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

A Small Parts Assembler's salary grows with experience: a Light Assembler I (0-1 years)earns $35,238, a Small Parts Assembler (1-3 years)earns $41,499, a Light Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $46,343,

What are the highest paying states for a Small Parts Assembler?

Small Parts Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Small Parts Assembler roles are District of Columbia $46,248, California $46,072, Massachusetts $45,458. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Small Parts Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Small Parts Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Small Engine Parts Associate: $50,053; Light Parts/Components Assembler III: $46,000; Senior Light Assembler: $45,940; Light Assembler III: $45,934; Intermediate Light Assembler: $41,200.

How do different companies affect a Small Parts Assembler's salary?

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

Small Parts Assembler Salary in the United States

How much does a Small Parts Assembler make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Small Parts Assembler in the United States is $41,770 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,806
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,472 to $45,453
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,468

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Small Parts Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,453	$3,788	$874	$22
Average	$41,770	$3,481	$803	$20
25th Percentile	$38,472	$3,206	$740	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Small Parts Assembler Salaries

A Small Parts 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 Small Parts 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 Small Parts Assemblers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $46,248.
California: $46,072.
Massachusetts: $45,458.

District of Columbia $46,248

California $46,072

Massachusetts $45,458

Washington $45,291

New Jersey $45,274

Alaska $45,216

Connecticut $44,639

New York $44,406

Hawaii $43,658

Rhode Island $43,307

Maryland $43,069

Minnesota $42,743

Colorado $42,618

Illinois $42,576

Oregon $42,417

Delaware $42,300

New Hampshire $42,227

Virginia $42,062

Pennsylvania $41,582

Nevada $41,340

North Dakota $41,260

Michigan $41,135

Wisconsin $41,089

Vermont $40,997

Texas $40,742

Maine $40,726

Arizona $40,701

Ohio $40,671

Georgia $40,287

Indiana $40,095

Wyoming $40,057

Utah $39,999

Iowa $39,974

Kansas $39,773

Louisiana $39,715

North Carolina $39,694

Missouri $39,686

Florida $39,523

Montana $39,435

Nebraska $39,351

Kentucky $39,305

South Carolina $39,138

Tennessee $39,034

Idaho $38,992

New Mexico $38,687

Oklahoma $38,620

Alabama $38,374

South Dakota $37,960

Arkansas $37,735

West Virginia $37,614

Mississippi $37,250

Top Paying Cities for Small Parts 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: $52,684
San Francisco: $52,166
Oakland: $51,009

San Jose, CA $52,684

San Francisco, CA $52,166

Oakland, CA $51,009

New York, NY $48,407

Queens Village, NY $48,094

Paramus, NJ $47,760

Passaic, NJ $47,718

Bergenfield, NJ $47,676

Stamford, CT $47,614

Huntington, NY $47,572

Newark, NJ $47,300

Bridgeport, CT $47,217

New Brunswick, NJ $47,079

Vallejo, CA $46,991

Middlesex, NJ $46,966

Somerset, NJ $46,928

Petaluma, CA $46,832

Santa Cruz, CA $46,670

Boston, MA $46,586

Monterey, CA $46,377

Fairbanks, AK $46,348

Los Angeles, CA $46,269

Washington, DC $46,248

Seattle, WA $46,172

Santa Rosa, CA $46,164

Juneau, AK $46,043

Orange, CA $45,905

Anchorage, AK $45,830

Anaheim, CA $45,801

Santa Ana, CA $45,738

Nassau, NY $45,713

Long Beach, CA $45,696

Danbury, CT $45,684

Santa Maria, CA $45,542

Everett, WA $45,533

Bremerton, WA $45,329

Trenton, NJ $45,249

Sacramento, CA $45,233

San Diego, CA $45,212

Brockton, MA $45,195

Tacoma, WA $45,178

Santa Barbara, CA $45,120

Lowell, MA $44,953

New Suffolk, NY $44,936

Nashua, NH $44,886

Lompoc, CA $44,819

Ventura, CA $44,777

Stockton, CA $44,765

New Haven, CT $44,681

Atlantic City, NJ $44,573

Hartford, CT $44,481

Modesto, CA $44,460

Poughkeepsie, NY $44,368

New Britain, CT $44,347

Olympia, WA $44,289

Kennewick, WA $44,289

New London, CT $44,280

Norwich, CT $44,268

Lawrence, MA $44,247

Bakersfield, CA $44,130

Riverside, CA $44,071

New Bedford, MA $44,071

Richland, WA $44,030

Portsmouth, NH $43,996

Vineland, NJ $43,988

San Bernardino, CA $43,954

Boulder, CO $43,838

Worcester, MA $43,804

Portland, OR $43,767

Saint Paul, MN $43,716

Minneapolis, MN $43,716

Philadelphia, PA $43,658

Honolulu, HI $43,437

Springfield, MA $43,290

Providence, RI $43,286

Chicago, IL $43,165

Bellingham, WA $43,115

Baltimore, MD $43,069

Chico, CA $42,965

Wilmington, DE $42,894

Pittsfield, MA $42,852

Manchester, NH $42,772

Spokane, WA $42,589

Denver, CO $42,584

Albany, NY $42,388

Troy, NY $42,371

Schenectady, NY $42,284

Burlington, VT $42,192

Portland, ME $42,046

Salem, OR $42,012

Yakima, WA $42,004

Ann Arbor, MI $41,991

Rochester, MN $41,874

Fresno, CA $41,853

Reno, NV $41,853

Milwaukee, WI $41,816

Detroit, MI $41,774

Allentown, PA $41,762

Carson City, NV $41,757

Houston, TX $41,695

Colorado Springs, CO $41,691

Syracuse, NY $41,670

Eugene, OR $41,590

Bismarck, ND $41,540

Gary, IN $41,540

Galveston, TX $41,540

Springfield, OR $41,507

Medford, OR $41,407

Fort Collins, CO $41,390

Austin, TX $41,356

Mesa, AZ $41,269

Phoenix, AZ $41,260

Dallas, TX $41,248

Reading, PA $41,223

Saint Cloud, MN $41,206

Concord, NH $41,168

Madison, WI $41,152

Utica, NY $41,039

Raleigh, NC $41,006

Las Vegas, NV $41,001

Rochester, NY $40,972

Des Moines, IA $40,968

Atlanta, GA $40,901

Battle Creek, MI $40,889

Salt Lake City, UT $40,876

Lancaster, PA $40,813

Champaign, IL $40,805

Harrisburg, PA $40,755

Durham, NC $40,717

Kansas City, MO $40,713

Kansas City, KS $40,705

Fort Worth, TX $40,701

Boca Raton, FL $40,684

Cleveland, OH $40,680

Columbus, OH $40,671

Pittsburgh, PA $40,667

Richmond, VA $40,650

Indianapolis, IN $40,642

Cincinnati, OH $40,588

Petersburg, VA $40,525

Billings, MT $40,433

Lansing, MI $40,433

Huntsville, AL $40,433

Lebanon, PA $40,429

Dayton, OH $40,425

Pueblo, CO $40,425

Appleton, WI $40,412

Buffalo, NY $40,396

Racine, WI $40,375

Charlotte, NC $40,371

Saint Louis, MO $40,358

Springfield, IL $40,341

Elkhart, IN $40,333

York, PA $40,333

Gastonia, NC $40,329

Benton Harbor, MI $40,329

Beaumont, TX $40,304

Lorain, OH $40,295

Toledo, OH $40,279

Binghamton, NY $40,258

Rock Hill, SC $40,254

Rockford, IL $40,233

Fargo, ND $40,212

Elyria, OH $40,212

Flagstaff, AZ $40,183

Fort Lauderdale, FL $40,158

Miami, FL $40,133

Duluth, MN $40,066

Bangor, ME $40,011

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,965

Louisville, KY $39,945

Grand Rapids, MI $39,936

Hialeah, FL $39,932

Casper, WY $39,874

Scranton, PA $39,823

New Orleans, LA $39,811

Virginia Beach, VA $39,807

Akron, OH $39,786

Peoria, IL $39,732

Sarasota, FL $39,723

Green Bay, WI $39,694

Baton Rouge, LA $39,673

Charleston, SC $39,665

Nashville, TN $39,652

Jamestown, NY $39,644

Davenport, IA $39,644

Tucson, AZ $39,623

Cheyenne, WY $39,610

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,598

Tampa, FL $39,590

Omaha, NE $39,581

Port Arthur, TX $39,564

Evansville, IN $39,564

Bradenton, FL $39,548

Santa Fe, NM $39,473

Orlando, FL $39,431

Clearwater, FL $39,385

Canton, OH $39,297

La Crosse, WI $39,297

Grand Forks, ND $39,285

Albuquerque, NM $39,272

Tulsa, OK $39,272

Newport News, VA $39,268

High Point, NC $39,255

Ogden, UT $39,239

Corpus Christi, TX $39,205

Laramie, WY $39,180

Norfolk, VA $39,180

Rock Island, IL $39,155

Saginaw, MI $39,147

Jacksonville, FL $39,143

Salisbury, NC $39,134

Memphis, TN $39,126

Moline, IL $39,105

Fort Myers, FL $39,092

Waterloo, IA $39,038

Spartanburg, SC $38,996

Lincoln, NE $38,975

Fort Wayne, IN $38,967

Birmingham, AL $38,921

Cedar Falls, IA $38,913

Provo, UT $38,909

Springfield, OH $38,904

San Antonio, TX $38,896

Greensboro, NC $38,879

South Bend, IN $38,875

Winston Salem, NC $38,871

Boise, ID $38,859

Savannah, GA $38,829

Muskegon, MI $38,754

Lima, OH $38,704

Lake Charles, LA $38,687

Anderson, IN $38,679

Lexington, KY $38,666

Augusta, GA $38,654

Greenville, SC $38,654

Wichita, KS $38,616

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,616

Columbia, SC $38,579

Bloomington, IN $38,474

Roanoke, VA $38,449

Asheville, NC $38,395

Knoxville, TN $38,324

Shreveport, LA $38,320

Wilmington, NC $38,265

Frankfort, KY $38,186

Oklahoma City, OK $38,157

Chillicothe, OH $38,140

Longview, TX $38,136

Topeka, KS $38,123

Mobile, AL $38,061

Terre Haute, IN $38,044

Erie, PA $38,040

Altoona, PA $38,019

Melbourne, FL $38,006

Amarillo, TX $37,990

Killeen, TX $37,977

Fayetteville, AR $37,944

Sioux Falls, SD $37,915

Chattanooga, TN $37,889

Idaho Falls, ID $37,885

Gainesville, FL $37,798

Portsmouth, OH $37,777

Little Rock, AR $37,768

Lynchburg, VA $37,768

Lafayette, LA $37,752

Youngstown, OH $37,752

Temple, TX $37,735

Daytona Beach, FL $37,727

Clarksville, TN $37,722

Pensacola, FL $37,718

Hopkinsville, KY $37,593

Charleston, WV $37,589

Florence, SC $37,568

Sioux City, IA $37,543

Macon, GA $37,422

Tallahassee, FL $37,417

Fayetteville, NC $37,409

Waco, TX $37,401

Wichita Falls, TX $37,401

Pine Bluff, AR $37,384

Vincennes, IN $37,305

Lubbock, TX $37,288

Great Falls, MT $37,263

Alamogordo, NM $37,259

Abilene, TX $37,225

Rapid City, SD $37,171

Monroe, LA $37,171

Albany, GA $37,146

Huntington, WV $37,142

Jackson, MS $37,138

Greenville, MS $37,133

Parkersburg, WV $37,092

Montgomery, AL $37,083

Johnstown, PA $37,075

Springfield, MO $37,042

Biloxi, MS $37,021

Sumter, SC $36,933

Columbus, GA $36,929

Twin Falls, ID $36,904

Pascagoula, MS $36,849

Kingsport, TN $36,741

Gulfport, MS $36,728

Alexandria, LA $36,590

Fort Smith, AR $36,486

El Paso, TX $36,373

Helena, MT $36,319

Las Cruces, NM $36,185

Harlingen, TX $36,068

Pocatello, ID $36,031

Florence, AL $36,018

Brownsville, TX $36,010

Dothan, AL $35,943

Mcallen, TX $35,922

Columbus, MS $35,613

Altus, OK $35,421

Lawton, OK $35,342

Pierre, SD $35,191

What Skills Can Increase a Small Parts 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 Small Parts 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	$44,694	7%
Installation	$43,858	5%
Collaboration	$43,858	5%
Creativity	$43,858	5%
Soldering	$43,441	4%
Leadership	$43,441	4%

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Small Parts Assembler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Small Parts 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 April 01, 2026

$38,472

Average $41,770/year

$45,453

$3,206

Average $3,481/month

$3,788

$740

Average $803/week

$874

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,453	$3,788	$874	$22
Average	$41,770	$3,481	$803	$20
25th Percentile	$38,472	$3,206	$740	$18

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Salaries for a Small Parts Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,836 in 2023 to around $44,673 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Small Parts Assembler salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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