What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser's salary?

An Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,404 for beginners, reaching about $40,524 at mid-level, and approach $43,661 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser?

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser roles are District of Columbia $49,263, California $49,076, Massachusetts $48,422. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salary in Iowa

How much does an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser in Iowa is $42,580 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,442
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,910 to $50,359
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,658

10% $33,658

50% (Median) $42,580

90% $57,442

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,359	$4,197	$968	$24
Average	$42,580	$3,548	$819	$20
25th Percentile	$37,910	$3,159	$729	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salaries

An Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser'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 Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser'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): $39,404
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,590
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,524
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,796
Expert (over 8 years): $43,661

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	less than 1 year	$39,404
Early Career Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	1-2 years	$39,590
Mid-Level Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	2-4 years	$40,524
Senior-Level Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	5-8 years	$42,796
Expert Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	over 8 years	$43,661

How Do Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser 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 Assistant Purchaser/Purchasers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,263.
California: $49,076.
Massachusetts: $48,422.

District of Columbia $49,263 California $49,076 Massachusetts $48,422 Washington $48,244 New Jersey $48,227 Alaska $48,164 Connecticut $47,550 New York $47,301

Hawaii $46,505 Rhode Island $46,131 Maryland $45,877 Minnesota $45,530 Colorado $45,397 Illinois $45,352 Oregon $45,183 Delaware $45,059

New Hampshire $44,980 Virginia $44,805 Pennsylvania $44,293 Nevada $44,035 North Dakota $43,951 Michigan $43,817 Wisconsin $43,768 Vermont $43,670

Texas $43,399 Maine $43,381 Arizona $43,355 Ohio $43,323 Georgia $42,914 Indiana $42,709 Wyoming $42,669 Utah $42,607

Iowa $42,580 Kansas $42,367 Louisiana $42,305 North Carolina $42,282 Missouri $42,273 Florida $42,100 Montana $42,006 Nebraska $41,917

Kentucky $41,868 South Carolina $41,691 Tennessee $41,579 Idaho $41,535 New Mexico $41,210 Oklahoma $41,139 Alabama $40,876 South Dakota $40,436

Arkansas $40,196 West Virginia $40,066 Mississippi $39,679

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser

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:

West Bend: $41,494
Melvin: $41,373
Milford: $41,549

West Bend, IA $41,494

Melvin, IA $41,373

Milford, IA $41,549

Ocheyedan, IA $41,447

Okoboji, IA $41,704

Royal, IA $41,502

Ruthven, IA $41,504

Spirit Lake, IA $41,665

Superior, IA $41,701

Terril, IA $41,471

Wallingford, IA $41,529

Webb, IA $41,463

Carroll, IA $41,538

Arcadia, IA $41,472

Arthur, IA $41,435

Aspinwall, IA $41,709

Auburn, IA $41,455

Breda, IA $41,465

Charter Oak, IA $41,453

Dedham, IA $41,543

Deloit, IA $41,499

Denison, IA $41,598

Glidden, IA $41,600

Halbur, IA $41,603

Ida Grove, IA $41,427

Irwin, IA $41,697

Kirkman, IA $41,666

Kiron, IA $41,442

Lake City, IA $41,492

Lake View, IA $41,501

Lanesboro, IA $41,663

Lidderdale, IA $41,551

Lohrville, IA $41,543

Manilla, IA $41,622

Manning, IA $41,594

Odebolt, IA $41,473

Ralston, IA $41,792

Ricketts, IA $41,581

Schleswig, IA $41,466

Scranton, IA $41,776

Templeton, IA $41,517

Vail, IA $41,483

Wall Lake, IA $41,484

Westside, IA $41,463

Council Bluffs, IA $42,282

Carter Lake, IA $42,282

Arion, IA $41,536

Avoca, IA $41,959

Blencoe, IA $41,443

Carson, IA $42,069

Crescent, IA $42,280

Defiance, IA $41,670

Dow City, IA $41,626

Dunlap, IA $41,649

Earling, IA $41,720

Elk Horn, IA $41,775

Elliott, IA $41,750

Emerson, IA $41,981

Glenwood, IA $42,164

Griswold, IA $41,833

Hancock, IA $42,017

Harlan, IA $41,837

Hastings, IA $42,018

Henderson, IA $42,048

Honey Creek, IA $42,260

Kimballton, IA $41,724

Lewis, IA $41,793

Little Sioux, IA $41,651

Logan, IA $42,066

Mc Clelland, IA $42,222

Macedonia, IA $42,099

Magnolia, IA $42,031

Malvern, IA $42,046

Marne, IA $41,767

Minden, IA $42,131

Mineola, IA $42,228

Missouri Valley, IA $42,147

Modale, IA $42,045

Mondamin, IA $41,880

Moorhead, IA $41,486

Van Meter, IA $43,207

Van Wert, IA $41,944

Waukee, IA $43,336

Weldon, IA $42,004

West Des Moines, IA $43,539

What Cheer, IA $41,739

Whitten, IA $41,801

Williams, IA $41,566

Williamson, IA $42,444

Winterset, IA $42,829

Wiota, IA $41,653

Woodburn, IA $42,547

Woodward, IA $42,971

Yale, IA $42,242

Zearing, IA $41,953

Des Moines, IA $43,639

Urbandale, IA $43,560

Windsor Heights, IA $43,620

Clive, IA $43,471

Pleasant Hill, IA $43,562

Mason City, IA $41,597

Alexander, IA $41,455

Belmond, IA $41,513

Britt, IA $41,489

Buffalo Center, IA $41,537

Carpenter, IA $41,953

Chapin, IA $41,670

Clear Lake, IA $41,554

Corwith, IA $41,436

Coulter, IA $41,666

Crystal Lake, IA $41,666

Dougherty, IA $41,416

Fertile, IA $41,524

Floyd, IA $41,615

Forest City, IA $41,528

Garner, IA $41,510

Goodell, IA $41,438

Grafton, IA $41,529

Hampton, IA $41,553

Hanlontown, IA $41,473

Joice, IA $41,504

Kanawha, IA $41,454

Kensett, IA $41,471

Klemme, IA $41,474

Lake Mills, IA $41,615

Lakota, IA $41,505

Latimer, IA $41,502

Leland, IA $41,524

Sioux Center, IA $41,264

Neola, IA $42,168

Oakland, IA $42,052

Mount Ayr, IA $41,466

Nodaway, IA $41,537

Orient, IA $41,905

Prescott, IA $41,531

Redding, IA $41,377

Shannon City, IA $41,719

Sharpsburg, IA $41,371

Tingley, IA $41,712

Villisca, IA $41,654

Akron, IA $40,780

Alta, IA $41,514

Alton, IA $41,258

Anthon, IA $40,778

Aurelia, IA $41,412

Battle Creek, IA $41,330

Bronson, IA $40,495

Brunsville, IA $40,735

Calumet, IA $41,612

Castana, IA $41,293

Chatsworth, IA $40,885

Cherokee, IA $41,359

Cleghorn, IA $41,192

Climbing Hill, IA $40,643

Correctionville, IA $40,876

Cushing, IA $41,173

Danbury, IA $41,257

Galva, IA $41,379

Granville, IA $41,250

Hawarden, IA $41,164

Hinton, IA $40,475

Holstein, IA $41,284

Hornick, IA $40,826

Ireton, IA $41,099

Kingsley, IA $40,702

Larrabee, IA $41,369

Lawton, IA $40,458

Le Mars, IA $40,756

Linn Grove, IA $41,460

Mapleton, IA $41,371

Marcus, IA $41,139

Maurice, IA $41,136

Meriden, IA $41,282

Merrill, IA $40,558

Moville, IA $40,614

Onawa, IA $41,383

Orange City, IA $41,321

Oto, IA $40,934

Oyens, IA $40,855

Paullina, IA $41,358

Peterson, IA $41,460

Pierson, IA $40,843

Quimby, IA $41,169

Remsen, IA $40,915

Rodney, IA $41,029

Salix, IA $40,542

Schaller, IA $41,474

Sergeant Bluff, IA $40,414

Sloan, IA $40,757

Smithland, IA $40,979

Sutherland, IA $41,477

Ute, IA $41,457

Washta, IA $41,088

Westfield, IA $40,573

Whiting, IA $40,976

Sioux City, IA $40,365

Sheldon, IA $41,339

Alvord, IA $40,810

Archer, IA $41,351

Ashton, IA $41,268

Boyden, IA $41,210

Doon, IA $40,916

George, IA $41,177

Hospers, IA $41,336

Hull, IA $41,183

Inwood, IA $40,760

Larchwood, IA $40,660

Lester, IA $40,772

Little Rock, IA $41,239

Matlock, IA $41,344

Primghar, IA $41,476

Rock Rapids, IA $40,926

Rock Valley, IA $40,901

Sanborn, IA $41,404

Sibley, IA $41,382

Spencer, IA $41,585

Massena, IA $41,590

Gifford, IA $41,703

Lenox, IA $41,506

Ackworth, IA $43,175

Adair, IA $41,763

Adel, IA $43,053

Albion, IA $41,742

Alden, IA $41,578

Alleman, IA $43,288

Allerton, IA $41,611

Altoona, IA $43,484

Ames, IA $42,771

Anita, IA $41,596

Ankeny, IA $43,457

Atlantic, IA $41,821

Audubon, IA $41,602

Bagley, IA $42,030

Barnes City, IA $41,705

Baxter, IA $42,855

Bayard, IA $41,911

Beaver, IA $42,360

Berwick, IA $43,561

Bevington, IA $43,187

Blairsburg, IA $41,507

Bondurant, IA $43,369

Boone, IA $42,581

Booneville, IA $43,278

Bouton, IA $42,907

Boxholm, IA $42,171

Bradford, IA $41,717

Brayton, IA $41,661

Buckeye, IA $41,613

Bussey, IA $42,145

Cambridge, IA $43,076

Carlisle, IA $43,424

Casey, IA $41,952

Chariton, IA $42,256

Churdan, IA $41,704

Clemons, IA $41,803

Clio, IA $41,562

Colfax, IA $43,090

Collins, IA $42,898

Colo, IA $42,433

Columbia, IA $42,558

Coon Rapids, IA $41,711

Cooper, IA $42,170

Corydon, IA $41,763

Cumming, IA $43,389

Melcher Dallas, IA $42,771

Dallas Center, IA $43,179

Dana, IA $42,009

Davis City, IA $41,510

Dawson, IA $42,621

Decatur, IA $41,618

Derby, IA $42,102

De Soto, IA $43,061

Dexter, IA $42,668

Dows, IA $41,468

Earlham, IA $42,873

Elkhart, IA $43,289

Ellston, IA $41,808

Ellsworth, IA $41,888

Exira, IA $41,624

Ferguson, IA $42,005

Galt, IA $41,429

Garden City, IA $42,014

Garden Grove, IA $41,840

Gibson, IA $41,743

Gilbert, IA $42,575

Gilman, IA $41,858

Grand Junction, IA $42,160

Grand River, IA $41,791

Granger, IA $43,261

Gray, IA $41,690

Grimes, IA $43,390

Grinnell, IA $41,963

Guthrie Center, IA $41,937

Hamilton, IA $42,188

Pacific Junction, IA $42,158

Hamlin, IA $41,562

Little Cedar, IA $41,898

Mc Intire, IA $42,184

Manly, IA $41,507

Meservey, IA $41,451

Nora Springs, IA $41,571

Northwood, IA $41,743

Orchard, IA $41,592

Osage, IA $41,638

Plymouth, IA $41,491

Rake, IA $41,669

Riceville, IA $41,926

Rock Falls, IA $41,571

Rockford, IA $41,528

Rockwell, IA $41,500

Rowan, IA $41,443

Rudd, IA $41,581

Saint Ansgar, IA $41,854

Scarville, IA $41,581

Sheffield, IA $41,485

Stacyville, IA $42,095

Swaledale, IA $41,471

Thompson, IA $41,533

Thornton, IA $41,457

Titonka, IA $41,475

Toeterville, IA $42,008

Ventura, IA $41,497

Wesley, IA $41,452

Woden, IA $41,449

Fort Dodge, IA $41,658

Albert City, IA $41,495

Algona, IA $41,552

Armstrong, IA $41,528

Ayrshire, IA $41,464

Badger, IA $41,508

Bancroft, IA $41,493

Barnum, IA $41,466

Bode, IA $41,472

Bradgate, IA $41,448

Burnside, IA $41,889

Burt, IA $41,465

Callender, IA $41,646

Clare, IA $41,456

Clarion, IA $41,501

Curlew, IA $41,435

Cylinder, IA $41,432

Dakota City, IA $41,721

Dayton, IA $41,962

Dolliver, IA $41,527

Duncombe, IA $41,646

Eagle Grove, IA $41,528

Early, IA $41,477

Emmetsburg, IA $41,535

Farnhamville, IA $41,656

Fenton, IA $41,460

Fonda, IA $41,470

Gilmore City, IA $41,463

Goldfield, IA $41,472

Gowrie, IA $41,775

Harcourt, IA $41,896

Hardy, IA $41,433

Havelock, IA $41,449

Humboldt, IA $41,542

Jolley, IA $41,417

Knierim, IA $41,579

Laurens, IA $41,520

Ledyard, IA $41,553

Lehigh, IA $41,803

Livermore, IA $41,473

Lone Rock, IA $41,452

Lu Verne, IA $41,440

Lytton, IA $41,463

Mallard, IA $41,464

Manson, IA $41,507

Marathon, IA $41,488

Moorland, IA $41,513

Nemaha, IA $41,447

Newell, IA $41,499

Otho, IA $41,736

Ottosen, IA $41,436

Palmer, IA $41,445

Plover, IA $41,598

Pocahontas, IA $41,514

Pomeroy, IA $41,480

Rembrandt, IA $41,486

Renwick, IA $41,458

Ringsted, IA $41,471

Rockwell City, IA $41,493

Rolfe, IA $41,467

Rutland, IA $41,457

Sac City, IA $41,503

Sioux Rapids, IA $41,511

Somers, IA $41,459

Storm Lake, IA $41,591

Swea City, IA $41,540

Thor, IA $41,459

Truesdale, IA $41,678

Varina, IA $41,662

Vincent, IA $41,454

Webster City, IA $41,757

Luana, IA $41,478

Mc Gregor, IA $41,545

Marquette, IA $41,674

Monona, IA $41,542

New Albin, IA $41,762

Ossian, IA $41,499

Postville, IA $41,530

Protivin, IA $41,631

Randalia, IA $41,480

Ridgeway, IA $41,531

Saint Lucas, IA $41,679

Spillville, IA $41,702

Wadena, IA $41,510

Waterville, IA $41,568

Waucoma, IA $41,489

Waukon, IA $41,635

West Union, IA $41,549

Ainsworth, IA $41,703

Alburnett, IA $42,385

Amana, IA $42,330

Anamosa, IA $42,179

Atkins, IA $42,413

Baldwin, IA $41,662

Belle Plaine, IA $41,873

Blairstown, IA $42,104

Brandon, IA $41,689

Brooklyn, IA $41,818

Center Junction, IA $41,915

Center Point, IA $42,253

Central City, IA $42,295

Chelsea, IA $41,720

Clarence, IA $41,810

Clutier, IA $41,692

Coggon, IA $42,105

Prairieburg, IA $42,167

Conroy, IA $42,179

Guernsey, IA $41,841

Deep River, IA $41,796

Delhi, IA $41,832

Dysart, IA $41,643

Elberon, IA $41,708

Ely, IA $42,524

Fairfax, IA $42,501

Garrison, IA $41,749

Harper, IA $41,775

Hartford, IA $43,287

Harvey, IA $42,304

Haverhill, IA $41,970

Hubbard, IA $41,757

Humeston, IA $41,919

Huxley, IA $43,103

Indianola, IA $43,211

Iowa Falls, IA $41,652

Ira, IA $42,967

Jamaica, IA $42,233

Jefferson, IA $42,056

Jewell, IA $41,979

Johnston, IA $43,478

Kamrar, IA $41,765

Kellerton, IA $41,563

Kelley, IA $42,973

Kellogg, IA $42,139

Keswick, IA $41,790

Killduff, IA $42,614

Knoxville, IA $42,713

Hartwick, IA $41,790

Mount Pleasant, IA $41,628

Rome, IA $41,535

Mount Union, IA $41,572

New London, IA $41,624

Oakville, IA $41,629

Olds, IA $41,805

Pilot Grove, IA $41,674

Salem, IA $41,544

Sperry, IA $41,631

Stockport, IA $41,506

Swedesburg, IA $41,661

Wapello, IA $41,709

Wayland, IA $41,622

West Burlington, IA $41,724

West Point, IA $41,546

Saint Paul, IA $41,675

Wever, IA $41,557

Winfield, IA $41,644

Yarmouth, IA $41,575

Andover, IA $41,720

Atalissa, IA $41,806

Bennett, IA $41,821

Bettendorf, IA $41,857

Blue Grass, IA $41,897

Bryant, IA $41,708

Buffalo, IA $41,884

Calamus, IA $41,832

Camanche, IA $41,783

Charlotte, IA $41,741

Clinton, IA $41,745

Columbus City, IA $41,910

Columbus Junction, IA $41,708

Conesville, IA $41,731

De Witt, IA $41,803

Dixon, IA $41,869

Donahue, IA $41,890

Durant, IA $41,853

Eldridge, IA $41,928

Fruitland, IA $41,764

Goose Lake, IA $41,728

Grand Mound, IA $41,816

Grandview, IA $41,735

Le Claire, IA $41,825

Letts, IA $41,716

Lone Tree, IA $41,816

Long Grove, IA $41,870

Low Moor, IA $41,779

Mc Causland, IA $41,828

Montpelier, IA $41,867

Moscow, IA $41,810

Muscatine, IA $41,794

New Liberty, IA $41,842

Nichols, IA $41,751

Pleasant Valley, IA $41,815

Princeton, IA $41,822

Stockton, IA $41,879

Teeds Grove, IA $41,706

Tipton, IA $41,838

Walcott, IA $41,927

Welton, IA $41,779

West Liberty, IA $41,805

Wheatland, IA $41,805

Wilton, IA $41,825

Davenport, IA $42,229

Hiawatha, IA $42,554

Hills, IA $42,002

Homestead, IA $42,276

Hopkinton, IA $42,011

Iowa City, IA $42,068

Coralville, IA $42,244

Kalona, IA $41,977

Keota, IA $41,789

Keystone, IA $41,858

Ladora, IA $41,971

Langworthy, IA $42,042

Lisbon, IA $42,288

Lost Nation, IA $41,770

Lowden, IA $41,805

Luzerne, IA $41,983

Marengo, IA $42,098

Marion, IA $42,498

Martelle, IA $42,300

Mechanicsville, IA $42,122

Middle Amana, IA $42,316

Millersburg, IA $42,136

Monmouth, IA $41,673

Monticello, IA $41,989

Morley, IA $42,154

Mount Auburn, IA $41,686

Mount Vernon, IA $42,435

Newhall, IA $42,288

North English, IA $41,942

North Liberty, IA $42,372

Norway, IA $42,385

Oakdale, IA $42,249

Olin, IA $41,998

Onslow, IA $41,736

Oxford, IA $42,266

Oxford Junction, IA $41,749

Palo, IA $42,457

Parnell, IA $42,127

Quasqueton, IA $41,789

Riverside, IA $41,876

Robins, IA $42,526

Rowley, IA $41,768

Ryan, IA $41,987

Shellsburg, IA $42,317

Solon, IA $42,351

South Amana, IA $42,226

South English, IA $41,872

Springville, IA $42,384

Stanwood, IA $41,937

Swisher, IA $42,447

Tama, IA $41,775

Morning Sun, IA $41,647

Lacona, IA $42,793

Lamoni, IA $41,531

Laurel, IA $42,028

Le Grand, IA $41,960

Leighton, IA $42,122

Leon, IA $41,767

Liberty Center, IA $42,887

Linden, IA $42,675

Lineville, IA $41,505

Liscomb, IA $41,719

Lorimor, IA $42,254

Lovilia, IA $42,115

Lucas, IA $42,611

Luther, IA $42,849

Lynnville, IA $42,153

Mc Callsburg, IA $41,997

Macksburg, IA $42,178

Madrid, IA $43,007

Malcom, IA $41,710

Marshalltown, IA $41,855

Martensdale, IA $43,258

Maxwell, IA $43,092

Melbourne, IA $42,270

Menlo, IA $42,084

Millerton, IA $42,016

Milo, IA $43,026

Minburn, IA $42,961

Mingo, IA $43,049

Mitchellville, IA $43,306

Monroe, IA $42,928

Montezuma, IA $41,810

Montour, IA $41,738

Murray, IA $42,169

Nevada, IA $42,726

New Providence, IA $41,705

New Sharon, IA $41,937

Newton, IA $42,770

New Virginia, IA $42,881

Norwalk, IA $43,452

Ogden, IA $42,306

Osceola, IA $42,318

Otley, IA $42,802

Panora, IA $42,321

Paton, IA $41,897

Patterson, IA $43,081

Pella, IA $42,388

Perry, IA $42,749

Peru, IA $42,748

Pilot Mound, IA $42,086

Pleasantville, IA $43,040

Polk City, IA $43,285

Popejoy, IA $41,647

Prairie City, IA $43,152

Prole, IA $43,241

Radcliffe, IA $41,808

Randall, IA $42,202

Reasnor, IA $42,693

Redfield, IA $42,759

Rhodes, IA $42,779

Rippey, IA $42,232

Roland, IA $42,157

Runnells, IA $43,354

Russell, IA $42,029

Saint Anthony, IA $41,838

Saint Charles, IA $43,059

Saint Marys, IA $43,119

Searsboro, IA $41,969

Sheldahl, IA $43,136

Slater, IA $43,179

Stanhope, IA $42,000

State Center, IA $42,045

Story City, IA $42,187

Stratford, IA $42,008

Stuart, IA $42,265

Sully, IA $42,275

Swan, IA $43,199

Thayer, IA $42,008

Thornburg, IA $41,927

Tracy, IA $42,195

Truro, IA $42,769

Union, IA $41,700

Whittemore, IA $41,485

Woolstock, IA $41,464

Ackley, IA $41,557

Allison, IA $41,471

Alta Vista, IA $41,602

Aplington, IA $41,476

Aredale, IA $41,448

Arlington, IA $41,544

Aurora, IA $41,598

Austinville, IA $41,474

Beaman, IA $41,621

Bristow, IA $41,466

Buckingham, IA $41,554

Cedar Falls, IA $41,450

Charles City, IA $41,642

Clarksville, IA $41,470

Colwell, IA $41,783

Conrad, IA $41,623

Denver, IA $41,497

Dewar, IA $41,551

Dike, IA $41,489

Dumont, IA $41,497

Dunkerton, IA $41,535

Eldora, IA $41,687

Elma, IA $41,559

Fairbank, IA $41,532

Fredericksburg, IA $41,496

Frederika, IA $41,459

Garwin, IA $41,726

Geneva, IA $41,478

Gilbertville, IA $41,565

Gladbrook, IA $41,609

Greene, IA $41,481

Grundy Center, IA $41,535

Hazleton, IA $41,572

Holland, IA $41,484

Hudson, IA $41,540

Independence, IA $41,629

Ionia, IA $41,483

Janesville, IA $41,472

Jesup, IA $41,565

Kesley, IA $41,472

Lamont, IA $41,612

La Porte City, IA $41,577

Lincoln, IA $41,573

Marble Rock, IA $41,484

Masonville, IA $41,872

Maynard, IA $41,534

Morrison, IA $41,513

Nashua, IA $41,456

New Hampton, IA $41,627

New Hartford, IA $41,473

North Washington, IA $41,636

Oelwein, IA $41,545

Oran, IA $41,523

Toddville, IA $42,463

Toledo, IA $41,696

Troy Mills, IA $42,082

Urbana, IA $42,038

Van Horne, IA $42,078

Victor, IA $41,890

Vining, IA $41,864

Vinton, IA $41,947

Viola, IA $42,389

Walford, IA $42,437

Walker, IA $42,014

Washington, IA $41,777

Watkins, IA $42,275

Webster, IA $41,804

Wellman, IA $41,915

West Branch, IA $41,981

West Chester, IA $41,783

Williamsburg, IA $42,136

Wyoming, IA $41,770

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,571

Ottumwa, IA $41,640

Agency, IA $41,599

Albia, IA $41,888

Batavia, IA $41,529

Beacon, IA $42,102

Birmingham, IA $41,526

Blakesburg, IA $41,586

Bloomfield, IA $41,520

West Grove, IA $41,479

Brighton, IA $41,607

Cantril, IA $41,475

Cedar, IA $41,686

Centerville, IA $41,553

Chillicothe, IA $41,796

Cincinnati, IA $41,473

Delta, IA $41,627

Douds, IA $41,508

Drakesville, IA $41,507

Eddyville, IA $41,815

Eldon, IA $41,568

Exline, IA $41,478

Fairfield, IA $41,620

Floris, IA $41,517

Fremont, IA $41,668

Hayesville, IA $41,787

Hedrick, IA $41,535

Keosauqua, IA $41,525

Kirkville, IA $41,734

Libertyville, IA $41,553

Martinsburg, IA $41,711

Melrose, IA $41,938

Milton, IA $41,505

Moravia, IA $41,678

Moulton, IA $41,476

Mount Sterling, IA $41,432

Mystic, IA $41,690

Ollie, IA $41,638

Oskaloosa, IA $41,999

Packwood, IA $41,531

Plano, IA $41,691

Promise City, IA $41,736

Pulaski, IA $41,506

Richland, IA $41,651

Rose Hill, IA $41,680

Selma, IA $41,497

Seymour, IA $41,556

Sigourney, IA $41,755

Udell, IA $41,454

Unionville, IA $41,468

University Park, IA $42,068

Burlington, IA $41,741

Argyle, IA $41,503

Bonaparte, IA $41,517

Crawfordsville, IA $41,639

Danville, IA $41,601

Denmark, IA $41,697

Donnellson, IA $41,539

Farmington, IA $41,506

Fort Madison, IA $41,658

Hillsboro, IA $41,500

Houghton, IA $41,691

Keokuk, IA $41,654

Lockridge, IA $41,537

Mediapolis, IA $41,681

Middletown, IA $41,564

Montrose, IA $41,569

Lime Springs, IA $41,924

Panama, IA $41,893

Persia, IA $42,055

Pisgah, IA $41,755

Portsmouth, IA $41,971

Red Oak, IA $41,864

Shelby, IA $42,017

Silver City, IA $42,179

Soldier, IA $41,465

Stanton, IA $41,722

Treynor, IA $42,200

Underwood, IA $42,251

Walnut, IA $41,864

Westphalia, IA $41,849

Woodbine, IA $41,939

Shenandoah, IA $41,766

Blanchard, IA $41,521

Braddyville, IA $41,450

Clarinda, IA $41,624

Coin, IA $41,574

College Springs, IA $41,661

Essex, IA $41,726

Farragut, IA $41,707

Hamburg, IA $41,644

Imogene, IA $41,861

New Market, IA $41,511

Northboro, IA $41,568

Percival, IA $41,807

Randolph, IA $41,883

Riverton, IA $41,680

Shambaugh, IA $41,723

Sidney, IA $41,833

Tabor, IA $41,968

Thurman, IA $41,929

Yorktown, IA $41,766

Dubuque, IA $41,775

Tiffin, IA $42,275

Andrew, IA $41,896

Bellevue, IA $41,694

Bernard, IA $41,642

Cascade, IA $41,787

Colesburg, IA $41,595

Delaware, IA $41,922

Delmar, IA $41,755

Dundee, IA $41,634

Durango, IA $41,624

Dyersville, IA $41,794

Earlville, IA $41,747

Edgewood, IA $41,619

Elkader, IA $41,512

Elkport, IA $41,516

Epworth, IA $41,723

Farley, IA $41,747

Farmersburg, IA $41,481

Garber, IA $41,516

Garnavillo, IA $41,522

Greeley, IA $41,635

Guttenberg, IA $41,574

Holy Cross, IA $41,595

La Motte, IA $41,650

Luxemburg, IA $41,795

Manchester, IA $41,803

Maquoketa, IA $41,738

Miles, IA $41,662

New Vienna, IA $41,632

North Buena Vista, IA $41,583

Peosta, IA $41,714

Preston, IA $41,708

Sabula, IA $41,695

Saint Donatus, IA $41,781

Saint Olaf, IA $41,459

Sherrill, IA $41,570

Spragueville, IA $41,644

Springbrook, IA $41,789

Strawberry Point, IA $41,587

Volga, IA $41,514

Worthington, IA $41,773

Zwingle, IA $41,614

Decorah, IA $41,721

Calmar, IA $41,512

Castalia, IA $41,455

Chester, IA $42,190

Clermont, IA $41,513

Cresco, IA $41,727

Dorchester, IA $41,735

Elgin, IA $41,505

Fayette, IA $41,550

Fort Atkinson, IA $41,500

Harpers Ferry, IA $41,562

Hawkeye, IA $41,489

Highlandville, IA $41,841

Lansing, IA $41,687

Lawler, IA $41,510

Parkersburg, IA $41,478

Plainfield, IA $41,466

Raymond, IA $41,565

Readlyn, IA $41,509

Reinbeck, IA $41,517

Shell Rock, IA $41,474

Stanley, IA $41,578

Steamboat Rock, IA $41,617

Stout, IA $41,480

Sumner, IA $41,470

Traer, IA $41,596

Tripoli, IA $41,476

Waverly, IA $41,475

Wellsburg, IA $41,541

Westgate, IA $41,520

Winthrop, IA $41,738

Waterloo, IA $41,584

Evansdale, IA $41,573

Creston, IA $41,868

Afton, IA $41,989

Arispe, IA $41,990

Bedford, IA $41,400

Benton, IA $41,372

Blockton, IA $41,344

Bridgewater, IA $41,517

Carbon, IA $41,706

Clearfield, IA $41,403

Corning, IA $41,562

Cromwell, IA $41,876

Cumberland, IA $41,663

Diagonal, IA $41,519

Fontanelle, IA $41,747

Grant, IA $41,883

Gravity, IA $41,439

Greenfield, IA $42,027

Arnolds Park, IA $41,725

Dickens, IA $41,463

Estherville, IA $41,592

Everly, IA $41,486

Fostoria, IA $41,699

Gillett Grove, IA $41,606

Graettinger, IA $41,495

Greenville, IA $41,479

Gruver, IA $41,574

Harris, IA $41,494

Hartley, IA $41,494

Lake Park, IA $41,550

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$51,096	$25.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$48,967	$24.0	15%
Internet	$48,967	$24.0	15%
Chemicals	$46,838	$23.0	10%
Software & Networking	$46,838	$23.0	10%

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser'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.

$37,910

Average $42,580/year

$50,359

$3,159

Average $3,548/month

$4,197

$729

Average $819/week

$968

$18

Average $20/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,359	$4,197	$968	$24
Average	$42,580	$3,548	$819	$20
25th Percentile	$37,910	$3,159	$729	$18

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