Georgia · 2025 pay · 77 people
How much does a purchasing assistant make in Georgia?
$39,428typical pay for a purchasing assistant in 2025
$30,701 – $45,499what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where purchasing assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Corrections35 people$38,437
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities12 people$37,281
- Department of Defense10 people$45,999
- Department of Juvenile Justice6 people$34,018
- Department of Education4 people$42,928
- Department of Community Supervision2 people$25,810
- Department of Public Safety2 people$9,933
- Georgia Forestry Commission2 people$31,593
- Department of Community Health1 person$51,869
- Departments of Family & Children Services1 person$34,414
- Department of Driver Services1 person$55,962
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation1 person$45,606
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Purchasing Assistant 243 people$34,414
- Purchasing Assistant 17 people$35,661
- Purchasing Assistant 327 people$45,499
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Purchasing Assistant (this page)$39,428 (everyone)
- Purchasing Manager$57,779 (everyone)
Highest-paid purchasing assistants, 2025
- 1Robert W GrahamPurchasing Assistant 3 · Department of Education$57,134
- 2Stanley E SchwartzPurchasing Assistant 3 · Department of Driver Services$55,962
- 3Wendy M NicholsonPurchasing Assistant 3 · Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities$53,688
- 4Christopher Ross FralickPurchasing Assistant 3 · Department of Defense$52,836
- 5Shawn Leighton AkinsPurchasing Assistant 2 · Georgia Forestry Commission$52,572
Common questions
How much does a purchasing assistant make in Georgia?
The typical purchasing assistant was paid $39,428 in 2025; most earned between $30,701 and $45,499. This counts all 77 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Purchasing Assistant, at any level (for example "Purchasing Assistant 2"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this