48,713 Albion, NE $48,559 Ames, NE $48,980 Bartlett, NE $48,396 Belgrade, NE $48,477 Bloomfield, NE $48,521 Halsey, NE $48,286

Hershey, NE $48,362 Keystone, NE $48,259 Kimball, NE $48,506 Lemoyne, NE $48,296 Lewellen, NE $48,243 Lisco, NE $48,190 Lodgepole, NE $48,372 Madrid, NE $48,330

Maxwell, NE $48,341 Mullen, NE $48,197 Ogallala, NE $48,444 Oshkosh, NE $48,284 Paxton, NE $48,312 Potter, NE $48,331 Purdum, NE $48,260 Sidney, NE $48,530

Seneca, NE $48,234 Stapleton, NE $48,294 Sutherland, NE $48,334 Thedford, NE $48,256 Tryon, NE $48,219 Venango, NE $48,427 Wallace, NE $48,335 Wellfleet, NE $48,325

Willow Island, NE $48,431 Valentine, NE $48,307 Ainsworth, NE $48,385 Cody, NE $48,197 Crookston, NE $48,278 Johnstown, NE $48,257 Kilgore, NE $48,221 Long Pine, NE $48,374

Merriman, NE $48,163 Nenzel, NE $48,168 Sparks, NE $48,262 Wood Lake, NE $48,238 Alliance, NE $48,338 Angora, NE $48,187 Ashby, NE $48,137 Bayard, NE $48,339

Bingham, NE $48,132 Bridgeport, NE $48,331 Chadron, NE $48,321 Crawford, NE $48,340 Ellsworth, NE $48,125 Gering, NE $48,491 Gordon, NE $48,219 Harrisburg, NE $48,293

Harrison, NE $48,303 Hay Springs, NE $48,267 Hemingford, NE $48,283 Hyannis, NE $48,164 Lakeside, NE $48,133 Lyman, NE $48,442 Mcgrew, NE $48,562 Marsland, NE $48,172

Melbeta, NE $48,641 Minatare, NE $48,376 Mitchell, NE $48,440 Morrill, NE $48,500 Rushville, NE $48,272 Scottsbluff, NE $48,502 Whiteclay, NE $48,201 Whitman, NE $48,122

Whitney, NE $48,224 Verdigre, NE $48,478 Wakefield, NE $47,969 Waterbury, NE $47,624 Wausa, NE $48,557 Wayne, NE $48,434 West Point, NE $48,618 Winnetoon, NE $48,490

Winside, NE $48,496 Wisner, NE $48,522 Wynot, NE $48,318 Grand Island, NE $48,668 Alda, NE $48,563 Amherst, NE $48,419 Anselmo, NE $48,315 Ansley, NE $48,399

Arcadia, NE $48,400 Archer, NE $48,467 Ashton, NE $48,428 Aurora, NE $48,556 Boelus, NE $48,473 Brewster, NE $48,293 Broken Bow, NE $48,443 Burwell, NE $48,392

Cairo, NE $48,498 Bristow, NE $48,386 Brunswick, NE $48,519 Butte, NE $48,416 Carroll, NE $48,418 Center, NE $48,481 Chambers, NE $48,432 Clearwater, NE $48,515

Coleridge, NE $48,373 Concord, NE $47,913 Creighton, NE $48,557 Crofton, NE $48,534 Dakota City, NE $47,384 Dixon, NE $47,937 Emerson, NE $47,755 Emmet, NE $48,430

Ewing, NE $48,450 Fordyce, NE $48,486 Hadar, NE $48,772 Hartington, NE $48,421 Hoskins, NE $48,577 Hubbard, NE $47,530 Inman, NE $48,486 Jackson, NE $47,485

Laurel, NE $48,297 Lynch, NE $48,392 Mclean, NE $48,554 Madison, NE $48,656 Magnet, NE $48,633 Maskell, NE $48,435 Meadow Grove, NE $48,585 Mills, NE $48,262

Naper, NE $48,357 Neligh, NE $48,594 Newcastle, NE $47,924 Newman Grove, NE $48,587 Newport, NE $48,314 Niobrara, NE $48,499 Oakdale, NE $48,563 Oneill, NE $48,499

Orchard, NE $48,505 Osmond, NE $48,588 Page, NE $48,474 Pierce, NE $48,638 Pilger, NE $48,532 Plainview, NE $48,582 Ponca, NE $47,671 Randolph, NE $48,489

Royal, NE $48,487 Saint Helena, NE $48,424 South Sioux City, NE $47,340 Spencer, NE $48,412 Springview, NE $48,303 Stanton, NE $48,633 Stuart, NE $48,404 Tilden, NE $48,601

Callaway, NE $48,371 Central City, NE $48,569 Chapman, NE $48,503 Comstock, NE $48,374 Dannebrog, NE $48,490 Doniphan, NE $48,515 Dunning, NE $48,266 Eddyville, NE $48,346

Elba, NE $48,443 Elm Creek, NE $48,451 Elyria, NE $48,411 Farwell, NE $48,453 Gibbon, NE $48,491 Giltner, NE $48,488 Greeley, NE $48,446 Hampton, NE $48,518

Hazard, NE $48,407 Kearney, NE $48,589 Hordville, NE $48,520 Lexington, NE $48,509 Litchfield, NE $48,401 Loup City, NE $48,449 Marquette, NE $48,517 Mason City, NE $48,369

Merna, NE $48,394 Miller, NE $48,394 North Loup, NE $48,436 Oconto, NE $48,339 Odessa, NE $48,577 Ord, NE $48,471 Overton, NE $48,436 Palmer, NE $48,483

Phillips, NE $48,518 Pleasanton, NE $48,443 Ravenna, NE $48,463 Riverdale, NE $48,459 Rockville, NE $48,413 Saint Libory, NE $48,513 Saint Paul, NE $48,528 Sargent, NE $48,388

Scotia, NE $48,444 Shelton, NE $48,490 Sumner, NE $48,378 Taylor, NE $48,350 Westerville, NE $48,376 Wolbach, NE $48,449 Wood River, NE $48,482 Hastings, NE $48,622

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

$43,601

Average $49,162/year

$54,229

$3,633

Average $4,097/month

$4,519

$838

Average $945/week

$1,043

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,229	$4,519	$1,043	$26
Average	$49,162	$4,097	$945	$24
25th Percentile	$43,601	$3,633	$838	$21

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