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

A Custom Assembler's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,397 for beginners, reaching about $45,594 at mid-level, and approach $47,677 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Custom Assembler?

Custom Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Custom Assembler roles are District of Columbia $50,812, California $50,619, Massachusetts $49,944. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Custom Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Custom Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Custom Fabricator: $63,275; Custom Protection Officer: $62,932; Custom Framer: $59,964; Custom Woodworker: $58,421; Custom Applicator: $53,020.

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

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

Custom Assembler Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Custom Assembler in the United States is $45,892 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,622
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,275 to $49,938
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,983

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Custom Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,938	$4,162	$960	$24
Average	$45,892	$3,824	$883	$22
25th Percentile	$42,275	$3,523	$813	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Custom Assembler Salaries

A Custom 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 Custom Assembler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Custom 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): $44,397
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,506
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,594
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,082
Expert (over 8 years): $47,677

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Custom Assembler	$44,397
Intermediate Level Custom Assembler	$44,506
Senior Level Custom Assembler	$45,594
Specialist Level Custom Assembler	$47,082
Expert Level Custom Assembler	$47,677

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

District of Columbia: $50,812.
California: $50,619.
Massachusetts: $49,944.

District of Columbia $50,812

California $50,619

Massachusetts $49,944

Washington $49,761

New Jersey $49,742

Alaska $49,678

Connecticut $49,045

New York $48,788

Hawaii $47,966

Rhode Island $47,581

Maryland $47,319

Minnesota $46,961

Colorado $46,824

Illinois $46,778

Oregon $46,603

Delaware $46,475

New Hampshire $46,394

Virginia $46,213

Pennsylvania $45,685

Nevada $45,419

North Dakota $45,332

Michigan $45,194

Wisconsin $45,144

Vermont $45,043

Texas $44,763

Maine $44,745

Arizona $44,717

Ohio $44,685

Georgia $44,263

Indiana $44,052

Wyoming $44,010

Utah $43,946

Iowa $43,919

Kansas $43,698

Louisiana $43,634

North Carolina $43,611

Missouri $43,602

Florida $43,423

Montana $43,327

Nebraska $43,235

Kentucky $43,184

South Carolina $43,001

Tennessee $42,886

Idaho $42,840

New Mexico $42,505

Oklahoma $42,432

Alabama $42,161

South Dakota $41,707

Arkansas $41,459

West Virginia $41,326

Mississippi $40,926

Top Paying Cities for Custom 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: $57,883
San Francisco: $57,314
Oakland: $56,043

San Jose, CA $57,883

San Francisco, CA $57,314

Oakland, CA $56,043

New York, NY $53,184

Queens Village, NY $52,840

Paramus, NJ $52,473

Passaic, NJ $52,427

Bergenfield, NJ $52,381

Stamford, CT $52,312

Huntington, NY $52,266

Newark, NJ $51,968

Bridgeport, CT $51,876

New Brunswick, NJ $51,725

Vallejo, CA $51,628

Middlesex, NJ $51,601

Somerset, NJ $51,560

Petaluma, CA $51,454

Santa Cruz, CA $51,275

Boston, MA $51,183

Monterey, CA $50,954

Fairbanks, AK $50,922

Los Angeles, CA $50,834

Washington, DC $50,812

Seattle, WA $50,729

Santa Rosa, CA $50,720

Juneau, AK $50,587

Orange, CA $50,435

Anchorage, AK $50,353

Anaheim, CA $50,320

Santa Ana, CA $50,252

Nassau, NY $50,224

Long Beach, CA $50,206

Danbury, CT $50,192

Santa Maria, CA $50,036

Everett, WA $50,027

Bremerton, WA $49,802

Trenton, NJ $49,715

Sacramento, CA $49,696

San Diego, CA $49,673

Brockton, MA $49,655

Tacoma, WA $49,637

Santa Barbara, CA $49,572

Lowell, MA $49,389

New Suffolk, NY $49,371

Nashua, NH $49,315

Lompoc, CA $49,242

Ventura, CA $49,196

Stockton, CA $49,182

New Haven, CT $49,091

Atlantic City, NJ $48,971

Hartford, CT $48,870

Modesto, CA $48,847

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,746

New Britain, CT $48,723

Olympia, WA $48,659

Kennewick, WA $48,659

New London, CT $48,650

Norwich, CT $48,636

Lawrence, MA $48,613

Bakersfield, CA $48,485

Riverside, CA $48,421

New Bedford, MA $48,421

Richland, WA $48,375

Portsmouth, NH $48,338

Vineland, NJ $48,329

San Bernardino, CA $48,292

Boulder, CO $48,164

Worcester, MA $48,127

Portland, OR $48,086

Saint Paul, MN $48,030

Minneapolis, MN $48,030

Philadelphia, PA $47,966

Honolulu, HI $47,723

Springfield, MA $47,562

Providence, RI $47,558

Chicago, IL $47,425

Bellingham, WA $47,370

Baltimore, MD $47,319

Chico, CA $47,204

Wilmington, DE $47,126

Pittsfield, MA $47,081

Manchester, NH $46,993

Spokane, WA $46,791

Denver, CO $46,787

Albany, NY $46,571

Troy, NY $46,553

Schenectady, NY $46,456

Burlington, VT $46,355

Portland, ME $46,195

Salem, OR $46,158

Yakima, WA $46,149

Ann Arbor, MI $46,135

Rochester, MN $46,007

Fresno, CA $45,984

Reno, NV $45,984

Milwaukee, WI $45,942

Detroit, MI $45,896

Allentown, PA $45,883

Carson City, NV $45,878

Houston, TX $45,809

Colorado Springs, CO $45,805

Syracuse, NY $45,782

Eugene, OR $45,695

Bismarck, ND $45,639

Gary, IN $45,639

Galveston, TX $45,639

Springfield, OR $45,603

Medford, OR $45,493

Fort Collins, CO $45,474

Austin, TX $45,438

Mesa, AZ $45,341

Phoenix, AZ $45,332

Dallas, TX $45,318

Reading, PA $45,291

Saint Cloud, MN $45,272

Concord, NH $45,231

Madison, WI $45,213

Utica, NY $45,089

Raleigh, NC $45,052

Las Vegas, NV $45,047

Rochester, NY $45,015

Des Moines, IA $45,011

Atlanta, GA $44,937

Battle Creek, MI $44,924

Salt Lake City, UT $44,910

Lancaster, PA $44,841

Champaign, IL $44,832

Harrisburg, PA $44,777

Durham, NC $44,735

Kansas City, MO $44,731

Kansas City, KS $44,722

Fort Worth, TX $44,717

Boca Raton, FL $44,699

Cleveland, OH $44,694

Columbus, OH $44,685

Pittsburgh, PA $44,680

Richmond, VA $44,662

Indianapolis, IN $44,653

Cincinnati, OH $44,593

Petersburg, VA $44,524

Billings, MT $44,423

Lansing, MI $44,423

Huntsville, AL $44,423

Lebanon, PA $44,419

Dayton, OH $44,414

Pueblo, CO $44,414

Appleton, WI $44,400

Buffalo, NY $44,382

Racine, WI $44,359

Charlotte, NC $44,355

Saint Louis, MO $44,341

Springfield, IL $44,322

Elkhart, IN $44,313

York, PA $44,313

Gastonia, NC $44,309

Benton Harbor, MI $44,309

Beaumont, TX $44,281

Lorain, OH $44,272

Toledo, OH $44,254

Binghamton, NY $44,231

Rock Hill, SC $44,226

Rockford, IL $44,203

Fargo, ND $44,180

Elyria, OH $44,180

Flagstaff, AZ $44,148

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,120

Miami, FL $44,093

Duluth, MN $44,020

Bangor, ME $43,960

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,909

Louisville, KY $43,886

Grand Rapids, MI $43,877

Hialeah, FL $43,873

Casper, WY $43,808

Scranton, PA $43,753

New Orleans, LA $43,740

Virginia Beach, VA $43,735

Akron, OH $43,712

Peoria, IL $43,652

Sarasota, FL $43,643

Green Bay, WI $43,611

Baton Rouge, LA $43,588

Charleston, SC $43,579

Nashville, TN $43,565

Jamestown, NY $43,556

Davenport, IA $43,556

Tucson, AZ $43,533

Cheyenne, WY $43,519

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,506

Tampa, FL $43,496

Omaha, NE $43,487

Port Arthur, TX $43,469

Evansville, IN $43,469

Bradenton, FL $43,450

Santa Fe, NM $43,368

Orlando, FL $43,322

Clearwater, FL $43,271

Canton, OH $43,175

La Crosse, WI $43,175

Grand Forks, ND $43,161

Albuquerque, NM $43,148

Tulsa, OK $43,148

Newport News, VA $43,143

High Point, NC $43,129

Ogden, UT $43,111

Corpus Christi, TX $43,074

Laramie, WY $43,047

Norfolk, VA $43,047

Rock Island, IL $43,019

Saginaw, MI $43,010

Jacksonville, FL $43,005

Salisbury, NC $42,996

Memphis, TN $42,987

Moline, IL $42,964

Fort Myers, FL $42,950

Waterloo, IA $42,891

Spartanburg, SC $42,845

Lincoln, NE $42,822

Fort Wayne, IN $42,813

Birmingham, AL $42,762

Cedar Falls, IA $42,753

Provo, UT $42,748

Springfield, OH $42,744

San Antonio, TX $42,735

Greensboro, NC $42,716

South Bend, IN $42,712

Winston Salem, NC $42,707

Boise, ID $42,693

Savannah, GA $42,661

Muskegon, MI $42,579

Lima, OH $42,523

Lake Charles, LA $42,505

Anderson, IN $42,496

Lexington, KY $42,482

Augusta, GA $42,468

Greenville, SC $42,468

Wichita, KS $42,427

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,427

Columbia, SC $42,386

Bloomington, IN $42,271

Roanoke, VA $42,243

Asheville, NC $42,184

Knoxville, TN $42,106

Shreveport, LA $42,101

Wilmington, NC $42,042

Frankfort, KY $41,954

Oklahoma City, OK $41,922

Chillicothe, OH $41,904

Longview, TX $41,899

Topeka, KS $41,886

Mobile, AL $41,817

Terre Haute, IN $41,798

Erie, PA $41,794

Altoona, PA $41,771

Melbourne, FL $41,757

Amarillo, TX $41,739

Killeen, TX $41,725

Fayetteville, AR $41,688

Sioux Falls, SD $41,656

Chattanooga, TN $41,629

Idaho Falls, ID $41,624

Gainesville, FL $41,528

Portsmouth, OH $41,505

Little Rock, AR $41,495

Lynchburg, VA $41,495

Lafayette, LA $41,477

Youngstown, OH $41,477

Temple, TX $41,459

Daytona Beach, FL $41,450

Clarksville, TN $41,445

Pensacola, FL $41,440

Hopkinsville, KY $41,303

Charleston, WV $41,298

Florence, SC $41,275

Sioux City, IA $41,248

Macon, GA $41,115

Tallahassee, FL $41,110

Fayetteville, NC $41,101

Waco, TX $41,092

Wichita Falls, TX $41,092

Pine Bluff, AR $41,073

Vincennes, IN $40,986

Lubbock, TX $40,968

Great Falls, MT $40,940

Alamogordo, NM $40,936

Abilene, TX $40,899

Rapid City, SD $40,839

Monroe, LA $40,839

Albany, GA $40,812

Huntington, WV $40,807

Jackson, MS $40,802

Greenville, MS $40,798

Parkersburg, WV $40,752

Montgomery, AL $40,743

Johnstown, PA $40,734

Springfield, MO $40,697

Biloxi, MS $40,674

Sumter, SC $40,578

Columbus, GA $40,573

Twin Falls, ID $40,545

Pascagoula, MS $40,486

Kingsport, TN $40,367

Gulfport, MS $40,353

Alexandria, LA $40,201

Fort Smith, AR $40,087

El Paso, TX $39,963

Helena, MT $39,903

Las Cruces, NM $39,756

Harlingen, TX $39,628

Pocatello, ID $39,586

Florence, AL $39,573

Brownsville, TX $39,563

Dothan, AL $39,490

Mcallen, TX $39,467

Columbus, MS $39,127

Altus, OK $38,916

Lawton, OK $38,829

Pierre, SD $38,664

What Skills Can Increase a Custom 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 Custom 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	$49,104	7%
Leadership	$48,186	5%
Electro-Mechanical Assembly	$48,186	5%
Flexibility	$47,728	4%
Soldering	$47,728	4%
Initiative	$47,728	4%

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How Education impacts a Custom Assembler's Salary?

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

Custom Assembler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Custom 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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Custom Assembler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Custom 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 January 01, 2026

$42,275

Average $45,892/year

$49,938

$3,523

Average $3,824/month

$4,162

$813

Average $883/week

$960

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,938	$4,162	$960	$24
Average	$45,892	$3,824	$883	$22
25th Percentile	$42,275	$3,523	$813	$20

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Salary Trends for Custom Assembler

Salaries for a Custom Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,272 in 2023 to around $45,089 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Custom Assembler salary trends, .

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2023

$47,272

2024

$46,092

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$45,089

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