What are the main factors that influence a Component Assembler's salary?

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

How does experience change A Component Assembler's salary?

A Component Assembler's salary grows with experience: an Assembler I (0-1 years)earns $40,710, an Component Assembler (1-3 years)earns $45,592, an Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $50,725, an Assembler IV (5-7 years)earns $59,558, an Assembly Supervisor (7+ years)earns $62,828,

What are the highest paying states for a Component Assembler?

Component Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Component Assembler roles are District of Columbia $50,808, California $50,616, Massachusetts $49,941. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Component Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Component Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Component Engineer: $69,973; Electronic Component Assembler IV: $55,120; Electronics Assembler IV: $55,117; Electronic Component Assembler III: $49,030; Electronics Assembler III: $49,026.

How do different companies affect a Component Assembler's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Component Assembler 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.

Component Assembler Salary in the United States

How much does a Component Assembler make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Component Assembler in the United States is $45,889 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,616
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,266 to $49,934
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,967

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Component Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,934	$4,161	$960	$24
Average	$45,889	$3,824	$882	$22
25th Percentile	$42,266	$3,522	$813	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Component Assembler Salaries

A Component Assembler'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 Component Assembler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Component Assembler'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): $40,710
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,592
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,725
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,558
Expert (over 8 years): $62,828

Levels	Salary
Assembler... Level Component Assembler	$40,710
Component... Level Component Assembler	$45,592
Assembler... Level Component Assembler	$50,725
Assembler... Level Component Assembler	$59,558
Assembly ... Level Component Assembler	$62,828

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

District of Columbia: $50,808.
California: $50,616.
Massachusetts: $49,941.

District of Columbia $50,808

California $50,616

Massachusetts $49,941

Washington $49,758

New Jersey $49,739

Alaska $49,675

Connecticut $49,042

New York $48,785

Hawaii $47,963

Rhode Island $47,578

Maryland $47,316

Minnesota $46,958

Colorado $46,821

Illinois $46,775

Oregon $46,600

Delaware $46,472

New Hampshire $46,391

Virginia $46,210

Pennsylvania $45,683

Nevada $45,416

North Dakota $45,329

Michigan $45,192

Wisconsin $45,141

Vermont $45,040

Texas $44,760

Maine $44,742

Arizona $44,714

Ohio $44,682

Georgia $44,260

Indiana $44,049

Wyoming $44,008

Utah $43,943

Iowa $43,916

Kansas $43,696

Louisiana $43,631

North Carolina $43,608

Missouri $43,599

Florida $43,420

Montana $43,324

Nebraska $43,232

Kentucky $43,182

South Carolina $42,998

Tennessee $42,883

Idaho $42,837

New Mexico $42,502

Oklahoma $42,429

Alabama $42,158

South Dakota $41,704

Arkansas $41,456

West Virginia $41,323

Mississippi $40,924

Top Paying Cities for Component Assemblers

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: $57,880
San Francisco: $57,246
Oakland: $56,040

San Jose, CA $57,880

San Francisco, CA $57,246

Oakland, CA $56,040

New York, NY $52,836

Paramus, NJ $52,194

Queens Village, NY $52,192

Passaic, NJ $52,148

Bergenfield, NJ $52,144

Stamford, CT $52,043

Huntington, NY $52,024

Newark, NJ $51,685

Bridgeport, CT $51,588

Vallejo, CA $51,497

New Brunswick, NJ $51,478

Petaluma, CA $51,451

Middlesex, NJ $51,364

Somerset, NJ $51,332

Santa Cruz, CA $51,272

Boston, MA $50,992

Monterey, CA $50,831

Seattle, WA $50,726

Santa Rosa, CA $50,717

Los Angeles, CA $50,703

Juneau, AK $50,584

Washington, DC $50,533

Orange, CA $50,370

Santa Ana, CA $50,249

Long Beach, CA $50,203

Anaheim, CA $50,193

Anchorage, AK $50,171

Santa Maria, CA $50,033

Everett, WA $50,024

Danbury, CT $49,862

Bremerton, WA $49,799

Tacoma, WA $49,634

New Suffolk, NY $49,633

Sacramento, CA $49,620

Santa Barbara, CA $49,569

Trenton, NJ $49,519

San Diego, CA $49,519

Brockton, MA $49,468

Fairbanks, AK $49,356

Lompoc, CA $49,239

Lowell, MA $49,202

Ventura, CA $49,193

Nashua, NH $49,184

Stockton, CA $49,179

Modesto, CA $48,844

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,743

Olympia, WA $48,656

Kennewick, WA $48,656

New Haven, CT $48,638

Lawrence, MA $48,473

Hartford, CT $48,427

Riverside, CA $48,418

New Bedford, MA $48,372

Richland, WA $48,372

Bakersfield, CA $48,307

San Bernardino, CA $48,289

New Britain, CT $48,285

Atlantic City, NJ $48,285

New London, CT $48,266

Norwich, CT $48,252

Portsmouth, NH $48,243

Boulder, CO $48,146

Portland, OR $48,083

Worcester, MA $48,078

Minneapolis, MN $47,936

Philadelphia, PA $47,872

Honolulu, HI $47,720

Saint Paul, MN $47,698

Vineland, NJ $47,688

Providence, RI $47,555

Chicago, IL $47,422

Bellingham, WA $47,367

Springfield, MA $47,330

Baltimore, MD $47,316

Chico, CA $47,202

Pittsfield, MA $47,078

Manchester, NH $46,990

Spokane, WA $46,789

Denver, CO $46,784

Albany, NY $46,568

Troy, NY $46,550

Nassau, NY $46,501

Schenectady, NY $46,454

Wilmington, DE $46,417

Burlington, VT $46,353

Salem, OR $46,334

Portland, ME $46,192

Yakima, WA $46,146

Rochester, MN $46,004

Reno, NV $45,981

Fresno, CA $45,981

Milwaukee, WI $45,940

Detroit, MI $45,894

Ann Arbor, MI $45,886

Allentown, PA $45,880

Colorado Springs, CO $45,802

Syracuse, NY $45,779

Carson City, NV $45,779

Houston, TX $45,715

Eugene, OR $45,692

Gary, IN $45,637

Springfield, OR $45,600

Bismarck, ND $45,591

Galveston, TX $45,559

Medford, OR $45,490

Fort Collins, CO $45,472

Concord, NH $45,449

Austin, TX $45,435

Mesa, AZ $45,338

Reading, PA $45,334

Phoenix, AZ $45,329

Dallas, TX $45,315

Saint Cloud, MN $45,271

Madison, WI $45,210

Utica, NY $45,086

Rochester, NY $45,013

Des Moines, IA $45,008

Raleigh, NC $45,003

Atlanta, GA $44,935

Battle Creek, MI $44,921

Salt Lake City, UT $44,907

Lancaster, PA $44,838

Harrisburg, PA $44,774

Kansas City, MO $44,728

Champaign, IL $44,719

Kansas City, KS $44,719

Fort Worth, TX $44,714

Columbus, OH $44,707

Boca Raton, FL $44,696

Pittsburgh, PA $44,678

Richmond, VA $44,659

Indianapolis, IN $44,650

Cleveland, OH $44,646

Las Vegas, NV $44,590

Cincinnati, OH $44,590

Petersburg, VA $44,522

Huntsville, AL $44,453

Lansing, MI $44,422

Lebanon, PA $44,416

Pueblo, CO $44,411

Appleton, WI $44,398

Buffalo, NY $44,379

Dayton, OH $44,366

Racine, WI $44,356

Charlotte, NC $44,352

Saint Louis, MO $44,338

York, PA $44,311

Elkhart, IN $44,311

Gastonia, NC $44,302

Billings, MT $44,291

Beaumont, TX $44,278

Lorain, OH $44,269

Benton Harbor, MI $44,260

Toledo, OH $44,251

Binghamton, NY $44,228

Rock Hill, SC $44,223

Rockford, IL $44,200

Springfield, IL $44,182

Elyria, OH $44,177

Fargo, ND $44,177

Flagstaff, AZ $44,145

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,118

Duluth, MN $44,090

Miami, FL $44,090

Cheyenne, WY $44,058

Grand Forks, ND $44,058

Bangor, ME $43,957

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,907

Durham, NC $43,887

Louisville, KY $43,884

Grand Rapids, MI $43,875

Hialeah, FL $43,870

Casper, WY $43,806

Scranton, PA $43,751

New Orleans, LA $43,737

Virginia Beach, VA $43,732

Akron, OH $43,709

Peoria, IL $43,650

Sarasota, FL $43,641

Nashville, TN $43,608

Omaha, NE $43,608

Green Bay, WI $43,608

Baton Rouge, LA $43,585

Charleston, SC $43,576

Jamestown, NY $43,553

Davenport, IA $43,553

Tucson, AZ $43,530

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,503

Tampa, FL $43,494

Evansville, IN $43,466

Port Arthur, TX $43,466

Bradenton, FL $43,448

Santa Fe, NM $43,365

Orlando, FL $43,283

Clearwater, FL $43,269

Canton, OH $43,172

La Crosse, WI $43,172

Albuquerque, NM $43,145

Newport News, VA $43,140

High Point, NC $43,127

Ogden, UT $43,108

Corpus Christi, TX $43,072

Norfolk, VA $43,044

Laramie, WY $43,044

Rock Island, IL $43,016

Saginaw, MI $43,007

Jacksonville, FL $43,003

Salisbury, NC $42,993

Boise, ID $42,984

Moline, IL $42,961

Fort Myers, FL $42,948

Memphis, TN $42,938

Tulsa, OK $42,915

Waterloo, IA $42,888

Spartanburg, SC $42,842

Lincoln, NE $42,819

Fort Wayne, IN $42,810

Provo, UT $42,805

Cedar Falls, IA $42,750

San Antonio, TX $42,732

Greensboro, NC $42,714

South Bend, IN $42,709

Savannah, GA $42,659

Muskegon, MI $42,640

Birmingham, AL $42,636

Winston Salem, NC $42,613

Lake Charles, LA $42,502

Anderson, IN $42,493

Lexington, KY $42,480

Augusta, GA $42,466

Greenville, SC $42,466

Lima, OH $42,429

Wichita, KS $42,424

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,424

Columbia, SC $42,383

Springfield, OH $42,374

Asheville, NC $42,301

Bloomington, IN $42,268

Knoxville, TN $42,103

Shreveport, LA $42,099

Wilmington, NC $42,039

Roanoke, VA $42,039

Topeka, KS $41,956

Frankfort, KY $41,951

Oklahoma City, OK $41,920

Chillicothe, OH $41,901

Longview, TX $41,897

Melbourne, FL $41,892

Sioux Falls, SD $41,819

Mobile, AL $41,814

Terre Haute, IN $41,796

Altoona, PA $41,768

Amarillo, TX $41,736

Killeen, TX $41,722

Fayetteville, AR $41,686

Chattanooga, TN $41,672

Sioux City, IA $41,631

Idaho Falls, ID $41,621

Lynchburg, VA $41,585

Gainesville, FL $41,525

Portsmouth, OH $41,502

Little Rock, AR $41,493

Lafayette, LA $41,475

Youngstown, OH $41,475

Daytona Beach, FL $41,447

Clarksville, TN $41,442

Pensacola, FL $41,438

Temple, TX $41,435

Hopkinsville, KY $41,300

Erie, PA $41,291

Florence, SC $41,273

Charleston, WV $41,199

Great Falls, MT $41,176

Macon, GA $41,112

Tallahassee, FL $41,107

Fayetteville, NC $41,098

Waco, TX $41,089

Helena, MT $41,057

Pine Bluff, AR $41,040

Vincennes, IN $40,984

Lubbock, TX $40,965

Alamogordo, NM $40,938

Twin Falls, ID $40,896

Rapid City, SD $40,883

Jackson, MS $40,800

Huntington, WV $40,797

Greenville, MS $40,795

Parkersburg, WV $40,749

Montgomery, AL $40,740

Wichita Falls, TX $40,694

Springfield, MO $40,694

Biloxi, MS $40,672

Monroe, LA $40,626

Johnstown, PA $40,593

Sumter, SC $40,575

Columbus, GA $40,571

Pascagoula, MS $40,483

Abilene, TX $40,483

Kingsport, TN $40,364

Albany, GA $40,364

Gulfport, MS $40,350

Alexandria, LA $40,199

Fort Smith, AR $40,084

El Paso, TX $39,960

Las Cruces, NM $39,754

Harlingen, TX $39,637

Pocatello, ID $39,630

Florence, AL $39,570

Brownsville, TX $39,561

Mcallen, TX $39,465

Dothan, AL $39,400

Columbus, MS $39,128

Altus, OK $38,914

Lawton, OK $38,827

Pierre, SD $38,662

What Skills Can Increase a Component Assembler'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 a Component Assembler'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	$49,101	7%
Leadership	$48,184	5%
Electro-Mechanical Assembly	$48,184	5%
Flexibility	$47,725	4%
Soldering	$47,725	4%
Initiative	$47,725	4%

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How Education impacts a Component Assembler's Salary?

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

Component Assembler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Component Assembler

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

Understanding how a Component Assembler'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 June 01, 2026

$42,266

Average $45,889/year

$49,934

$3,522

Average $3,824/month

$4,161

$813

Average $882/week

$960

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,934	$4,161	$960	$24
Average	$45,889	$3,824	$882	$22
25th Percentile	$42,266	$3,522	$813	$20

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Salary Trends for Component Assembler

Salaries for a Component Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,254 in 2023 to around $45,071 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Component Assembler salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$46,074

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$45,071

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