What are the main factors that influence an Assembler Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Assembler Operator's salary?

An Assembler Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,361 for beginners, reaching about $43,503 at mid-level, and approach $45,490 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assembler Operator?

Assembler Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembler Operator roles are District of Columbia $48,481, California $48,297, Massachusetts $47,654. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assembler Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assembler Operator level roles vary by specialization: Assembler IV: $58,480; Assembler III: $49,807; Assembler Operator I: $45,670; Assembler II: $44,775; Assembler Machine Operator: $41,959.

How do different companies affect an Assembler Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assembler Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Assembler Operator Salary in the United States

How much does an Assembler Operator make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembler Operator in the United States is $43,787 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, an Assembler Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,163
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,337 to $47,648
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,195

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Assembler Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,648	$3,971	$916	$23
Average	$43,787	$3,649	$842	$21
25th Percentile	$40,337	$3,361	$776	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Assembler Operator Salaries

An Assembler Operator'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 Assembler Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembler Operator'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): $42,361
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,465
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,503
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $44,923
Expert (over 8 years): $45,490

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Assembler Operator	$42,361
Intermediate Level Assembler Operator	$42,465
Senior Level Assembler Operator	$43,503
Specialist Level Assembler Operator	$44,923
Expert Level Assembler Operator	$45,490

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How Do Assembler Operator 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 Assembler Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,481.
California: $48,297.
Massachusetts: $47,654.

District of Columbia $48,481 California $48,297 Massachusetts $47,654 Washington $47,479 New Jersey $47,461 Alaska $47,400 Connecticut $46,795 New York $46,550

Hawaii $45,766 Rhode Island $45,399 Maryland $45,149 Minnesota $44,808 Colorado $44,676 Illinois $44,632 Oregon $44,466 Delaware $44,343

New Hampshire $44,266 Virginia $44,094 Pennsylvania $43,590 Nevada $43,336 North Dakota $43,253 Michigan $43,122 Wisconsin $43,074 Vermont $42,977

Texas $42,710 Maine $42,693 Arizona $42,666 Ohio $42,636 Georgia $42,233 Indiana $42,031 Wyoming $41,992 Utah $41,931

Iowa $41,904 Kansas $41,694 Louisiana $41,633 North Carolina $41,611 Missouri $41,602 Florida $41,432 Montana $41,340 Nebraska $41,252

Kentucky $41,204 South Carolina $41,029 Tennessee $40,919 Idaho $40,875 New Mexico $40,556 Oklahoma $40,486 Alabama $40,227 South Dakota $39,794

Arkansas $39,557 West Virginia $39,430 Mississippi $39,050

Top Paying Cities for Assembler Operators

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: $55,229
San Francisco: $54,686
Oakland: $53,473

San Jose, CA $55,229

San Francisco, CA $54,686

Oakland, CA $53,473

New York, NY $50,745

Queens Village, NY $50,417

Paramus, NJ $50,066

Passaic, NJ $50,023

Bergenfield, NJ $49,979

Stamford, CT $49,913

Huntington, NY $49,869

Newark, NJ $49,585

Bridgeport, CT $49,497

New Brunswick, NJ $49,353

Vallejo, CA $49,261

Middlesex, NJ $49,234

Somerset, NJ $49,195

Petaluma, CA $49,094

Santa Cruz, CA $48,924

Boston, MA $48,836

Monterey, CA $48,617

Fairbanks, AK $48,586

Los Angeles, CA $48,503

Washington, DC $48,481

Seattle, WA $48,402

Santa Rosa, CA $48,394

Juneau, AK $48,267

Orange, CA $48,122

Anchorage, AK $48,043

Anaheim, CA $48,013

Santa Ana, CA $47,947

Nassau, NY $47,921

Long Beach, CA $47,903

Danbury, CT $47,890

Santa Maria, CA $47,741

Everett, WA $47,733

Bremerton, WA $47,518

Trenton, NJ $47,435

Sacramento, CA $47,417

San Diego, CA $47,395

Brockton, MA $47,378

Tacoma, WA $47,360

Santa Barbara, CA $47,299

Lowell, MA $47,124

New Suffolk, NY $47,106

Nashua, NH $47,054

Lompoc, CA $46,984

Ventura, CA $46,940

Stockton, CA $46,927

New Haven, CT $46,839

Atlantic City, NJ $46,725

Hartford, CT $46,629

Modesto, CA $46,607

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,511

New Britain, CT $46,489

Olympia, WA $46,428

Kennewick, WA $46,428

New London, CT $46,419

Norwich, CT $46,406

Lawrence, MA $46,384

Bakersfield, CA $46,261

Riverside, CA $46,200

New Bedford, MA $46,200

Richland, WA $46,156

Portsmouth, NH $46,121

Vineland, NJ $46,112

San Bernardino, CA $46,077

Boulder, CO $45,955

Worcester, MA $45,920

Portland, OR $45,880

Saint Paul, MN $45,828

Minneapolis, MN $45,828

Philadelphia, PA $45,766

Honolulu, HI $45,534

Springfield, MA $45,381

Providence, RI $45,377

Chicago, IL $45,250

Bellingham, WA $45,197

Baltimore, MD $45,149

Chico, CA $45,040

Wilmington, DE $44,965

Pittsfield, MA $44,921

Manchester, NH $44,838

Spokane, WA $44,646

Denver, CO $44,641

Albany, NY $44,435

Troy, NY $44,418

Schenectady, NY $44,326

Burlington, VT $44,230

Portland, ME $44,076

Salem, OR $44,041

Yakima, WA $44,033

Ann Arbor, MI $44,019

Rochester, MN $43,897

Fresno, CA $43,875

Reno, NV $43,875

Milwaukee, WI $43,835

Detroit, MI $43,792

Allentown, PA $43,779

Carson City, NV $43,774

Houston, TX $43,708

Colorado Springs, CO $43,704

Syracuse, NY $43,682

Eugene, OR $43,599

Bismarck, ND $43,546

Gary, IN $43,546

Galveston, TX $43,546

Springfield, OR $43,511

Medford, OR $43,406

Fort Collins, CO $43,389

Austin, TX $43,354

Mesa, AZ $43,262

Phoenix, AZ $43,253

Dallas, TX $43,240

Reading, PA $43,214

Saint Cloud, MN $43,196

Concord, NH $43,157

Madison, WI $43,139

Utica, NY $43,021

Raleigh, NC $42,986

Las Vegas, NV $42,982

Rochester, NY $42,951

Des Moines, IA $42,947

Atlanta, GA $42,877

Battle Creek, MI $42,863

Salt Lake City, UT $42,850

Lancaster, PA $42,785

Champaign, IL $42,776

Harrisburg, PA $42,723

Durham, NC $42,684

Kansas City, MO $42,679

Kansas City, KS $42,671

Fort Worth, TX $42,666

Boca Raton, FL $42,649

Cleveland, OH $42,644

Columbus, OH $42,636

Pittsburgh, PA $42,631

Richmond, VA $42,614

Indianapolis, IN $42,605

Cincinnati, OH $42,548

Petersburg, VA $42,482

Billings, MT $42,386

Lansing, MI $42,386

Huntsville, AL $42,386

Lebanon, PA $42,382

Dayton, OH $42,377

Pueblo, CO $42,377

Appleton, WI $42,364

Buffalo, NY $42,347

Racine, WI $42,325

Charlotte, NC $42,320

Saint Louis, MO $42,307

Springfield, IL $42,290

Elkhart, IN $42,281

York, PA $42,281

Gastonia, NC $42,277

Benton Harbor, MI $42,277

Beaumont, TX $42,250

Lorain, OH $42,242

Toledo, OH $42,224

Binghamton, NY $42,202

Rock Hill, SC $42,198

Rockford, IL $42,176

Fargo, ND $42,154

Elyria, OH $42,154

Flagstaff, AZ $42,123

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,097

Miami, FL $42,071

Duluth, MN $42,001

Bangor, ME $41,944

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,896

Louisville, KY $41,874

Grand Rapids, MI $41,865

Hialeah, FL $41,861

Casper, WY $41,799

Scranton, PA $41,747

New Orleans, LA $41,734

Virginia Beach, VA $41,729

Akron, OH $41,707

Peoria, IL $41,650

Sarasota, FL $41,642

Green Bay, WI $41,611

Baton Rouge, LA $41,589

Charleston, SC $41,580

Nashville, TN $41,567

Jamestown, NY $41,559

Davenport, IA $41,559

Tucson, AZ $41,537

Cheyenne, WY $41,523

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,510

Tampa, FL $41,502

Omaha, NE $41,493

Port Arthur, TX $41,475

Evansville, IN $41,475

Bradenton, FL $41,458

Santa Fe, NM $41,379

Orlando, FL $41,335

Clearwater, FL $41,287

Canton, OH $41,195

La Crosse, WI $41,195

Grand Forks, ND $41,182

Albuquerque, NM $41,169

Tulsa, OK $41,169

Newport News, VA $41,164

High Point, NC $41,151

Ogden, UT $41,134

Corpus Christi, TX $41,099

Laramie, WY $41,072

Norfolk, VA $41,072

Rock Island, IL $41,046

Saginaw, MI $41,037

Jacksonville, FL $41,033

Salisbury, NC $41,024

Memphis, TN $41,016

Moline, IL $40,994

Fort Myers, FL $40,981

Waterloo, IA $40,924

Spartanburg, SC $40,880

Lincoln, NE $40,858

Fort Wayne, IN $40,849

Birmingham, AL $40,801

Cedar Falls, IA $40,792

Provo, UT $40,788

Springfield, OH $40,783

San Antonio, TX $40,775

Greensboro, NC $40,757

South Bend, IN $40,753

Winston Salem, NC $40,748

Boise, ID $40,735

Savannah, GA $40,705

Muskegon, MI $40,626

Lima, OH $40,573

Lake Charles, LA $40,556

Anderson, IN $40,547

Lexington, KY $40,534

Augusta, GA $40,521

Greenville, SC $40,521

Wichita, KS $40,481

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,481

Columbia, SC $40,442

Bloomington, IN $40,332

Roanoke, VA $40,306

Asheville, NC $40,249

Knoxville, TN $40,175

Shreveport, LA $40,170

Wilmington, NC $40,114

Frankfort, KY $40,030

Oklahoma City, OK $40,000

Chillicothe, OH $39,982

Longview, TX $39,978

Topeka, KS $39,965

Mobile, AL $39,899

Terre Haute, IN $39,881

Erie, PA $39,877

Altoona, PA $39,855

Melbourne, FL $39,842

Amarillo, TX $39,825

Killeen, TX $39,811

Fayetteville, AR $39,776

Sioux Falls, SD $39,746

Chattanooga, TN $39,719

Idaho Falls, ID $39,715

Gainesville, FL $39,623

Portsmouth, OH $39,601

Little Rock, AR $39,592

Lynchburg, VA $39,592

Lafayette, LA $39,575

Youngstown, OH $39,575

Temple, TX $39,557

Daytona Beach, FL $39,549

Clarksville, TN $39,544

Pensacola, FL $39,540

Hopkinsville, KY $39,409

Charleston, WV $39,404

Florence, SC $39,382

Sioux City, IA $39,356

Macon, GA $39,229

Tallahassee, FL $39,225

Fayetteville, NC $39,216

Waco, TX $39,207

Wichita Falls, TX $39,207

Pine Bluff, AR $39,190

Vincennes, IN $39,106

Lubbock, TX $39,089

Great Falls, MT $39,063

Alamogordo, NM $39,058

Abilene, TX $39,023

Rapid City, SD $38,966

Monroe, LA $38,966

Albany, GA $38,940

Huntington, WV $38,936

Jackson, MS $38,931

Greenville, MS $38,927

Parkersburg, WV $38,883

Montgomery, AL $38,874

Johnstown, PA $38,866

Springfield, MO $38,831

Biloxi, MS $38,809

Sumter, SC $38,717

Columbus, GA $38,712

Twin Falls, ID $38,686

Pascagoula, MS $38,629

Kingsport, TN $38,515

Gulfport, MS $38,502

Alexandria, LA $38,358

Fort Smith, AR $38,248

El Paso, TX $38,130

Helena, MT $38,073

Las Cruces, NM $37,933

Harlingen, TX $37,810

Pocatello, ID $37,771

Florence, AL $37,758

Brownsville, TX $37,749

Dothan, AL $37,679

Mcallen, TX $37,657

Columbus, MS $37,333

Altus, OK $37,132

Lawton, OK $37,048

Pierre, SD $36,891

What Skills Can Increase an Assembler Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.19% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.86% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.19%
Pneumatics	2.86%
Housekeeping	1.77%

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 Assembler Operator's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Electro-Mechanical Assembly: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$46,852	7%
Leadership	$45,977	5%
Electro-Mechanical Assembly	$45,977	5%
Flexibility	$45,539	4%
Soldering	$45,539	4%
Initiative	$45,539	4%

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How Education impacts an Assembler Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assembler Operators enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Assembler Operator with a Associate's Degree is between $41,998 and $44,966).

Assembler Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assembler Operator

No Diploma 2.5%

High School 55.0%

Associates 17.5%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 5.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.5%
High School	55.0%
Associates	17.5%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	5.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Assembler Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assembler Operator'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$40,337

Average $43,787/year

$47,648

$3,361

Average $3,649/month

$3,971

$776

Average $842/week

$916

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,648	$3,971	$916	$23
Average	$43,787	$3,649	$842	$21
25th Percentile	$40,337	$3,361	$776	$19

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Salary Trends for Assembler Operator

Salaries for an Assembler Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,104 in 2023 to around $43,021 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assembler Operator salary trends, .

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2023

$45,104

2024

$43,978

2025

$43,021

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2024	$43,978
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