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 $34,776, a Light Assembler (1-3 years)earns $40,966, a Light Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $45,753,

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 $45,654, California $45,481, Massachusetts $44,875. 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: $51,251; Light Parts/Components Assembler III: $46,000; Senior Light Assembler: $45,940; Light Assembler III: $45,937; 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 June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Light Assembler in the United States is $41,234 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): $48,178
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,978 to $44,869
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,013

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,869	$3,739	$863	$22
Average	$41,234	$3,436	$793	$20
25th Percentile	$37,978	$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: $45,654.
California: $45,481.
Massachusetts: $44,875.

District of Columbia $45,654

California $45,481

Massachusetts $44,875

Washington $44,710

New Jersey $44,693

Alaska $44,636

Connecticut $44,067

New York $43,836

Hawaii $43,098

Rhode Island $42,751

Maryland $42,516

Minnesota $42,195

Colorado $42,071

Illinois $42,030

Oregon $41,873

Delaware $41,757

New Hampshire $41,685

Virginia $41,522

Pennsylvania $41,048

Nevada $40,809

North Dakota $40,731

Michigan $40,607

Wisconsin $40,562

Vermont $40,471

Texas $40,219

Maine $40,203

Arizona $40,178

Ohio $40,149

Georgia $39,770

Indiana $39,580

Wyoming $39,543

Utah $39,485

Iowa $39,461

Kansas $39,263

Louisiana $39,205

North Carolina $39,184

Missouri $39,176

Florida $39,015

Montana $38,929

Nebraska $38,846

Kentucky $38,801

South Carolina $38,636

Tennessee $38,533

Idaho $38,492

New Mexico $38,191

Oklahoma $38,125

Alabama $37,881

South Dakota $37,473

Arkansas $37,251

West Virginia $37,131

Mississippi $36,772

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: $52,008
San Francisco: $51,439
Oakland: $50,355

San Jose, CA $52,008

San Francisco, CA $51,439

Oakland, CA $50,355

New York, NY $47,476

Paramus, NJ $46,899

Queens Village, NY $46,897

Passaic, NJ $46,858

Bergenfield, NJ $46,854

Stamford, CT $46,763

Huntington, NY $46,746

Newark, NJ $46,442

Bridgeport, CT $46,355

Vallejo, CA $46,273

New Brunswick, NJ $46,256

Petaluma, CA $46,231

Middlesex, NJ $46,153

Somerset, NJ $46,124

Santa Cruz, CA $46,071

Boston, MA $45,819

Monterey, CA $45,674

Seattle, WA $45,580

Santa Rosa, CA $45,572

Los Angeles, CA $45,559

Juneau, AK $45,452

Washington, DC $45,407

Orange, CA $45,260

Santa Ana, CA $45,151

Long Beach, CA $45,110

Anaheim, CA $45,102

Anchorage, AK $45,081

Santa Maria, CA $44,957

Everett, WA $44,949

Danbury, CT $44,804

Bremerton, WA $44,747

Tacoma, WA $44,598

New Suffolk, NY $44,598

Sacramento, CA $44,586

Santa Barbara, CA $44,541

Trenton, NJ $44,495

San Diego, CA $44,495

Brockton, MA $44,450

Fairbanks, AK $44,349

Lompoc, CA $44,244

Lowell, MA $44,210

Ventura, CA $44,203

Nashua, NH $44,194

Stockton, CA $44,190

Modesto, CA $43,889

Poughkeepsie, NY $43,799

Olympia, WA $43,720

Kennewick, WA $43,720

New Haven, CT $43,704

Lawrence, MA $43,555

Hartford, CT $43,514

Riverside, CA $43,506

New Bedford, MA $43,465

Richland, WA $43,465

Bakersfield, CA $43,407

San Bernardino, CA $43,390

New Britain, CT $43,386

Atlantic City, NJ $43,386

New London, CT $43,370

Norwich, CT $43,357

Portsmouth, NH $43,349

Boulder, CO $43,262

Portland, OR $43,205

Worcester, MA $43,201

Minneapolis, MN $43,073

Philadelphia, PA $43,015

Honolulu, HI $42,879

Saint Paul, MN $42,859

Vineland, NJ $42,850

Providence, RI $42,731

Chicago, IL $42,611

Bellingham, WA $42,562

Springfield, MA $42,529

Baltimore, MD $42,516

Chico, CA $42,413

Pittsfield, MA $42,302

Manchester, NH $42,223

Spokane, WA $42,042

Denver, CO $42,038

Albany, NY $41,844

Troy, NY $41,828

Nassau, NY $41,783

Schenectady, NY $41,741

Wilmington, DE $41,708

Burlington, VT $41,650

Salem, OR $41,634

Portland, ME $41,506

Yakima, WA $41,465

Rochester, MN $41,337

Reno, NV $41,316

Fresno, CA $41,316

Milwaukee, WI $41,279

Detroit, MI $41,238

Ann Arbor, MI $41,231

Allentown, PA $41,226

Colorado Springs, CO $41,155

Syracuse, NY $41,135

Carson City, NV $41,135

Houston, TX $41,077

Eugene, OR $41,056

Gary, IN $41,007

Springfield, OR $40,974

Bismarck, ND $40,966

Galveston, TX $40,937

Medford, OR $40,875

Fort Collins, CO $40,859

Concord, NH $40,838

Austin, TX $40,826

Mesa, AZ $40,739

Reading, PA $40,735

Phoenix, AZ $40,731

Dallas, TX $40,718

Saint Cloud, MN $40,679

Madison, WI $40,624

Utica, NY $40,512

Rochester, NY $40,446

Des Moines, IA $40,442

Raleigh, NC $40,438

Atlanta, GA $40,376

Battle Creek, MI $40,364

Salt Lake City, UT $40,351

Lancaster, PA $40,290

Harrisburg, PA $40,232

Kansas City, MO $40,191

Champaign, IL $40,182

Kansas City, KS $40,182

Fort Worth, TX $40,178

Columbus, OH $40,171

Boca Raton, FL $40,162

Pittsburgh, PA $40,145

Richmond, VA $40,129

Indianapolis, IN $40,120

Cleveland, OH $40,116

Las Vegas, NV $40,067

Cincinnati, OH $40,067

Petersburg, VA $40,005

Huntsville, AL $39,943

Lansing, MI $39,916

Lebanon, PA $39,910

Pueblo, CO $39,906

Appleton, WI $39,894

Buffalo, NY $39,877

Dayton, OH $39,865

Racine, WI $39,857

Charlotte, NC $39,852

Saint Louis, MO $39,840

York, PA $39,815

Elkhart, IN $39,815

Gastonia, NC $39,808

Billings, MT $39,798

Beaumont, TX $39,786

Lorain, OH $39,778

Benton Harbor, MI $39,770

Toledo, OH $39,762

Binghamton, NY $39,741

Rock Hill, SC $39,737

Rockford, IL $39,716

Springfield, IL $39,700

Elyria, OH $39,696

Fargo, ND $39,696

Flagstaff, AZ $39,667

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,642

Duluth, MN $39,617

Miami, FL $39,617

Cheyenne, WY $39,589

Grand Forks, ND $39,589

Bangor, ME $39,498

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,452

Durham, NC $39,435

Louisville, KY $39,432

Grand Rapids, MI $39,424

Hialeah, FL $39,420

Casper, WY $39,362

Scranton, PA $39,312

New Orleans, LA $39,300

Virginia Beach, VA $39,296

Akron, OH $39,275

Peoria, IL $39,222

Sarasota, FL $39,213

Nashville, TN $39,184

Omaha, NE $39,184

Green Bay, WI $39,184

Baton Rouge, LA $39,164

Charleston, SC $39,156

Jamestown, NY $39,135

Davenport, IA $39,135

Tucson, AZ $39,114

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,090

Tampa, FL $39,081

Evansville, IN $39,057

Port Arthur, TX $39,057

Bradenton, FL $39,040

Santa Fe, NM $38,966

Orlando, FL $38,892

Clearwater, FL $38,879

Canton, OH $38,793

La Crosse, WI $38,793

Albuquerque, NM $38,768

Newport News, VA $38,764

High Point, NC $38,752

Ogden, UT $38,735

Corpus Christi, TX $38,702

Norfolk, VA $38,677

Laramie, WY $38,677

Rock Island, IL $38,653

Saginaw, MI $38,644

Jacksonville, FL $38,640

Salisbury, NC $38,632

Boise, ID $38,624

Moline, IL $38,603

Fort Myers, FL $38,591

Memphis, TN $38,582

Tulsa, OK $38,562

Waterloo, IA $38,537

Spartanburg, SC $38,496

Lincoln, NE $38,475

Fort Wayne, IN $38,467

Provo, UT $38,463

Cedar Falls, IA $38,413

San Antonio, TX $38,397

Greensboro, NC $38,380

South Bend, IN $38,376

Savannah, GA $38,331

Muskegon, MI $38,314

Birmingham, AL $38,310

Winston Salem, NC $38,290

Lake Charles, LA $38,191

Anderson, IN $38,182

Lexington, KY $38,170

Augusta, GA $38,158

Greenville, SC $38,158

Lima, OH $38,125

Wichita, KS $38,121

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,121

Columbia, SC $38,084

Springfield, OH $38,075

Asheville, NC $38,009

Bloomington, IN $37,980

Knoxville, TN $37,832

Shreveport, LA $37,828

Wilmington, NC $37,774

Roanoke, VA $37,774

Topeka, KS $37,700

Frankfort, KY $37,696

Oklahoma City, OK $37,667

Chillicothe, OH $37,651

Longview, TX $37,646

Melbourne, FL $37,642

Sioux Falls, SD $37,576

Mobile, AL $37,572

Terre Haute, IN $37,556

Altoona, PA $37,531

Amarillo, TX $37,502

Killeen, TX $37,490

Fayetteville, AR $37,457

Chattanooga, TN $37,444

Sioux City, IA $37,407

Idaho Falls, ID $37,399

Lynchburg, VA $37,366

Gainesville, FL $37,312

Portsmouth, OH $37,292

Little Rock, AR $37,284

Lafayette, LA $37,267

Youngstown, OH $37,267

Daytona Beach, FL $37,242

Clarksville, TN $37,238

Pensacola, FL $37,234

Temple, TX $37,231

Hopkinsville, KY $37,110

Erie, PA $37,102

Florence, SC $37,086

Charleston, WV $37,020

Great Falls, MT $36,999

Macon, GA $36,941

Tallahassee, FL $36,937

Fayetteville, NC $36,929

Waco, TX $36,921

Helena, MT $36,892

Pine Bluff, AR $36,876

Vincennes, IN $36,826

Lubbock, TX $36,809

Alamogordo, NM $36,785

Twin Falls, ID $36,748

Rapid City, SD $36,735

Jackson, MS $36,661

Huntington, WV $36,658

Greenville, MS $36,657

Parkersburg, WV $36,615

Montgomery, AL $36,607

Wichita Falls, TX $36,566

Springfield, MO $36,566

Biloxi, MS $36,546

Monroe, LA $36,504

Johnstown, PA $36,475

Sumter, SC $36,459

Columbus, GA $36,455

Pascagoula, MS $36,376

Abilene, TX $36,376

Kingsport, TN $36,269

Albany, GA $36,269

Gulfport, MS $36,257

Alexandria, LA $36,121

Fort Smith, AR $36,018

El Paso, TX $35,906

Las Cruces, NM $35,721

Harlingen, TX $35,616

Pocatello, ID $35,610

Florence, AL $35,556

Brownsville, TX $35,548

Mcallen, TX $35,461

Dothan, AL $35,403

Columbus, MS $35,158

Altus, OK $34,966

Lawton, OK $34,888

Pierre, SD $34,739

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	$44,120	7%
Installation	$43,295	5%
Collaboration	$43,295	5%
Creativity	$43,295	5%
Soldering	$42,883	4%
Leadership	$42,883	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 June 01, 2026

$37,978

Average $41,234/year

$44,869

$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	$44,869	$3,739	$863	$22
Average	$41,234	$3,436	$793	$20
25th Percentile	$37,978	$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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