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 $40,414 for beginners, reaching about $41,563 at mid-level, and approach $44,779 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 $49,264, California $49,077, Massachusetts $48,423. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser in Vermont is $43,671 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,909
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,882 to $51,647
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,522

10% $34,522

50% (Median) $43,671

90% $58,909

Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,647	$4,304	$993	$25
Average	$43,671	$3,639	$840	$21
25th Percentile	$38,882	$3,240	$748	$19

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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): $40,414
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,605
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,563
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,893
Expert (over 8 years): $44,779

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	less than 1 year	$40,414
Early Career Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	1-2 years	$40,605
Mid-Level Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	2-4 years	$41,563
Senior-Level Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	5-8 years	$43,893
Expert Level Assistant Purchaser/Purchaser	over 8 years	$44,779

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: $49,264.
California: $49,077.
Massachusetts: $48,423.

District of Columbia $49,264 California $49,077 Massachusetts $48,423 Washington $48,245 New Jersey $48,227 Alaska $48,165 Connecticut $47,551 New York $47,302

Hawaii $46,505 Rhode Island $46,132 Maryland $45,878 Minnesota $45,531 Colorado $45,397 Illinois $45,353 Oregon $45,184 Delaware $45,059

New Hampshire $44,981 Virginia $44,806 Pennsylvania $44,294 Nevada $44,036 North Dakota $43,951 Michigan $43,818 Wisconsin $43,769 Vermont $43,671

Texas $43,400 Maine $43,382 Arizona $43,355 Ohio $43,324 Georgia $42,915 Indiana $42,710 Wyoming $42,670 Utah $42,608

Iowa $42,581 Kansas $42,367 Louisiana $42,305 North Carolina $42,283 Missouri $42,274 Florida $42,100 Montana $42,007 Nebraska $41,918

Kentucky $41,869 South Carolina $41,691 Tennessee $41,580 Idaho $41,535 New Mexico $41,211 Oklahoma $41,139 Alabama $40,877 South Dakota $40,436

Arkansas $40,196 West Virginia $40,067 Mississippi $39,680

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:

Adamant: $44,701
Barre: $44,768
Cabot: $44,670

Adamant, VT $44,701

Barre, VT $44,768

Cabot, VT $44,670

Calais, VT $44,709

East Barre, VT $44,700

East Calais, VT $44,701

East Montpelier, VT $44,731

Eden, VT $44,672

Eden Mills, VT $44,631

Graniteville, VT $44,766

Hyde Park, VT $44,738

Johnson, VT $44,794

Lake Elmore, VT $44,688

Marshfield, VT $44,678

Moretown, VT $44,797

Morrisville, VT $44,792

Moscow, VT $44,815

Northfield, VT $44,742

Northfield Falls, VT $44,952

North Hyde Park, VT $44,734

North Montpelier, VT $44,690

Plainfield, VT $44,683

Roxbury, VT $44,608

South Barre, VT $44,820

Waterbury, VT $44,810

Stowe, VT $44,816

Waitsfield, VT $44,791

Warren, VT $44,708

Washington, VT $44,621

Waterbury Center, VT $44,809

Websterville, VT $44,758

Williamstown, VT $44,706

Wolcott, VT $44,682

Woodbury, VT $44,638

Worcester, VT $44,682

Rutland, VT $44,681

Belmont, VT $44,543

Benson, VT $44,543

Bomoseen, VT $44,613

Brandon, VT $44,646

Bridport, VT $44,651

Castleton, VT $44,621

Center Rutland, VT $44,652

Chittenden, VT $44,549

Cuttingsville, VT $44,534

Danby, VT $44,610

East Middlebury, VT $44,675

East Poultney, VT $44,615

East Wallingford, VT $44,566

Fair Haven, VT $44,582

Florence, VT $44,567

Forest Dale, VT $44,648

Gaysville, VT $44,364

Granville, VT $44,574

Hancock, VT $44,567

Hydeville, VT $44,618

Killington, VT $44,562

Middlebury, VT $44,744

Middletown Springs, VT $44,591

Mount Holly, VT $44,549

North Clarendon, VT $44,615

Orwell, VT $44,610

Pawlet, VT $44,626

Pittsfield, VT $44,588

Pittsford, VT $44,630

Poultney, VT $44,622

Proctor, VT $44,671

Ripton, VT $44,620

Rochester, VT $44,597

Rupert, VT $44,592

Salisbury, VT $44,663

Shoreham, VT $44,625

Stockbridge, VT $44,546

Wallingford, VT $44,570

Wells, VT $44,628

West Pawlet, VT $44,643

West Rupert, VT $44,632

West Rutland, VT $44,605

Whiting, VT $44,627

Saint Johnsbury, VT $44,675

Albany, VT $44,649

Barnet, VT $44,628

Barton, VT $44,645

Beebe Plain, VT $44,658

Concord, VT $44,585

Coventry, VT $44,710

Craftsbury, VT $44,662

Craftsbury Common, VT $44,665

Danville, VT $44,637

Derby, VT $44,658

Derby Line, VT $44,625

East Burke, VT $44,623

East Charleston, VT $44,628

East Hardwick, VT $44,652

East Haven, VT $44,526

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $44,674

Glover, VT $44,631

Granby, VT $44,471

Greensboro, VT $44,616

Greensboro Bend, VT $44,645

Hardwick, VT $44,694

Irasburg, VT $44,633

Island Pond, VT $44,560

Lowell, VT $44,618

Lower Waterford, VT $44,670

Lyndon, VT $44,661

Lyndon Center, VT $44,712

Lyndonville, VT $44,663

Morgan, VT $44,583

Newport, VT $44,685

Newport Center, VT $44,628

North Concord, VT $44,511

North Troy, VT $44,634

Orleans, VT $44,617

Passumpsic, VT $44,678

Peacham, VT $44,588

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $44,679

Sheffield, VT $44,600

Sutton, VT $44,597

Troy, VT $44,638

West Burke, VT $44,626

West Charleston, VT $44,605

West Danville, VT $44,640

Westfield, VT $44,605

West Glover, VT $44,635

Averill, VT $44,375

Beecher Falls, VT $44,663

Canaan, VT $44,552

Gilman, VT $44,748

Guildhall, VT $44,493

Lunenburg, VT $44,590

Norton, VT $44,464

North Bennington, VT $44,961

North Pownal, VT $45,052

Pownal, VT $45,077

White River Junction, VT $44,670

Ascutney, VT $44,690

Barnard, VT $44,568

Bethel, VT $44,596

Bradford, VT $44,642

Bridgewater, VT $44,614

Bridgewater Corners, VT $44,525

Brookfield, VT $44,639

Brownsville, VT $44,615

Chelsea, VT $44,613

Corinth, VT $44,601

East Corinth, VT $44,620

East Randolph, VT $44,629

East Ryegate, VT $44,590

East Thetford, VT $44,645

Fairlee, VT $44,597

Groton, VT $44,609

Hartford, VT $44,786

Hartland, VT $44,629

Hartland Four Corners, VT $44,627

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $44,742

Newbury, VT $44,604

North Hartland, VT $44,661

North Pomfret, VT $44,584

North Thetford, VT $44,644

Norwich, VT $44,635

Plymouth, VT $44,493

Post Mills, VT $44,634

Quechee, VT $44,681

Randolph, VT $44,673

Randolph Center, VT $44,650

Reading, VT $44,530

Sharon, VT $44,595

South Pomfret, VT $44,552

South Royalton, VT $44,608

South Ryegate, VT $44,617

South Strafford, VT $44,605

South Woodstock, VT $44,541

Strafford, VT $44,567

Taftsville, VT $44,684

Thetford, VT $44,645

Thetford Center, VT $44,598

Topsham, VT $44,585

Tunbridge, VT $44,593

Vershire, VT $44,573

Wells River, VT $44,620

West Fairlee, VT $44,702

West Hartford, VT $44,585

West Newbury, VT $44,602

West Topsham, VT $44,621

Wilder, VT $44,788

Windsor, VT $44,647

Woodstock, VT $44,593

Bellows Falls, VT $44,755

Cambridgeport, VT $44,704

Cavendish, VT $44,556

Chester, VT $44,600

Chester Depot, VT $44,584

Grafton, VT $44,566

Londonderry, VT $44,646

Ludlow, VT $44,579

North Springfield, VT $44,734

Perkinsville, VT $44,613

Peru, VT $44,600

Proctorsville, VT $44,563

Saxtons River, VT $44,746

South Londonderry, VT $44,674

Springfield, VT $44,713

Westminster, VT $44,755

Westminster Station, VT $44,758

Weston, VT $44,554

Shaftsbury, VT $44,908

Brattleboro, VT $44,847

Bondville, VT $44,661

East Dover, VT $44,752

Jacksonville, VT $44,864

Jamaica, VT $44,662

Marlboro, VT $45,069

Newfane, VT $44,722

Putney, VT $44,713

Readsboro, VT $45,074

South Newfane, VT $44,738

Stamford, VT $45,041

Townshend, VT $44,682

Vernon, VT $44,984

Wardsboro, VT $44,714

West Dover, VT $44,788

West Dummerston, VT $44,734

West Halifax, VT $44,803

West Townshend, VT $44,622

West Wardsboro, VT $44,623

Whitingham, VT $44,848

Williamsville, VT $44,734

Wilmington, VT $44,821

Burlington, VT $44,944

South Burlington, VT $44,941

Winooski, VT $44,944

Colchester, VT $44,944

Alburgh, VT $44,719

Bakersfield, VT $44,786

Belvidere Center, VT $44,623

Bristol, VT $44,795

Cambridge, VT $44,848

Charlotte, VT $44,883

East Berkshire, VT $44,742

East Fairfield, VT $44,809

Enosburg Falls, VT $44,686

Essex, VT $44,909

Essex Junction, VT $44,912

Fairfax, VT $44,851

Fairfield, VT $44,808

Ferrisburgh, VT $44,833

Franklin, VT $44,688

Grand Isle, VT $44,856

Highgate Center, VT $44,726

Highgate Springs, VT $44,749

Hinesburg, VT $44,882

Huntington, VT $44,848

Isle La Motte, VT $44,775

Jeffersonville, VT $44,818

Jericho, VT $44,872

Jonesville, VT $44,881

Milton, VT $44,893

Monkton, VT $44,846

Montgomery, VT $44,686

Montgomery Center, VT $44,631

New Haven, VT $44,790

North Ferrisburgh, VT $44,853

North Hero, VT $44,808

Richford, VT $44,678

Richmond, VT $44,877

Saint Albans, VT $44,828

Saint Albans Bay, VT $44,823

Shelburne, VT $44,924

Sheldon, VT $44,775

Sheldon Springs, VT $44,885

South Hero, VT $44,896

Starksboro, VT $44,821

Swanton, VT $44,767

Underhill, VT $44,862

Underhill Center, VT $44,863

Vergennes, VT $44,776

Waterville, VT $44,791

Westford, VT $44,884

Williston, VT $44,918

Montpelier, VT $44,761

Bennington, VT $44,994

Arlington, VT $44,835

Dorset, VT $44,661

East Arlington, VT $44,644

East Dorset, VT $44,662

Manchester, VT $44,783

Manchester Center, VT $44,753

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	$52,405	$25.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$50,222	$24.0	15%
Internet	$50,222	$24.0	15%
Chemicals	$48,038	$23.0	10%
Software & Networking	$48,038	$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.

$38,882

Average $43,671/year

$51,647

$3,240

Average $3,639/month

$4,304

$748

Average $840/week

$993

$19

Average $21/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,647	$4,304	$993	$25
Average	$43,671	$3,639	$840	$21
25th Percentile	$38,882	$3,240	$748	$19

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