Iowa · 2026 pay · 10 people
How much does a purchasing assistant make in Iowa?
$49,924typical pay for a purchasing assistant in 2026
$42,771 – $54,464what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.1% from 2025.
✓ Official data from Iowa Department of Administrative Services · Matches the agency's latest release · data.iowa.gov ↗
Where purchasing assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid purchasing assistants, 2026
- 1Deanne K Jones-BlakemorePurchasing Assistant · Department of Health and Human Services$55,527
- 2Katie A DornbuschPurchasing Assistant · Department of Corrections$54,871
- 3Adrienne K BeschPurchasing Assistant · Department of Health and Human Services$54,671
- 4Stephanie Denise KentPurchasing Assistant · Department of Corrections$53,845
- 5Alyson M DietrichPurchasing Assistant · Department of Corrections$51,163
Common questions
How much does a purchasing assistant make in Iowa?
The typical purchasing assistant was paid $49,924 in 2026; most earned between $42,771 and $54,464. This counts all 10 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"). 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