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

A Wax Assembler's salary grows with experience: an Assembler I (0-1 years)earns $39,586, an Wax Assembler (1-3 years)earns $44,333, an Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $49,325, an Assembler IV (5-7 years)earns $57,914, an Assembly Supervisor (7+ years)earns $61,093,

What are the highest paying states for a Wax Assembler?

Wax Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wax Assembler roles are District of Columbia $49,406, California $49,218, Massachusetts $48,562. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wax Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Wax Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Wax Specialist Cosmetologist: $60,475; Wax Specialist: $60,052; Wax Tech: $45,799; Assembler II: $44,790; Assembler: $41,387.

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

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

Wax Assembler Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wax Assembler in the United States is $44,622 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,136
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,099 to $48,555
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,891

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Wax Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,555	$4,046	$934	$23
Average	$44,622	$3,719	$858	$21
25th Percentile	$41,099	$3,425	$790	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Wax Assembler Salaries

A Wax 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 Wax Assembler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wax 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): $39,586
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,333
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,325
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,914
Expert (over 8 years): $61,093

Levels	Salary
Assembler... Level Wax Assembler	$39,586
Wax Assem... Level Wax Assembler	$44,333
Assembler... Level Wax Assembler	$49,325
Assembler... Level Wax Assembler	$57,914
Assembly ... Level Wax Assembler	$61,093

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

District of Columbia: $49,406.
California: $49,218.
Massachusetts: $48,562.

District of Columbia $49,406

California $49,218

Massachusetts $48,562

Washington $48,384

New Jersey $48,366

Alaska $48,304

Connecticut $47,688

New York $47,438

Hawaii $46,639

Rhode Island $46,264

Maryland $46,010

Minnesota $45,662

Colorado $45,528

Illinois $45,484

Oregon $45,314

Delaware $45,189

New Hampshire $45,110

Virginia $44,935

Pennsylvania $44,421

Nevada $44,163

North Dakota $44,078

Michigan $43,944

Wisconsin $43,895

Vermont $43,797

Texas $43,525

Maine $43,507

Arizona $43,480

Ohio $43,449

Georgia $43,038

Indiana $42,833

Wyoming $42,793

Utah $42,730

Iowa $42,704

Kansas $42,489

Louisiana $42,427

North Carolina $42,405

Missouri $42,396

Florida $42,222

Montana $42,128

Nebraska $42,039

Kentucky $41,990

South Carolina $41,811

Tennessee $41,700

Idaho $41,655

New Mexico $41,329

Oklahoma $41,258

Alabama $40,995

South Dakota $40,553

Arkansas $40,312

West Virginia $40,182

Mississippi $39,794

Top Paying Cities for Wax 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: $56,282
San Francisco: $55,666
Oakland: $54,493

San Jose, CA $56,282

San Francisco, CA $55,666

Oakland, CA $54,493

New York, NY $51,378

Paramus, NJ $50,753

Queens Village, NY $50,751

Passaic, NJ $50,708

Bergenfield, NJ $50,704

Stamford, CT $50,606

Huntington, NY $50,588

Newark, NJ $50,258

Bridgeport, CT $50,164

Vallejo, CA $50,075

New Brunswick, NJ $50,057

Petaluma, CA $50,031

Middlesex, NJ $49,946

Somerset, NJ $49,915

Santa Cruz, CA $49,856

Boston, MA $49,584

Monterey, CA $49,428

Seattle, WA $49,325

Santa Rosa, CA $49,317

Los Angeles, CA $49,303

Juneau, AK $49,187

Washington, DC $49,138

Orange, CA $48,979

Santa Ana, CA $48,861

Long Beach, CA $48,817

Anaheim, CA $48,808

Anchorage, AK $48,786

Santa Maria, CA $48,652

Everett, WA $48,643

Danbury, CT $48,486

Bremerton, WA $48,424

Tacoma, WA $48,263

New Suffolk, NY $48,263

Sacramento, CA $48,250

Santa Barbara, CA $48,201

Trenton, NJ $48,152

San Diego, CA $48,152

Brockton, MA $48,103

Fairbanks, AK $47,994

Lompoc, CA $47,880

Lowell, MA $47,844

Ventura, CA $47,835

Nashua, NH $47,826

Stockton, CA $47,822

Modesto, CA $47,496

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,398

Olympia, WA $47,313

Kennewick, WA $47,313

New Haven, CT $47,295

Lawrence, MA $47,135

Hartford, CT $47,090

Riverside, CA $47,081

New Bedford, MA $47,036

Richland, WA $47,036

Bakersfield, CA $46,974

San Bernardino, CA $46,956

New Britain, CT $46,952

Atlantic City, NJ $46,952

New London, CT $46,934

Norwich, CT $46,920

Portsmouth, NH $46,911

Boulder, CO $46,817

Portland, OR $46,755

Worcester, MA $46,751

Minneapolis, MN $46,612

Philadelphia, PA $46,550

Honolulu, HI $46,403

Saint Paul, MN $46,381

Vineland, NJ $46,371

Providence, RI $46,242

Chicago, IL $46,113

Bellingham, WA $46,059

Springfield, MA $46,023

Baltimore, MD $46,010

Chico, CA $45,898

Pittsfield, MA $45,778

Manchester, NH $45,693

Spokane, WA $45,497

Denver, CO $45,492

Albany, NY $45,283

Troy, NY $45,265

Nassau, NY $45,217

Schenectady, NY $45,171

Wilmington, DE $45,135

Burlington, VT $45,073

Salem, OR $45,055

Portland, ME $44,917

Yakima, WA $44,872

Rochester, MN $44,734

Reno, NV $44,712

Fresno, CA $44,712

Milwaukee, WI $44,671

Detroit, MI $44,627

Ann Arbor, MI $44,619

Allentown, PA $44,613

Colorado Springs, CO $44,538

Syracuse, NY $44,515

Carson City, NV $44,515

Houston, TX $44,453

Eugene, OR $44,430

Gary, IN $44,377

Springfield, OR $44,341

Bismarck, ND $44,332

Galveston, TX $44,301

Medford, OR $44,234

Fort Collins, CO $44,216

Concord, NH $44,194

Austin, TX $44,181

Mesa, AZ $44,087

Reading, PA $44,082

Phoenix, AZ $44,078

Dallas, TX $44,065

Saint Cloud, MN $44,022

Madison, WI $43,962

Utica, NY $43,841

Rochester, NY $43,770

Des Moines, IA $43,766

Raleigh, NC $43,761

Atlanta, GA $43,694

Battle Creek, MI $43,681

Salt Lake City, UT $43,667

Lancaster, PA $43,600

Harrisburg, PA $43,538

Kansas City, MO $43,493

Champaign, IL $43,484

Kansas City, KS $43,484

Fort Worth, TX $43,480

Columbus, OH $43,472

Boca Raton, FL $43,462

Pittsburgh, PA $43,444

Richmond, VA $43,426

Indianapolis, IN $43,417

Cleveland, OH $43,413

Las Vegas, NV $43,359

Cincinnati, OH $43,359

Petersburg, VA $43,293

Huntsville, AL $43,226

Lansing, MI $43,196

Lebanon, PA $43,190

Pueblo, CO $43,185

Appleton, WI $43,172

Buffalo, NY $43,154

Dayton, OH $43,141

Racine, WI $43,132

Charlotte, NC $43,127

Saint Louis, MO $43,114

York, PA $43,087

Elkhart, IN $43,087

Gastonia, NC $43,079

Billings, MT $43,068

Beaumont, TX $43,056

Lorain, OH $43,047

Benton Harbor, MI $43,038

Toledo, OH $43,029

Binghamton, NY $43,007

Rock Hill, SC $43,003

Rockford, IL $42,980

Springfield, IL $42,962

Elyria, OH $42,958

Fargo, ND $42,958

Flagstaff, AZ $42,927

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,900

Duluth, MN $42,873

Miami, FL $42,873

Cheyenne, WY $42,842

Grand Forks, ND $42,842

Bangor, ME $42,744

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,695

Durham, NC $42,676

Louisville, KY $42,672

Grand Rapids, MI $42,663

Hialeah, FL $42,659

Casper, WY $42,596

Scranton, PA $42,543

New Orleans, LA $42,530

Virginia Beach, VA $42,525

Akron, OH $42,503

Peoria, IL $42,445

Sarasota, FL $42,436

Nashville, TN $42,405

Omaha, NE $42,405

Green Bay, WI $42,405

Baton Rouge, LA $42,382

Charleston, SC $42,373

Jamestown, NY $42,351

Davenport, IA $42,351

Tucson, AZ $42,329

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,302

Tampa, FL $42,293

Evansville, IN $42,266

Port Arthur, TX $42,266

Bradenton, FL $42,248

Santa Fe, NM $42,168

Orlando, FL $42,088

Clearwater, FL $42,074

Canton, OH $41,981

La Crosse, WI $41,981

Albuquerque, NM $41,954

Newport News, VA $41,949

High Point, NC $41,936

Ogden, UT $41,918

Corpus Christi, TX $41,882

Norfolk, VA $41,856

Laramie, WY $41,856

Rock Island, IL $41,829

Saginaw, MI $41,820

Jacksonville, FL $41,816

Salisbury, NC $41,807

Boise, ID $41,798

Moline, IL $41,775

Fort Myers, FL $41,762

Memphis, TN $41,753

Tulsa, OK $41,731

Waterloo, IA $41,704

Spartanburg, SC $41,659

Lincoln, NE $41,637

Fort Wayne, IN $41,628

Provo, UT $41,624

Cedar Falls, IA $41,570

San Antonio, TX $41,552

Greensboro, NC $41,534

South Bend, IN $41,530

Savannah, GA $41,481

Muskegon, MI $41,463

Birmingham, AL $41,459

Winston Salem, NC $41,437

Lake Charles, LA $41,329

Anderson, IN $41,320

Lexington, KY $41,307

Augusta, GA $41,293

Greenville, SC $41,293

Lima, OH $41,258

Wichita, KS $41,253

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,253

Columbia, SC $41,213

Springfield, OH $41,204

Asheville, NC $41,133

Bloomington, IN $41,102

Knoxville, TN $40,941

Shreveport, LA $40,936

Wilmington, NC $40,878

Roanoke, VA $40,878

Topeka, KS $40,798

Frankfort, KY $40,793

Oklahoma City, OK $40,762

Chillicothe, OH $40,745

Longview, TX $40,740

Melbourne, FL $40,736

Sioux Falls, SD $40,664

Mobile, AL $40,660

Terre Haute, IN $40,642

Altoona, PA $40,615

Amarillo, TX $40,584

Killeen, TX $40,571

Fayetteville, AR $40,535

Chattanooga, TN $40,522

Sioux City, IA $40,481

Idaho Falls, ID $40,472

Lynchburg, VA $40,437

Gainesville, FL $40,379

Portsmouth, OH $40,356

Little Rock, AR $40,347

Lafayette, LA $40,330

Youngstown, OH $40,330

Daytona Beach, FL $40,303

Clarksville, TN $40,298

Pensacola, FL $40,294

Temple, TX $40,291

Hopkinsville, KY $40,160

Erie, PA $40,151

Florence, SC $40,133

Charleston, WV $40,062

Great Falls, MT $40,040

Macon, GA $39,977

Tallahassee, FL $39,973

Fayetteville, NC $39,964

Waco, TX $39,955

Helena, MT $39,924

Pine Bluff, AR $39,907

Vincennes, IN $39,852

Lubbock, TX $39,834

Alamogordo, NM $39,808

Twin Falls, ID $39,767

Rapid City, SD $39,754

Jackson, MS $39,674

Huntington, WV $39,671

Greenville, MS $39,669

Parkersburg, WV $39,624

Montgomery, AL $39,616

Wichita Falls, TX $39,571

Springfield, MO $39,571

Biloxi, MS $39,549

Monroe, LA $39,504

Johnstown, PA $39,473

Sumter, SC $39,455

Columbus, GA $39,451

Pascagoula, MS $39,366

Abilene, TX $39,366

Kingsport, TN $39,250

Albany, GA $39,250

Gulfport, MS $39,236

Alexandria, LA $39,089

Fort Smith, AR $38,978

El Paso, TX $38,857

Las Cruces, NM $38,656

Harlingen, TX $38,543

Pocatello, ID $38,536

Florence, AL $38,478

Brownsville, TX $38,469

Mcallen, TX $38,375

Dothan, AL $38,313

Columbus, MS $38,048

Altus, OK $37,840

Lawton, OK $37,755

Pierre, SD $37,594

What Skills Can Increase a Wax 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 Wax 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	$47,746	7%
Leadership	$46,853	5%
Electro-Mechanical Assembly	$46,853	5%
Flexibility	$46,407	4%
Soldering	$46,407	4%
Initiative	$46,407	4%

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How Education impacts a Wax Assembler's Salary?

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

Wax Assembler Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Wax 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

$41,099

Average $44,622/year

$48,555

$3,425

Average $3,719/month

$4,046

$790

Average $858/week

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Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,555	$4,046	$934	$23
Average	$44,622	$3,719	$858	$21
25th Percentile	$41,099	$3,425	$790	$20

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Salary Trends for Wax Assembler

Salaries for a Wax Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,949 in 2023 to around $43,827 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wax Assembler salary trends, .

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2023

$45,949

2024

$44,802

2025

$43,827

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2023	$45,949
2024	$44,802
2025	$43,827
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