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

A Component Assembler's salary grows with experience: an Assembler I (0-1 years)earns $40,522, an Component Assembler (1-3 years)earns $45,366, an Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $50,463, an Assembler IV (5-7 years)earns $59,242, an Assembly Supervisor (7+ years)earns $62,462,

What are the highest paying states for a Component Assembler?

Component Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Component Assembler roles are District of Columbia $51,273, California $51,078, Massachusetts $50,398. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Component Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Component Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Component Technician: $63,327; Electronic Component Assembler IV: $55,100; Electronics Assembler IV: $55,096; Electronic Component Assembler III: $49,000; Electronics Assembler III: $48,997.

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

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

Component Assembler Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Component Assembler in the United States is $46,309 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,458
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,357 to $53,191
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,850

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Component Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,191	$4,433	$1,023	$26
Average	$46,309	$3,859	$891	$22
25th Percentile	$41,357	$3,446	$795	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Component Assembler Salaries

A Component 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 Component Assembler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Component 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): $40,522
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,366
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,463
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,242
Expert (over 8 years): $62,462

Levels	Salary
Assembler... Level Component Assembler	$40,522
Component... Level Component Assembler	$45,366
Assembler... Level Component Assembler	$50,463
Assembler... Level Component Assembler	$59,242
Assembly ... Level Component Assembler	$62,462

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

District of Columbia: $51,273.
California: $51,078.
Massachusetts: $50,398.

District of Columbia $51,273

California $51,078

Massachusetts $50,398

Washington $50,212

New Jersey $50,194

Alaska $50,129

Connecticut $49,490

New York $49,231

Hawaii $48,402

Rhode Island $48,013

Maryland $47,749

Minnesota $47,388

Colorado $47,249

Illinois $47,202

Oregon $47,026

Delaware $46,897

New Hampshire $46,815

Virginia $46,633

Pennsylvania $46,100

Nevada $45,832

North Dakota $45,744

Michigan $45,605

Wisconsin $45,554

Vermont $45,452

Texas $45,169

Maine $45,151

Arizona $45,123

Ohio $45,091

Georgia $44,665

Indiana $44,452

Wyoming $44,410

Utah $44,345

Iowa $44,317

Kansas $44,095

Louisiana $44,030

North Carolina $44,007

Missouri $43,998

Florida $43,817

Montana $43,720

Nebraska $43,627

Kentucky $43,576

South Carolina $43,391

Tennessee $43,275

Idaho $43,229

New Mexico $42,891

Oklahoma $42,817

Alabama $42,544

South Dakota $42,085

Arkansas $41,835

West Virginia $41,701

Mississippi $41,298

Top Paying Cities for Component 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: $58,409
San Francisco: $57,835
Oakland: $56,552

San Jose, CA $58,409

San Francisco, CA $57,835

Oakland, CA $56,552

New York, NY $53,667

Queens Village, NY $53,320

Paramus, NJ $52,949

Passaic, NJ $52,903

Bergenfield, NJ $52,857

Stamford, CT $52,787

Huntington, NY $52,741

Newark, NJ $52,440

Bridgeport, CT $52,347

New Brunswick, NJ $52,194

Vallejo, CA $52,097

Middlesex, NJ $52,069

Somerset, NJ $52,028

Petaluma, CA $51,921

Santa Cruz, CA $51,741

Boston, MA $51,648

Monterey, CA $51,416

Fairbanks, AK $51,384

Los Angeles, CA $51,296

Washington, DC $51,273

Seattle, WA $51,189

Santa Rosa, CA $51,180

Juneau, AK $51,046

Orange, CA $50,893

Anchorage, AK $50,810

Anaheim, CA $50,777

Santa Ana, CA $50,708

Nassau, NY $50,680

Long Beach, CA $50,662

Danbury, CT $50,648

Santa Maria, CA $50,490

Everett, WA $50,481

Bremerton, WA $50,254

Trenton, NJ $50,166

Sacramento, CA $50,148

San Diego, CA $50,124

Brockton, MA $50,106

Tacoma, WA $50,087

Santa Barbara, CA $50,022

Lowell, MA $49,837

New Suffolk, NY $49,819

Nashua, NH $49,763

Lompoc, CA $49,689

Ventura, CA $49,643

Stockton, CA $49,629

New Haven, CT $49,536

Atlantic City, NJ $49,416

Hartford, CT $49,314

Modesto, CA $49,291

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,189

New Britain, CT $49,166

Kennewick, WA $49,101

Olympia, WA $49,101

New London, CT $49,092

Norwich, CT $49,078

Lawrence, MA $49,055

Bakersfield, CA $48,925

New Bedford, MA $48,860

Riverside, CA $48,860

Richland, WA $48,814

Portsmouth, NH $48,777

Vineland, NJ $48,768

San Bernardino, CA $48,730

Boulder, CO $48,601

Worcester, MA $48,564

Portland, OR $48,522

Saint Paul, MN $48,467

Minneapolis, MN $48,467

Philadelphia, PA $48,402

Honolulu, HI $48,156

Springfield, MA $47,994

Providence, RI $47,990

Chicago, IL $47,855

Bellingham, WA $47,800

Baltimore, MD $47,749

Chico, CA $47,633

Wilmington, DE $47,554

Pittsfield, MA $47,508

Manchester, NH $47,420

Spokane, WA $47,216

Denver, CO $47,212

Albany, NY $46,994

Troy, NY $46,975

Schenectady, NY $46,878

Burlington, VT $46,776

Portland, ME $46,614

Salem, OR $46,577

Yakima, WA $46,568

Ann Arbor, MI $46,554

Rochester, MN $46,424

Reno, NV $46,401

Fresno, CA $46,401

Milwaukee, WI $46,359

Detroit, MI $46,313

Allentown, PA $46,299

Carson City, NV $46,295

Houston, TX $46,225

Colorado Springs, CO $46,221

Syracuse, NY $46,197

Eugene, OR $46,109

Gary, IN $46,054

Bismarck, ND $46,054

Galveston, TX $46,054

Springfield, OR $46,017

Medford, OR $45,906

Fort Collins, CO $45,887

Austin, TX $45,850

Mesa, AZ $45,753

Phoenix, AZ $45,744

Dallas, TX $45,730

Reading, PA $45,702

Saint Cloud, MN $45,683

Concord, NH $45,642

Madison, WI $45,623

Utica, NY $45,498

Raleigh, NC $45,461

Las Vegas, NV $45,456

Rochester, NY $45,424

Des Moines, IA $45,419

Atlanta, GA $45,345

Battle Creek, MI $45,331

Salt Lake City, UT $45,318

Lancaster, PA $45,248

Champaign, IL $45,239

Harrisburg, PA $45,183

Durham, NC $45,142

Kansas City, MO $45,137

Kansas City, KS $45,128

Fort Worth, TX $45,123

Boca Raton, FL $45,105

Cleveland, OH $45,100

Columbus, OH $45,091

Pittsburgh, PA $45,086

Richmond, VA $45,067

Indianapolis, IN $45,058

Cincinnati, OH $44,998

Petersburg, VA $44,929

Lansing, MI $44,827

Billings, MT $44,827

Huntsville, AL $44,827

Lebanon, PA $44,822

Pueblo, CO $44,817

Dayton, OH $44,817

Appleton, WI $44,804

Buffalo, NY $44,785

Racine, WI $44,762

Charlotte, NC $44,757

Saint Louis, MO $44,743

Springfield, IL $44,725

York, PA $44,716

Elkhart, IN $44,716

Gastonia, NC $44,711

Benton Harbor, MI $44,711

Beaumont, TX $44,683

Lorain, OH $44,674

Toledo, OH $44,655

Binghamton, NY $44,632

Rock Hill, SC $44,628

Rockford, IL $44,604

Elyria, OH $44,581

Fargo, ND $44,581

Flagstaff, AZ $44,549

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,521

Miami, FL $44,493

Duluth, MN $44,419

Bangor, ME $44,359

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,308

Louisville, KY $44,285

Grand Rapids, MI $44,276

Hialeah, FL $44,271

Casper, WY $44,206

Scranton, PA $44,151

New Orleans, LA $44,137

Virginia Beach, VA $44,132

Akron, OH $44,109

Peoria, IL $44,049

Sarasota, FL $44,039

Green Bay, WI $44,007

Baton Rouge, LA $43,984

Charleston, SC $43,975

Nashville, TN $43,961

Jamestown, NY $43,951

Davenport, IA $43,951

Tucson, AZ $43,928

Cheyenne, WY $43,914

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,901

Tampa, FL $43,891

Omaha, NE $43,882

Evansville, IN $43,863

Port Arthur, TX $43,863

Bradenton, FL $43,845

Santa Fe, NM $43,762

Orlando, FL $43,715

Clearwater, FL $43,664

La Crosse, WI $43,567

Canton, OH $43,567

Grand Forks, ND $43,553

Tulsa, OK $43,539

Albuquerque, NM $43,539

Newport News, VA $43,535

High Point, NC $43,521

Ogden, UT $43,502

Corpus Christi, TX $43,465

Laramie, WY $43,437

Norfolk, VA $43,437

Rock Island, IL $43,410

Saginaw, MI $43,400

Jacksonville, FL $43,396

Salisbury, NC $43,386

Memphis, TN $43,377

Moline, IL $43,354

Fort Myers, FL $43,340

Waterloo, IA $43,280

Spartanburg, SC $43,234

Lincoln, NE $43,211

Fort Wayne, IN $43,201

Birmingham, AL $43,150

Cedar Falls, IA $43,141

Provo, UT $43,136

Springfield, OH $43,132

San Antonio, TX $43,123

Greensboro, NC $43,104

South Bend, IN $43,099

Winston Salem, NC $43,095

Boise, ID $43,081

Savannah, GA $43,048

Muskegon, MI $42,965

Lima, OH $42,910

Lake Charles, LA $42,891

Anderson, IN $42,882

Lexington, KY $42,868

Augusta, GA $42,854

Greenville, SC $42,854

Wichita, KS $42,812

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,812

Columbia, SC $42,771

Bloomington, IN $42,655

Roanoke, VA $42,627

Asheville, NC $42,567

Knoxville, TN $42,488

Shreveport, LA $42,483

Wilmington, NC $42,423

Frankfort, KY $42,335

Oklahoma City, OK $42,303

Chillicothe, OH $42,284

Longview, TX $42,280

Topeka, KS $42,266

Mobile, AL $42,196

Terre Haute, IN $42,178

Erie, PA $42,173

Altoona, PA $42,150

Melbourne, FL $42,136

Amarillo, TX $42,118

Killeen, TX $42,104

Fayetteville, AR $42,067

Sioux Falls, SD $42,034

Chattanooga, TN $42,006

Idaho Falls, ID $42,002

Gainesville, FL $41,905

Portsmouth, OH $41,881

Little Rock, AR $41,872

Lynchburg, VA $41,872

Youngstown, OH $41,854

Lafayette, LA $41,854

Temple, TX $41,835

Daytona Beach, FL $41,826

Clarksville, TN $41,821

Pensacola, FL $41,817

Hopkinsville, KY $41,678

Charleston, WV $41,673

Florence, SC $41,650

Sioux City, IA $41,622

Macon, GA $41,488

Tallahassee, FL $41,483

Fayetteville, NC $41,474

Wichita Falls, TX $41,465

Waco, TX $41,465

Pine Bluff, AR $41,446

Vincennes, IN $41,358

Lubbock, TX $41,340

Great Falls, MT $41,312

Alamogordo, NM $41,307

Abilene, TX $41,270

Rapid City, SD $41,210

Monroe, LA $41,210

Albany, GA $41,182

Huntington, WV $41,178

Jackson, MS $41,173

Greenville, MS $41,168

Parkersburg, WV $41,122

Montgomery, AL $41,113

Johnstown, PA $41,103

Springfield, MO $41,066

Biloxi, MS $41,043

Sumter, SC $40,946

Columbus, GA $40,941

Twin Falls, ID $40,914

Pascagoula, MS $40,853

Kingsport, TN $40,733

Gulfport, MS $40,719

Alexandria, LA $40,566

Fort Smith, AR $40,451

El Paso, TX $40,325

Helena, MT $40,265

Las Cruces, NM $40,117

Harlingen, TX $39,987

Pocatello, ID $39,946

Florence, AL $39,932

Brownsville, TX $39,923

Dothan, AL $39,849

Mcallen, TX $39,825

Columbus, MS $39,483

Altus, OK $39,270

Lawton, OK $39,182

Pierre, SD $39,015

What Skills Can Increase a Component 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 Component 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	$49,550	7%
Leadership	$48,624	5%
Electro-Mechanical Assembly	$48,624	5%
Flexibility	$48,161	4%
Soldering	$48,161	4%
Initiative	$48,161	4%

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How Education impacts a Component Assembler's Salary?

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

Component Assembler Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Component 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 18, 2021

$41,357

Average $46,309/year

$53,191

$3,446

Average $3,859/month

$4,433

$795

Average $891/week

$1,023

$20

Average $22/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,191	$4,433	$1,023	$26
Average	$46,309	$3,859	$891	$22
25th Percentile	$41,357	$3,446	$795	$20

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Salary Trends for Component Assembler

Salaries for a Component Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,035 in 2023 to around $44,863 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Component Assembler salary trends, .

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2023

$47,035

2024

$45,861

2025

$44,863

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