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

A Light Assembler's salary grows with experience: a Light Assembler I (0-1 years)earns $34,782, a Light Assembler (1-3 years)earns $40,967, a Light Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $45,752,

What are the highest paying states for a Light Assembler?

Light Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Light Assembler roles are District of Columbia $45,655, California $45,482, Massachusetts $44,876. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Light Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Light Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Light Industrial: $51,244; Light Parts/Components Assembler III: $46,000; Senior Light Assembler: $45,940; Light Assembler III: $45,936; Intermediate Light Assembler: $41,200.

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

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

Light Assembler Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Light Assembler in the United States is $41,235 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,179
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,977 to $44,870
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,011

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Light Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,870	$3,739	$863	$22
Average	$41,235	$3,436	$793	$20
25th Percentile	$37,977	$3,165	$730	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Light Assembler Salaries

A Light 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $45,655.
California: $45,482.
Massachusetts: $44,876.

District of Columbia $45,655

California $45,482

Massachusetts $44,876

Washington $44,711

New Jersey $44,694

Alaska $44,637

Connecticut $44,068

New York $43,837

Hawaii $43,099

Rhode Island $42,752

Maryland $42,517

Minnesota $42,196

Colorado $42,072

Illinois $42,031

Oregon $41,874

Delaware $41,758

New Hampshire $41,686

Virginia $41,523

Pennsylvania $41,049

Nevada $40,810

North Dakota $40,732

Michigan $40,608

Wisconsin $40,563

Vermont $40,472

Texas $40,220

Maine $40,204

Arizona $40,179

Ohio $40,150

Georgia $39,771

Indiana $39,581

Wyoming $39,544

Utah $39,486

Iowa $39,462

Kansas $39,264

Louisiana $39,206

North Carolina $39,185

Missouri $39,177

Florida $39,016

Montana $38,930

Nebraska $38,847

Kentucky $38,802

South Carolina $38,637

Tennessee $38,534

Idaho $38,493

New Mexico $38,192

Oklahoma $38,126

Alabama $37,882

South Dakota $37,474

Arkansas $37,252

West Virginia $37,132

Mississippi $36,773

Top Paying Cities for Light 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: $52,009
San Francisco: $51,440
Oakland: $50,356

San Jose, CA $52,009

San Francisco, CA $51,440

Oakland, CA $50,356

New York, NY $47,477

Paramus, NJ $46,900

Queens Village, NY $46,898

Passaic, NJ $46,859

Bergenfield, NJ $46,855

Stamford, CT $46,764

Huntington, NY $46,747

Newark, NJ $46,443

Bridgeport, CT $46,356

Vallejo, CA $46,274

New Brunswick, NJ $46,257

Petaluma, CA $46,232

Middlesex, NJ $46,154

Somerset, NJ $46,125

Santa Cruz, CA $46,072

Boston, MA $45,820

Monterey, CA $45,675

Seattle, WA $45,581

Santa Rosa, CA $45,573

Los Angeles, CA $45,560

Juneau, AK $45,453

Washington, DC $45,408

Orange, CA $45,261

Santa Ana, CA $45,152

Long Beach, CA $45,111

Anaheim, CA $45,103

Anchorage, AK $45,082

Santa Maria, CA $44,958

Everett, WA $44,950

Danbury, CT $44,805

Bremerton, WA $44,748

Tacoma, WA $44,600

New Suffolk, NY $44,599

Sacramento, CA $44,587

Santa Barbara, CA $44,542

Trenton, NJ $44,496

San Diego, CA $44,496

Brockton, MA $44,451

Fairbanks, AK $44,350

Lompoc, CA $44,245

Lowell, MA $44,212

Ventura, CA $44,204

Nashua, NH $44,195

Stockton, CA $44,191

Modesto, CA $43,890

Poughkeepsie, NY $43,800

Olympia, WA $43,721

Kennewick, WA $43,721

New Haven, CT $43,705

Lawrence, MA $43,556

Hartford, CT $43,515

Riverside, CA $43,507

New Bedford, MA $43,466

Richland, WA $43,466

Bakersfield, CA $43,408

San Bernardino, CA $43,391

New Britain, CT $43,387

Atlantic City, NJ $43,387

New London, CT $43,371

Norwich, CT $43,358

Portsmouth, NH $43,350

Boulder, CO $43,263

Portland, OR $43,206

Worcester, MA $43,202

Minneapolis, MN $43,074

Philadelphia, PA $43,016

Honolulu, HI $42,880

Saint Paul, MN $42,860

Vineland, NJ $42,851

Providence, RI $42,732

Chicago, IL $42,612

Bellingham, WA $42,563

Springfield, MA $42,530

Baltimore, MD $42,517

Chico, CA $42,414

Pittsfield, MA $42,303

Manchester, NH $42,224

Spokane, WA $42,043

Denver, CO $42,039

Albany, NY $41,845

Troy, NY $41,829

Nassau, NY $41,784

Schenectady, NY $41,742

Wilmington, DE $41,709

Burlington, VT $41,651

Salem, OR $41,635

Portland, ME $41,507

Yakima, WA $41,466

Rochester, MN $41,338

Reno, NV $41,317

Fresno, CA $41,317

Milwaukee, WI $41,280

Detroit, MI $41,239

Ann Arbor, MI $41,232

Allentown, PA $41,227

Colorado Springs, CO $41,156

Syracuse, NY $41,136

Carson City, NV $41,136

Houston, TX $41,078

Eugene, OR $41,057

Gary, IN $41,008

Springfield, OR $40,975

Bismarck, ND $40,967

Galveston, TX $40,938

Medford, OR $40,876

Fort Collins, CO $40,860

Concord, NH $40,839

Austin, TX $40,827

Mesa, AZ $40,740

Reading, PA $40,736

Phoenix, AZ $40,732

Dallas, TX $40,719

Saint Cloud, MN $40,680

Madison, WI $40,625

Utica, NY $40,513

Rochester, NY $40,447

Des Moines, IA $40,443

Raleigh, NC $40,439

Atlanta, GA $40,377

Battle Creek, MI $40,365

Salt Lake City, UT $40,352

Lancaster, PA $40,291

Harrisburg, PA $40,233

Kansas City, MO $40,192

Champaign, IL $40,183

Kansas City, KS $40,183

Fort Worth, TX $40,179

Columbus, OH $40,172

Boca Raton, FL $40,163

Pittsburgh, PA $40,146

Richmond, VA $40,130

Indianapolis, IN $40,121

Cleveland, OH $40,117

Las Vegas, NV $40,068

Cincinnati, OH $40,068

Petersburg, VA $40,006

Huntsville, AL $39,944

Lansing, MI $39,917

Lebanon, PA $39,911

Pueblo, CO $39,907

Appleton, WI $39,895

Buffalo, NY $39,878

Dayton, OH $39,866

Racine, WI $39,858

Charlotte, NC $39,853

Saint Louis, MO $39,841

York, PA $39,816

Elkhart, IN $39,816

Gastonia, NC $39,808

Billings, MT $39,799

Beaumont, TX $39,787

Lorain, OH $39,779

Benton Harbor, MI $39,771

Toledo, OH $39,763

Binghamton, NY $39,742

Rock Hill, SC $39,738

Rockford, IL $39,717

Springfield, IL $39,701

Elyria, OH $39,697

Fargo, ND $39,697

Flagstaff, AZ $39,668

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,643

Duluth, MN $39,618

Miami, FL $39,618

Cheyenne, WY $39,590

Grand Forks, ND $39,590

Bangor, ME $39,499

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,453

Durham, NC $39,436

Louisville, KY $39,433

Grand Rapids, MI $39,425

Hialeah, FL $39,420

Casper, WY $39,363

Scranton, PA $39,313

New Orleans, LA $39,301

Virginia Beach, VA $39,297

Akron, OH $39,276

Peoria, IL $39,223

Sarasota, FL $39,214

Nashville, TN $39,185

Omaha, NE $39,185

Green Bay, WI $39,185

Baton Rouge, LA $39,165

Charleston, SC $39,157

Jamestown, NY $39,136

Davenport, IA $39,136

Tucson, AZ $39,115

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,091

Tampa, FL $39,082

Evansville, IN $39,058

Port Arthur, TX $39,058

Bradenton, FL $39,041

Santa Fe, NM $38,967

Orlando, FL $38,893

Clearwater, FL $38,880

Canton, OH $38,794

La Crosse, WI $38,794

Albuquerque, NM $38,769

Newport News, VA $38,765

High Point, NC $38,752

Ogden, UT $38,736

Corpus Christi, TX $38,703

Norfolk, VA $38,678

Laramie, WY $38,678

Rock Island, IL $38,654

Saginaw, MI $38,645

Jacksonville, FL $38,641

Salisbury, NC $38,633

Boise, ID $38,625

Moline, IL $38,604

Fort Myers, FL $38,592

Memphis, TN $38,583

Tulsa, OK $38,563

Waterloo, IA $38,538

Spartanburg, SC $38,497

Lincoln, NE $38,476

Fort Wayne, IN $38,468

Provo, UT $38,464

Cedar Falls, IA $38,414

San Antonio, TX $38,398

Greensboro, NC $38,381

South Bend, IN $38,377

Savannah, GA $38,332

Muskegon, MI $38,315

Birmingham, AL $38,311

Winston Salem, NC $38,291

Lake Charles, LA $38,192

Anderson, IN $38,183

Lexington, KY $38,171

Augusta, GA $38,159

Greenville, SC $38,159

Lima, OH $38,126

Wichita, KS $38,122

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,122

Columbia, SC $38,084

Springfield, OH $38,076

Asheville, NC $38,010

Bloomington, IN $37,981

Knoxville, TN $37,833

Shreveport, LA $37,829

Wilmington, NC $37,775

Roanoke, VA $37,775

Topeka, KS $37,701

Frankfort, KY $37,696

Oklahoma City, OK $37,668

Chillicothe, OH $37,651

Longview, TX $37,647

Melbourne, FL $37,643

Sioux Falls, SD $37,577

Mobile, AL $37,573

Terre Haute, IN $37,557

Altoona, PA $37,532

Amarillo, TX $37,503

Killeen, TX $37,491

Fayetteville, AR $37,458

Chattanooga, TN $37,445

Sioux City, IA $37,408

Idaho Falls, ID $37,400

Lynchburg, VA $37,367

Gainesville, FL $37,313

Portsmouth, OH $37,293

Little Rock, AR $37,285

Lafayette, LA $37,268

Youngstown, OH $37,268

Daytona Beach, FL $37,243

Clarksville, TN $37,239

Pensacola, FL $37,235

Temple, TX $37,232

Hopkinsville, KY $37,111

Erie, PA $37,103

Florence, SC $37,087

Charleston, WV $37,021

Great Falls, MT $37,000

Macon, GA $36,942

Tallahassee, FL $36,938

Fayetteville, NC $36,930

Waco, TX $36,922

Helena, MT $36,893

Pine Bluff, AR $36,877

Vincennes, IN $36,827

Lubbock, TX $36,810

Alamogordo, NM $36,786

Twin Falls, ID $36,748

Rapid City, SD $36,736

Jackson, MS $36,662

Huntington, WV $36,659

Greenville, MS $36,658

Parkersburg, WV $36,616

Montgomery, AL $36,608

Wichita Falls, TX $36,567

Springfield, MO $36,567

Biloxi, MS $36,546

Monroe, LA $36,505

Johnstown, PA $36,476

Sumter, SC $36,460

Columbus, GA $36,456

Pascagoula, MS $36,377

Abilene, TX $36,377

Kingsport, TN $36,270

Albany, GA $36,270

Gulfport, MS $36,258

Alexandria, LA $36,122

Fort Smith, AR $36,019

El Paso, TX $35,907

Las Cruces, NM $35,722

Harlingen, TX $35,617

Pocatello, ID $35,610

Florence, AL $35,557

Brownsville, TX $35,549

Mcallen, TX $35,462

Dothan, AL $35,404

Columbus, MS $35,159

Altus, OK $34,967

Lawton, OK $34,889

Pierre, SD $34,740

What Skills Can Increase a Light Assembler's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 7.22% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Schematic (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.39% 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
Communication Skills	7.22%
Schematic	2.16%
Housekeeping	1.39%

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 Light Assembler's salary.

Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Installation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Presentation	$44,121	7%
Installation	$43,297	5%
Collaboration	$43,297	5%
Creativity	$43,297	5%
Soldering	$42,884	4%
Leadership	$42,884	4%

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

Understanding how a Light 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 May 01, 2026

$37,977

Average $41,235/year

$44,870

$3,165

Average $3,436/month

$3,739

$730

Average $793/week

$863

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,870	$3,739	$863	$22
Average	$41,235	$3,436	$793	$20
25th Percentile	$37,977	$3,165	$730	$18

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Salary Trends for Light Assembler

Salaries for a Light Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,237 in 2023 to around $44,102 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Light Assembler salary trends, .

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2023

$46,237

2024

$45,083

2025

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