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What procurement specialists make
Typical
$50,580
Purchasing assistant
$38,040
Senior buyer or contract lead
$68,620
The federal wage survey files this job under Procurement Clerks, the entry and middle of the buying world. The national median is $50,580 a year and the bottom tenth start near $38,040. Purchasing agents and buyers, the next rung up, are counted as a separate occupation and paid more.