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

A Cable Assembler's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,415 for beginners, reaching about $66,175 at mid-level, and approach $70,005 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Cable Assembler?

Cable Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cable Assembler roles are District of Columbia $72,028, California $71,755, Massachusetts $70,799. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cable Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Cable Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Cable Engineer: $75,170; Cable Contractor: $72,103; Cable Splicer: $71,409; Cable Contractors: $70,154; Cable Puller: $64,523.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cable Assembler roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Cable Assembler Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cable Assembler in the United States is $65,055 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,120
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,110 to $72,940
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,787

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Cable Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,940	$6,078	$1,403	$35
Average	$65,055	$5,421	$1,251	$31
25th Percentile	$58,110	$4,842	$1,117	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Cable Assembler Salaries

A Cable 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 Cable Assembler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cable 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): $63,415
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,608
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,175
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,749
Expert (over 8 years): $70,005

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cable Assembler	$63,415
Intermediate Level Cable Assembler	$63,608
Senior Level Cable Assembler	$66,175
Specialist Level Cable Assembler	$69,749
Expert Level Cable Assembler	$70,005

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

District of Columbia: $72,028.
California: $71,755.
Massachusetts: $70,799.

District of Columbia $72,028 California $71,755 Massachusetts $70,799 Washington $70,539 New Jersey $70,513 Alaska $70,422 Connecticut $69,524 New York $69,160

Hawaii $67,995 Rhode Island $67,449 Maryland $67,078 Minnesota $66,570 Colorado $66,375 Illinois $66,310 Oregon $66,063 Delaware $65,881

New Hampshire $65,766 Virginia $65,510 Pennsylvania $64,762 Nevada $64,385 North Dakota $64,261 Michigan $64,066 Wisconsin $63,994 Vermont $63,851

Texas $63,454 Maine $63,428 Arizona $63,389 Ohio $63,344 Georgia $62,745 Indiana $62,446 Wyoming $62,387 Utah $62,296

Iowa $62,257 Kansas $61,945 Louisiana $61,854 North Carolina $61,821 Missouri $61,808 Florida $61,555 Montana $61,418 Nebraska $61,288

Kentucky $61,216 South Carolina $60,956 Tennessee $60,794 Idaho $60,728 New Mexico $60,254 Oklahoma $60,149 Alabama $59,766 South Dakota $59,122

Arkansas $58,770 West Virginia $58,582 Mississippi $58,016

Top Paying Cities for Cable 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: $82,053
San Francisco: $81,247
Oakland: $79,445

San Jose, CA $82,053

San Francisco, CA $81,247

Oakland, CA $79,445

New York, NY $75,392

Queens Village, NY $74,904

Paramus, NJ $74,383

Passaic, NJ $74,318

Bergenfield, NJ $74,253

Stamford, CT $74,156

Huntington, NY $74,091

Newark, NJ $73,668

Bridgeport, CT $73,538

New Brunswick, NJ $73,323

Vallejo, CA $73,186

Middlesex, NJ $73,147

Somerset, NJ $73,089

Petaluma, CA $72,939

Santa Cruz, CA $72,686

Boston, MA $72,555

Monterey, CA $72,230

Fairbanks, AK $72,185

Los Angeles, CA $72,061

Washington, DC $72,028

Seattle, WA $71,911

Santa Rosa, CA $71,898

Juneau, AK $71,710

Orange, CA $71,495

Anchorage, AK $71,378

Anaheim, CA $71,332

Santa Ana, CA $71,235

Nassau, NY $71,196

Long Beach, CA $71,170

Danbury, CT $71,150

Santa Maria, CA $70,929

Everett, WA $70,916

Bremerton, WA $70,597

Trenton, NJ $70,474

Sacramento, CA $70,448

San Diego, CA $70,415

Brockton, MA $70,389

Tacoma, WA $70,363

Santa Barbara, CA $70,272

Lowell, MA $70,012

New Suffolk, NY $69,986

Nashua, NH $69,908

Lompoc, CA $69,804

Ventura, CA $69,739

Stockton, CA $69,719

New Haven, CT $69,589

Atlantic City, NJ $69,420

Hartford, CT $69,277

Modesto, CA $69,244

Poughkeepsie, NY $69,101

New Britain, CT $69,068

Olympia, WA $68,977

Kennewick, WA $68,977

New London, CT $68,964

Norwich, CT $68,945

Lawrence, MA $68,912

Bakersfield, CA $68,730

Riverside, CA $68,639

New Bedford, MA $68,639

Richland, WA $68,574

Portsmouth, NH $68,522

Vineland, NJ $68,509

San Bernardino, CA $68,457

Boulder, CO $68,275

Worcester, MA $68,223

Portland, OR $68,164

Saint Paul, MN $68,086

Minneapolis, MN $68,086

Philadelphia, PA $67,995

Honolulu, HI $67,650

Springfield, MA $67,423

Providence, RI $67,416

Chicago, IL $67,227

Bellingham, WA $67,149

Baltimore, MD $67,078

Chico, CA $66,915

Wilmington, DE $66,805

Pittsfield, MA $66,740

Manchester, NH $66,616

Spokane, WA $66,330

Denver, CO $66,323

Albany, NY $66,017

Troy, NY $65,991

Schenectady, NY $65,855

Burlington, VT $65,712

Portland, ME $65,484

Salem, OR $65,432

Yakima, WA $65,419

Ann Arbor, MI $65,399

Rochester, MN $65,217

Fresno, CA $65,185

Reno, NV $65,185

Milwaukee, WI $65,126

Detroit, MI $65,061

Allentown, PA $65,042

Carson City, NV $65,035

Houston, TX $64,938

Colorado Springs, CO $64,931

Syracuse, NY $64,898

Eugene, OR $64,775

Bismarck, ND $64,697

Gary, IN $64,697

Galveston, TX $64,697

Springfield, OR $64,645

Medford, OR $64,489

Fort Collins, CO $64,463

Austin, TX $64,411

Mesa, AZ $64,274

Phoenix, AZ $64,261

Dallas, TX $64,241

Reading, PA $64,202

Saint Cloud, MN $64,176

Concord, NH $64,118

Madison, WI $64,092

Utica, NY $63,916

Raleigh, NC $63,864

Las Vegas, NV $63,858

Rochester, NY $63,812

Des Moines, IA $63,806

Atlanta, GA $63,701

Battle Creek, MI $63,682

Salt Lake City, UT $63,662

Lancaster, PA $63,565

Champaign, IL $63,552

Harrisburg, PA $63,474

Durham, NC $63,415

Kansas City, MO $63,409

Kansas City, KS $63,396

Fort Worth, TX $63,389

Boca Raton, FL $63,363

Cleveland, OH $63,357

Columbus, OH $63,344

Pittsburgh, PA $63,337

Richmond, VA $63,311

Indianapolis, IN $63,298

Cincinnati, OH $63,214

Petersburg, VA $63,116

Billings, MT $62,973

Lansing, MI $62,973

Huntsville, AL $62,973

Lebanon, PA $62,966

Dayton, OH $62,960

Pueblo, CO $62,960

Appleton, WI $62,940

Buffalo, NY $62,914

Racine, WI $62,882

Charlotte, NC $62,875

Saint Louis, MO $62,856

Springfield, IL $62,830

Elkhart, IN $62,817

York, PA $62,817

Gastonia, NC $62,810

Benton Harbor, MI $62,810

Beaumont, TX $62,771

Lorain, OH $62,758

Toledo, OH $62,732

Binghamton, NY $62,700

Rock Hill, SC $62,693

Rockford, IL $62,661

Fargo, ND $62,628

Elyria, OH $62,628

Flagstaff, AZ $62,583

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,543

Miami, FL $62,504

Duluth, MN $62,400

Bangor, ME $62,316

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,244

Louisville, KY $62,212

Grand Rapids, MI $62,199

Hialeah, FL $62,192

Casper, WY $62,101

Scranton, PA $62,023

New Orleans, LA $62,004

Virginia Beach, VA $61,997

Akron, OH $61,965

Peoria, IL $61,880

Sarasota, FL $61,867

Green Bay, WI $61,821

Baton Rouge, LA $61,789

Charleston, SC $61,776

Nashville, TN $61,756

Jamestown, NY $61,743

Davenport, IA $61,743

Tucson, AZ $61,711

Cheyenne, WY $61,691

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,672

Tampa, FL $61,659

Omaha, NE $61,646

Port Arthur, TX $61,620

Evansville, IN $61,620

Bradenton, FL $61,594

Santa Fe, NM $61,477

Orlando, FL $61,412

Clearwater, FL $61,340

Canton, OH $61,203

La Crosse, WI $61,203

Grand Forks, ND $61,184

Albuquerque, NM $61,164

Tulsa, OK $61,164

Newport News, VA $61,158

High Point, NC $61,138

Ogden, UT $61,112

Corpus Christi, TX $61,060

Laramie, WY $61,021

Norfolk, VA $61,021

Rock Island, IL $60,982

Saginaw, MI $60,969

Jacksonville, FL $60,963

Salisbury, NC $60,950

Memphis, TN $60,937

Moline, IL $60,904

Fort Myers, FL $60,885

Waterloo, IA $60,800

Spartanburg, SC $60,735

Lincoln, NE $60,702

Fort Wayne, IN $60,689

Birmingham, AL $60,618

Cedar Falls, IA $60,605

Provo, UT $60,598

Springfield, OH $60,592

San Antonio, TX $60,579

Greensboro, NC $60,553

South Bend, IN $60,546

Winston Salem, NC $60,540

Boise, ID $60,520

Savannah, GA $60,475

Muskegon, MI $60,358

Lima, OH $60,280

Lake Charles, LA $60,254

Anderson, IN $60,241

Lexington, KY $60,221

Augusta, GA $60,202

Greenville, SC $60,202

Wichita, KS $60,143

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,143

Columbia, SC $60,084

Bloomington, IN $59,922

Roanoke, VA $59,883

Asheville, NC $59,798

Knoxville, TN $59,688

Shreveport, LA $59,681

Wilmington, NC $59,597

Frankfort, KY $59,473

Oklahoma City, OK $59,427

Chillicothe, OH $59,401

Longview, TX $59,395

Topeka, KS $59,375

Mobile, AL $59,278

Terre Haute, IN $59,252

Erie, PA $59,245

Altoona, PA $59,213

Melbourne, FL $59,193

Amarillo, TX $59,167

Killeen, TX $59,148

Fayetteville, AR $59,096

Sioux Falls, SD $59,050

Chattanooga, TN $59,011

Idaho Falls, ID $59,005

Gainesville, FL $58,868

Portsmouth, OH $58,835

Little Rock, AR $58,822

Lynchburg, VA $58,822

Lafayette, LA $58,796

Youngstown, OH $58,796

Temple, TX $58,770

Daytona Beach, FL $58,757

Clarksville, TN $58,751

Pensacola, FL $58,744

Hopkinsville, KY $58,549

Charleston, WV $58,543

Florence, SC $58,510

Sioux City, IA $58,471

Macon, GA $58,282

Tallahassee, FL $58,276

Fayetteville, NC $58,263

Waco, TX $58,250

Wichita Falls, TX $58,250

Pine Bluff, AR $58,224

Vincennes, IN $58,100

Lubbock, TX $58,074

Great Falls, MT $58,035

Alamogordo, NM $58,029

Abilene, TX $57,977

Rapid City, SD $57,892

Monroe, LA $57,892

Albany, GA $57,853

Huntington, WV $57,847

Jackson, MS $57,840

Greenville, MS $57,834

Parkersburg, WV $57,768

Montgomery, AL $57,755

Johnstown, PA $57,742

Springfield, MO $57,690

Biloxi, MS $57,658

Sumter, SC $57,521

Columbus, GA $57,515

Twin Falls, ID $57,476

Pascagoula, MS $57,391

Kingsport, TN $57,222

Gulfport, MS $57,203

Alexandria, LA $56,988

Fort Smith, AR $56,825

El Paso, TX $56,650

Helena, MT $56,565

Las Cruces, NM $56,357

Harlingen, TX $56,175

Pocatello, ID $56,116

Florence, AL $56,097

Brownsville, TX $56,084

Dothan, AL $55,979

Mcallen, TX $55,947

Columbus, MS $55,466

Altus, OK $55,166

Lawton, OK $55,043

Pierre, SD $54,809

What Skills Can Increase a Cable Assembler's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.93% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.93%
Hydraulics	2.55%
Programming	1.53%

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 Cable Assembler's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$68,958	6%
Commitment	$67,657	4%
First Aid	$67,657	4%
Microsoft Office	$67,006	3%
Telecommunications	$67,006	3%
Networking	$67,006	3%

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How Education impacts a Cable Assembler's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cable Assemblers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Cable Assembler with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,243 and $65,733).

Cable Assembler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cable Assembler

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 51.8%

Associates 30.0%

Bachelors 15.9%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	51.8%
Associates	30.0%
Bachelors	15.9%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Cable 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

$58,110

Average $65,055/year

$72,940

$4,842

Average $5,421/month

$6,078

$1,117

Average $1,251/week

$1,403

$28

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,940	$6,078	$1,403	$35
Average	$65,055	$5,421	$1,251	$31
25th Percentile	$58,110	$4,842	$1,117	$28

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Salary Trends for Cable Assembler

Salaries for a Cable Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,796 in 2023 to around $53,078 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cable Assembler salary trends, .

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2024

$53,580

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