Hourly Wage for Electronics Assembler III Salary in the United States
What is the hourly salary range of Electronics Assembler III?
As of July 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for an Electronics Assembler III in the United States is
$24, which translates to an annual salary of about $49,031.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $28 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $21 to $26 per hour
Key Factors That Influence Electronics Assembler III Salaries
An Electronics Assembler III'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, education, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Electronics Assembler Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Electronics Assembler III'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:
How Do Electronics Assembler III 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 Electronics Assembler IIIs.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $61,843
San Francisco: $61,166
Oakland: $59,877
San Jose, CA$61,843
San Francisco, CA$61,166
Oakland, CA$59,877
New York, NY$56,454
Paramus, NJ$55,767
Queens Village, NY$55,765
Passaic, NJ$55,718
Bergenfield, NJ$55,714
Stamford, CT$55,606
Huntington, NY$55,586
Newark, NJ$55,224
Bridgeport, CT$55,120
Vallejo, CA$55,023
New Brunswick, NJ$55,003
Petaluma, CA$54,974
Middlesex, NJ$54,880
Somerset, NJ$54,846
Santa Cruz, CA$54,782
Boston, MA$54,483
Monterey, CA$54,311
Seattle, WA$54,199
Santa Rosa, CA$54,189
Los Angeles, CA$54,174
Juneau, AK$54,047
Washington, DC$53,993
Orange, CA$53,818
Santa Ana, CA$53,689
Long Beach, CA$53,640
Anaheim, CA$53,630
Anchorage, AK$53,606
Santa Maria, CA$53,458
Everett, WA$53,449
Danbury, CT$53,276
Bremerton, WA$53,208
Tacoma, WA$53,032
New Suffolk, NY$53,031
Sacramento, CA$53,017
Santa Barbara, CA$52,963
Trenton, NJ$52,909
San Diego, CA$52,909
Brockton, MA$52,855
Fairbanks, AK$52,735
Lompoc, CA$52,610
Lowell, MA$52,571
Ventura, CA$52,561
Nashua, NH$52,551
Stockton, CA$52,547
Modesto, CA$52,189
Poughkeepsie, NY$52,081
Olympia, WA$51,988
Kennewick, WA$51,988
New Haven, CT$51,968
Lawrence, MA$51,791
Hartford, CT$51,742
Riverside, CA$51,733
New Bedford, MA$51,684
Richland, WA$51,684
Bakersfield, CA$51,615
San Bernardino, CA$51,595
New Britain, CT$51,590
Atlantic City, NJ$51,590
New London, CT$51,571
Norwich, CT$51,556
Portsmouth, NH$51,546
Boulder, CO$51,442
Portland, OR$51,375
Worcester, MA$51,370
Minneapolis, MN$51,218
Philadelphia, PA$51,149
Honolulu, HI$50,987
Saint Paul, MN$50,964
Vineland, NJ$50,953
Providence, RI$50,811
Chicago, IL$50,669
Bellingham, WA$50,610
Springfield, MA$50,571
Baltimore, MD$50,556
Chico, CA$50,433
Pittsfield, MA$50,301
Manchester, NH$50,208
Spokane, WA$49,992
Denver, CO$49,987
Albany, NY$49,757
Troy, NY$49,737
Nassau, NY$49,685
Schenectady, NY$49,634
Wilmington, DE$49,595
Burlington, VT$49,526
Salem, OR$49,507
Portland, ME$49,355
Yakima, WA$49,306
Rochester, MN$49,154
Reno, NV$49,129
Fresno, CA$49,129
Milwaukee, WI$49,085
Detroit, MI$49,036
Ann Arbor, MI$49,028
Allentown, PA$49,021
Colorado Springs, CO$48,938
Syracuse, NY$48,913
Carson City, NV$48,913
Houston, TX$48,845
Eugene, OR$48,820
Gary, IN$48,761
Springfield, OR$48,722
Bismarck, ND$48,712
Galveston, TX$48,678
Medford, OR$48,604
Fort Collins, CO$48,585
Concord, NH$48,560
Austin, TX$48,546
Mesa, AZ$48,443
Reading, PA$48,438
Phoenix, AZ$48,433
Dallas, TX$48,418
Saint Cloud, MN$48,371
Madison, WI$48,305
Utica, NY$48,173
Rochester, NY$48,095
Des Moines, IA$48,090
Raleigh, NC$48,085
Atlanta, GA$48,011
Battle Creek, MI$47,996
Salt Lake City, UT$47,982
Lancaster, PA$47,908
Harrisburg, PA$47,840
Kansas City, MO$47,791
Champaign, IL$47,781
Kansas City, KS$47,781
Fort Worth, TX$47,776
Columbus, OH$47,767
Boca Raton, FL$47,756
Pittsburgh, PA$47,737
Richmond, VA$47,717
Indianapolis, IN$47,707
Cleveland, OH$47,702
Las Vegas, NV$47,643
Cincinnati, OH$47,643
Petersburg, VA$47,570
Huntsville, AL$47,496
Lansing, MI$47,463
Lebanon, PA$47,457
Pueblo, CO$47,452
Appleton, WI$47,437
Buffalo, NY$47,418
Dayton, OH$47,403
Racine, WI$47,393
Charlotte, NC$47,388
Saint Louis, MO$47,374
York, PA$47,344
Elkhart, IN$47,344
Gastonia, NC$47,335
Billings, MT$47,323
Beaumont, TX$47,310
Lorain, OH$47,300
Benton Harbor, MI$47,290
Toledo, OH$47,281
Binghamton, NY$47,256
Rock Hill, SC$47,251
Rockford, IL$47,227
Springfield, IL$47,207
Elyria, OH$47,202
Fargo, ND$47,202
Flagstaff, AZ$47,168
Fort Lauderdale, FL$47,138
Duluth, MN$47,109
Miami, FL$47,109
Cheyenne, WY$47,075
Grand Forks, ND$47,075
Bangor, ME$46,967
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,913
Durham, NC$46,892
Louisville, KY$46,888
Grand Rapids, MI$46,879
Hialeah, FL$46,874
Casper, WY$46,805
Scranton, PA$46,746
New Orleans, LA$46,731
Virginia Beach, VA$46,727
Akron, OH$46,702
Peoria, IL$46,638
Sarasota, FL$46,628
Nashville, TN$46,594
Omaha, NE$46,594
Green Bay, WI$46,594
Baton Rouge, LA$46,570
Charleston, SC$46,560
Jamestown, NY$46,535
Davenport, IA$46,535
Tucson, AZ$46,511
Saint Petersburg, FL$46,481
Tampa, FL$46,472
Evansville, IN$46,442
Port Arthur, TX$46,442
Bradenton, FL$46,423
Santa Fe, NM$46,334
Orlando, FL$46,246
Clearwater, FL$46,231
Canton, OH$46,128
La Crosse, WI$46,128
Albuquerque, NM$46,099
Newport News, VA$46,094
High Point, NC$46,079
Ogden, UT$46,060
Corpus Christi, TX$46,020
Norfolk, VA$45,991
Laramie, WY$45,991
Rock Island, IL$45,962
Saginaw, MI$45,952
Jacksonville, FL$45,947
Salisbury, NC$45,937
Boise, ID$45,927
Moline, IL$45,903
Fort Myers, FL$45,888
Memphis, TN$45,878
Tulsa, OK$45,854
Waterloo, IA$45,824
Spartanburg, SC$45,775
Lincoln, NE$45,751
Fort Wayne, IN$45,741
Provo, UT$45,736
Cedar Falls, IA$45,677
San Antonio, TX$45,658
Greensboro, NC$45,638
South Bend, IN$45,633
Savannah, GA$45,579
Muskegon, MI$45,560
Birmingham, AL$45,555
Winston Salem, NC$45,531
Lake Charles, LA$45,413
Anderson, IN$45,403
Lexington, KY$45,388
Augusta, GA$45,373
Greenville, SC$45,373
Lima, OH$45,334
Wichita, KS$45,329
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,329
Columbia, SC$45,285
Springfield, OH$45,275
Asheville, NC$45,197
Bloomington, IN$45,162
Knoxville, TN$44,986
Shreveport, LA$44,981
Wilmington, NC$44,917
Roanoke, VA$44,917
Topeka, KS$44,829
Frankfort, KY$44,824
Oklahoma City, OK$44,790
Chillicothe, OH$44,770
Longview, TX$44,765
Melbourne, FL$44,760
Sioux Falls, SD$44,682
Mobile, AL$44,677
Terre Haute, IN$44,657
Altoona, PA$44,628
Amarillo, TX$44,594
Killeen, TX$44,579
Fayetteville, AR$44,540
Chattanooga, TN$44,525
Sioux City, IA$44,481
Idaho Falls, ID$44,471
Lynchburg, VA$44,432
Gainesville, FL$44,368
Portsmouth, OH$44,344
Little Rock, AR$44,334
Lafayette, LA$44,314
Youngstown, OH$44,314
Daytona Beach, FL$44,285
Clarksville, TN$44,280
Pensacola, FL$44,275
Temple, TX$44,272
Hopkinsville, KY$44,128
Erie, PA$44,118
Florence, SC$44,098
Charleston, WV$44,020
Great Falls, MT$43,996
Macon, GA$43,927
Tallahassee, FL$43,922
Fayetteville, NC$43,912
Waco, TX$43,902
Helena, MT$43,868
Pine Bluff, AR$43,849
Vincennes, IN$43,790
Lubbock, TX$43,770
Alamogordo, NM$43,741
Twin Falls, ID$43,696
Rapid City, SD$43,682
Jackson, MS$43,593
Huntington, WV$43,590
Greenville, MS$43,589
Parkersburg, WV$43,539
Montgomery, AL$43,530
Wichita Falls, TX$43,481
Springfield, MO$43,481
Biloxi, MS$43,456
Monroe, LA$43,407
Johnstown, PA$43,373
Sumter, SC$43,353
Columbus, GA$43,348
Pascagoula, MS$43,255
Abilene, TX$43,255
Kingsport, TN$43,128
Albany, GA$43,128
Gulfport, MS$43,113
Alexandria, LA$42,951
Fort Smith, AR$42,829
El Paso, TX$42,696
Las Cruces, NM$42,476
Harlingen, TX$42,351
Pocatello, ID$42,343
Florence, AL$42,279
Brownsville, TX$42,270
Mcallen, TX$42,167
Dothan, AL$42,098
Columbus, MS$41,807
Altus, OK$41,578
Lawton, OK$41,485
Pierre, SD$41,309
What Skills Can Increase an Electronics Assembler III's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 5.01% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Mechanical Assembly (Mentioned in 3.16% Job Postings): Combining mechanical components into a finished product using a variety of tools and equipment.
Bill of Materials (Mentioned in 1.22% Job Postings): Applying tools, methods, and practices in creating a list of raw materials, components, and instructions required to create a product.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
5.01%
Mechanical Assembly
3.16%
Bill of Materials
1.22%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Electronics Assembler III's salary.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Microsoft Office: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Analysis
$60,308
23%
Microsoft Office
$57,857
18%
Commitment
$57,857
18%
Interviewing
$55,895
14%
Customer Service
$55,405
13%
Organizational Skills
$52,953
8%
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Electronics Assembler III Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Electronics Assembler III salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $54,841.
While startup companies pay approximate $46,379.
Electronics Assembler III Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$46,379
Growth Stage
51~500
$49,053
Established
501~5000
$52,959
Enterprise
5000+
$54,841
Electronics Assembler III Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Electronics Assembler III roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 73% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Healthcare
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 48% above the average.
In contrast, Electronics Assembler positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Electronics Assembler III as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Electronics Assembler III
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$72,566
$35.0
48%
Healthcare
$67,663
$33.0
38%
Internet
$60,798
$29.0
24%
Pharmaceuticals
$56,386
$27.0
15%
Biotechnology
$53,934
$26.0
10%
How Education impacts an Electronics Assembler III's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Electronics Assembler IIIs enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Electronics Assembler III with a No Diploma is between
$47,537
and $50,621).
Electronics Assembler III Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Electronics Assembler III
No Diploma75.0%
High School75.0%
Associates6.3%
Bachelors18.8%
Masters0.0%
Doctorate0.0%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
75.0%
High School
75.0%
Associates
6.3%
Bachelors
18.8%
Masters
0.0%
Doctorate
0.0%
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Electronics Assembler III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Electronics Assembler III'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.
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Monthly
Weekly
Hourly
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Last Updated on July 01, 2026
$43,953
Average$49,031/year
$53,970
$3,663
Average$4,086/month
$4,498
$845
Average$943/week
$1,038
$21
Average$24/hour
$26
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$53,970
$4,498
$1,038
$26
Average
$49,031
$4,086
$943
$24
25th Percentile
$43,953
$3,663
$845
$21
Salaries of jobs related to Electronics Assembler III
Salaries for an Electronics Assembler III can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $51,249 in 2023
to around $50,247 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Electronics Assembler III salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Electronics Assembler III Over Time
2022
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2023
$51,249
2024
$50,915
2025
$50,247
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$51,249
2024
$50,915
2025
$50,247
2026
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Most common benefits for Electronics Assembler III
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Electronics Assembler III
Here are companies hiring for Electronics Assembler III and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Electronics Assembler III
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Electronics Assembler III?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Electronics Assembler III roles,
with salaries approximately 48% above the market median.
2. What are the responsibilities of Electronics Assembler III?
Assembles and installs electronic components and electromechanical products according to specifications and follows established manufacturing procedures. Follows drawings and schematics to wire, solder, and assemble electronic components such as diodes, transistors, capacitors, and casings onto circuit boards. Uses hand tools, power tools, and other assembly equipment. Conducts module programming and basic functional testing to monitor and verify quality. May disassemble units to repair defects and troubleshoot malfunctions as needed before packaging. Typically requires a high school diploma. Typically reports to a supervisor. Works independently within established procedures associated with the specific job function. Has gained proficiency in multiple competencies relevant to the job. Typically requires 3-5 years of related experience.
3. What are the skills of Electronics Assembler III
Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties.
Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed,
each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.
1.)
Planning:
An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
2.)
Mechanical Assembly:
Combining mechanical components into a finished product using a variety of tools and equipment.
3.)
Bill of Materials:
Applying tools, methods, and practices in creating a list of raw materials, components, and instructions required to create a product.
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