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 $35,087, a Light Assembler (1-3 years)earns $41,296, a Light Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $46,109,

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 $48,095, California $47,912, Massachusetts $47,274. 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: $51,963; Light Parts/Components Assembler III: $46,000; Light Assembler III: $45,930; Senior Light Assembler: $45,930; 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 May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Light Assembler in the United States is $43,438 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,903
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,566 to $49,439
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,130

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Light Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,439	$4,120	$951	$24
Average	$43,438	$3,620	$835	$21
25th Percentile	$38,566	$3,214	$742	$19

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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: $48,095.
California: $47,912.
Massachusetts: $47,274.

District of Columbia $48,095

California $47,912

Massachusetts $47,274

Washington $47,100

New Jersey $47,082

Alaska $47,022

Connecticut $46,422

New York $46,179

Hawaii $45,401

Rhode Island $45,037

Maryland $44,789

Minnesota $44,450

Colorado $44,320

Illinois $44,276

Oregon $44,111

Delaware $43,990

New Hampshire $43,913

Virginia $43,742

Pennsylvania $43,243

Nevada $42,991

North Dakota $42,908

Michigan $42,778

Wisconsin $42,730

Vermont $42,634

Texas $42,369

Maine $42,352

Arizona $42,326

Ohio $42,296

Georgia $41,896

Indiana $41,696

Wyoming $41,657

Utah $41,596

Iowa $41,570

Kansas $41,362

Louisiana $41,301

North Carolina $41,279

Missouri $41,270

Florida $41,101

Montana $41,010

Nebraska $40,923

Kentucky $40,875

South Carolina $40,701

Tennessee $40,593

Idaho $40,549

New Mexico $40,232

Oklahoma $40,163

Alabama $39,907

South Dakota $39,476

Arkansas $39,242

West Virginia $39,116

Mississippi $38,738

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: $54,788
San Francisco: $54,250
Oakland: $53,047

San Jose, CA $54,788

San Francisco, CA $54,250

Oakland, CA $53,047

New York, NY $50,340

Queens Village, NY $50,015

Paramus, NJ $49,667

Passaic, NJ $49,624

Bergenfield, NJ $49,580

Stamford, CT $49,515

Huntington, NY $49,472

Newark, NJ $49,189

Bridgeport, CT $49,102

New Brunswick, NJ $48,959

Vallejo, CA $48,868

Middlesex, NJ $48,842

Somerset, NJ $48,803

Petaluma, CA $48,703

Santa Cruz, CA $48,533

Boston, MA $48,446

Monterey, CA $48,229

Fairbanks, AK $48,199

Los Angeles, CA $48,116

Washington, DC $48,095

Seattle, WA $48,016

Santa Rosa, CA $48,008

Juneau, AK $47,882

Orange, CA $47,738

Anchorage, AK $47,660

Anaheim, CA $47,630

Santa Ana, CA $47,565

Nassau, NY $47,539

Long Beach, CA $47,521

Danbury, CT $47,508

Santa Maria, CA $47,360

Everett, WA $47,352

Bremerton, WA $47,139

Trenton, NJ $47,056

Sacramento, CA $47,039

San Diego, CA $47,017

Brockton, MA $47,000

Tacoma, WA $46,983

Santa Barbara, CA $46,922

Lowell, MA $46,748

New Suffolk, NY $46,731

Nashua, NH $46,679

Lompoc, CA $46,609

Ventura, CA $46,566

Stockton, CA $46,553

New Haven, CT $46,466

Atlantic City, NJ $46,353

Hartford, CT $46,257

Modesto, CA $46,235

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,140

New Britain, CT $46,118

Kennewick, WA $46,057

Olympia, WA $46,057

New London, CT $46,049

Norwich, CT $46,036

Lawrence, MA $46,014

Bakersfield, CA $45,892

New Bedford, MA $45,831

Riverside, CA $45,831

Richland, WA $45,788

Portsmouth, NH $45,753

Vineland, NJ $45,745

San Bernardino, CA $45,710

Boulder, CO $45,588

Worcester, MA $45,553

Portland, OR $45,514

Saint Paul, MN $45,462

Minneapolis, MN $45,462

Philadelphia, PA $45,401

Honolulu, HI $45,171

Springfield, MA $45,019

Providence, RI $45,015

Chicago, IL $44,889

Bellingham, WA $44,837

Baltimore, MD $44,789

Chico, CA $44,680

Wilmington, DE $44,607

Pittsfield, MA $44,563

Manchester, NH $44,481

Spokane, WA $44,289

Denver, CO $44,285

Albany, NY $44,081

Troy, NY $44,064

Schenectady, NY $43,972

Burlington, VT $43,877

Portland, ME $43,725

Salem, OR $43,690

Yakima, WA $43,681

Ann Arbor, MI $43,668

Rochester, MN $43,547

Reno, NV $43,525

Fresno, CA $43,525

Milwaukee, WI $43,486

Detroit, MI $43,442

Allentown, PA $43,429

Carson City, NV $43,425

Houston, TX $43,360

Colorado Springs, CO $43,356

Syracuse, NY $43,334

Eugene, OR $43,251

Gary, IN $43,199

Bismarck, ND $43,199

Galveston, TX $43,199

Springfield, OR $43,164

Medford, OR $43,060

Fort Collins, CO $43,043

Austin, TX $43,008

Mesa, AZ $42,917

Phoenix, AZ $42,908

Dallas, TX $42,895

Reading, PA $42,869

Saint Cloud, MN $42,852

Concord, NH $42,813

Madison, WI $42,795

Utica, NY $42,678

Raleigh, NC $42,643

Las Vegas, NV $42,639

Rochester, NY $42,608

Des Moines, IA $42,604

Atlanta, GA $42,535

Battle Creek, MI $42,521

Salt Lake City, UT $42,508

Lancaster, PA $42,443

Champaign, IL $42,435

Harrisburg, PA $42,382

Durham, NC $42,343

Kansas City, MO $42,339

Kansas City, KS $42,330

Fort Worth, TX $42,326

Boca Raton, FL $42,309

Cleveland, OH $42,304

Columbus, OH $42,296

Pittsburgh, PA $42,291

Richmond, VA $42,274

Indianapolis, IN $42,265

Cincinnati, OH $42,209

Petersburg, VA $42,144

Lansing, MI $42,048

Billings, MT $42,048

Huntsville, AL $42,048

Lebanon, PA $42,044

Pueblo, CO $42,039

Dayton, OH $42,039

Appleton, WI $42,026

Buffalo, NY $42,009

Racine, WI $41,987

Charlotte, NC $41,983

Saint Louis, MO $41,970

Springfield, IL $41,952

York, PA $41,944

Elkhart, IN $41,944

Gastonia, NC $41,939

Benton Harbor, MI $41,939

Beaumont, TX $41,913

Lorain, OH $41,905

Toledo, OH $41,887

Binghamton, NY $41,866

Rock Hill, SC $41,861

Rockford, IL $41,840

Elyria, OH $41,818

Fargo, ND $41,818

Flagstaff, AZ $41,787

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,761

Miami, FL $41,735

Duluth, MN $41,666

Bangor, ME $41,609

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,562

Louisville, KY $41,540

Grand Rapids, MI $41,531

Hialeah, FL $41,527

Casper, WY $41,466

Scranton, PA $41,414

New Orleans, LA $41,401

Virginia Beach, VA $41,396

Akron, OH $41,375

Peoria, IL $41,318

Sarasota, FL $41,310

Green Bay, WI $41,279

Baton Rouge, LA $41,257

Charleston, SC $41,249

Nashville, TN $41,236

Jamestown, NY $41,227

Davenport, IA $41,227

Tucson, AZ $41,205

Cheyenne, WY $41,192

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,179

Tampa, FL $41,171

Omaha, NE $41,162

Evansville, IN $41,145

Port Arthur, TX $41,145

Bradenton, FL $41,127

Santa Fe, NM $41,049

Orlando, FL $41,006

Clearwater, FL $40,958

La Crosse, WI $40,867

Canton, OH $40,867

Grand Forks, ND $40,853

Tulsa, OK $40,840

Albuquerque, NM $40,840

Newport News, VA $40,836

High Point, NC $40,823

Ogden, UT $40,806

Corpus Christi, TX $40,771

Laramie, WY $40,745

Norfolk, VA $40,745

Rock Island, IL $40,719

Saginaw, MI $40,710

Jacksonville, FL $40,706

Salisbury, NC $40,697

Memphis, TN $40,688

Moline, IL $40,667

Fort Myers, FL $40,654

Waterloo, IA $40,597

Spartanburg, SC $40,554

Lincoln, NE $40,532

Fort Wayne, IN $40,523

Birmingham, AL $40,476

Cedar Falls, IA $40,467

Provo, UT $40,463

Springfield, OH $40,458

San Antonio, TX $40,449

Greensboro, NC $40,432

South Bend, IN $40,428

Winston Salem, NC $40,423

Boise, ID $40,410

Savannah, GA $40,380

Muskegon, MI $40,302

Lima, OH $40,250

Lake Charles, LA $40,232

Anderson, IN $40,224

Lexington, KY $40,211

Augusta, GA $40,198

Greenville, SC $40,198

Wichita, KS $40,158

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,158

Columbia, SC $40,119

Bloomington, IN $40,011

Roanoke, VA $39,985

Asheville, NC $39,928

Knoxville, TN $39,854

Shreveport, LA $39,850

Wilmington, NC $39,794

Frankfort, KY $39,711

Oklahoma City, OK $39,681

Chillicothe, OH $39,663

Longview, TX $39,659

Topeka, KS $39,646

Mobile, AL $39,581

Terre Haute, IN $39,563

Erie, PA $39,559

Altoona, PA $39,537

Melbourne, FL $39,524

Amarillo, TX $39,507

Killeen, TX $39,494

Fayetteville, AR $39,459

Sioux Falls, SD $39,429

Chattanooga, TN $39,403

Idaho Falls, ID $39,398

Gainesville, FL $39,307

Portsmouth, OH $39,285

Little Rock, AR $39,277

Lynchburg, VA $39,277

Youngstown, OH $39,259

Lafayette, LA $39,259

Temple, TX $39,242

Daytona Beach, FL $39,233

Clarksville, TN $39,229

Pensacola, FL $39,225

Hopkinsville, KY $39,094

Charleston, WV $39,090

Florence, SC $39,068

Sioux City, IA $39,042

Macon, GA $38,916

Tallahassee, FL $38,912

Fayetteville, NC $38,903

Wichita Falls, TX $38,894

Waco, TX $38,894

Pine Bluff, AR $38,877

Vincennes, IN $38,795

Lubbock, TX $38,777

Great Falls, MT $38,751

Alamogordo, NM $38,747

Abilene, TX $38,712

Rapid City, SD $38,656

Monroe, LA $38,656

Albany, GA $38,629

Huntington, WV $38,625

Jackson, MS $38,621

Greenville, MS $38,616

Parkersburg, WV $38,573

Montgomery, AL $38,564

Johnstown, PA $38,556

Springfield, MO $38,521

Biloxi, MS $38,499

Sumter, SC $38,408

Columbus, GA $38,404

Twin Falls, ID $38,378

Pascagoula, MS $38,321

Kingsport, TN $38,208

Gulfport, MS $38,195

Alexandria, LA $38,052

Fort Smith, AR $37,943

El Paso, TX $37,826

Helena, MT $37,769

Las Cruces, NM $37,630

Harlingen, TX $37,509

Pocatello, ID $37,470

Florence, AL $37,457

Brownsville, TX $37,448

Dothan, AL $37,378

Mcallen, TX $37,357

Columbus, MS $37,035

Altus, OK $36,835

Lawton, OK $36,753

Pierre, SD $36,597

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.

Installation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Soldering: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Installation	$45,610	5%
Soldering	$45,176	4%
Initiative	$44,741	3%
Customer Service	$44,741	3%
Schematic	$44,307	2%
Flexibility	$44,307	2%

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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 May 18, 2021

$38,566

Average $43,438/year

$49,439

$3,214

Average $3,620/month

$4,120

$742

Average $835/week

$951

$19

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,439	$4,120	$951	$24
Average	$43,438	$3,620	$835	$21
25th Percentile	$38,566	$3,214	$742	$19

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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 $46,604 in 2023 to around $44,451 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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2024

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