What are the main factors that influence an Aircraft Assembler's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Aircraft Assembler's salary?

An Aircraft Assembler's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,077 for beginners, reaching about $74,132 at mid-level, and approach $76,933 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Aircraft Assembler?

Aircraft Assembler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Aircraft Assembler roles are District of Columbia $82,030, California $81,719, Massachusetts $80,630. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Aircraft Assembler roles make?

Salaries for Aircraft Assembler level roles vary by specialization: Aircraft Electrician: $74,037; Structural Assembler, Sr.: $63,815; Aircraft Electrical Assembler: $57,240; Structural Assembler: $56,190; Aircraft Structural Assembler: $56,143.

How do different companies affect an Aircraft Assembler's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Aircraft Assembler roles. Large, established industry leaders like L3 Technologies Inc ($106,714) and L-3 Communications Corp ($106,353) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $83,024.

Aircraft Assembler Salary in the United States

How much does an Aircraft Assembler make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Aircraft Assembler in the United States is $74,088 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,972
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,641 to $82,402
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,860

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Aircraft Assembler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,402	$6,867	$1,585	$40
Average	$74,088	$6,174	$1,425	$36
25th Percentile	$66,641	$5,553	$1,282	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Aircraft Assembler Salaries

An Aircraft 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 Aircraft Assembler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aircraft 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): $73,077
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,394
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,132
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $76,042
Expert (over 8 years): $76,933

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Aircraft Assembler	$73,077
Intermediate Level Aircraft Assembler	$73,394
Senior Level Aircraft Assembler	$74,132
Specialist Level Aircraft Assembler	$76,042
Expert Level Aircraft Assembler	$76,933

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

District of Columbia: $82,030.
California: $81,719.
Massachusetts: $80,630.

District of Columbia $82,030 California $81,719 Massachusetts $80,630 Washington $80,334 New Jersey $80,304 Alaska $80,200 Connecticut $79,178 New York $78,763

Hawaii $77,437 Rhode Island $76,814 Maryland $76,392 Minnesota $75,814 Colorado $75,592 Illinois $75,518 Oregon $75,236 Delaware $75,029

New Hampshire $74,898 Virginia $74,607 Pennsylvania $73,755 Nevada $73,325 North Dakota $73,184 Michigan $72,962 Wisconsin $72,880 Vermont $72,717

Texas $72,265 Maine $72,236 Arizona $72,191 Ohio $72,139 Georgia $71,458 Indiana $71,117 Wyoming $71,050 Utah $70,947

Iowa $70,902 Kansas $70,547 Louisiana $70,443 North Carolina $70,406 Missouri $70,391 Florida $70,102 Montana $69,946 Nebraska $69,798

Kentucky $69,717 South Carolina $69,420 Tennessee $69,235 Idaho $69,161 New Mexico $68,620 Oklahoma $68,502 Alabama $68,065 South Dakota $67,331

Arkansas $66,931 West Virginia $66,716 Mississippi $66,072

Top Paying Cities for Aircraft 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: $93,447
San Francisco: $92,528
Oakland: $90,476

San Jose, CA $93,447

San Francisco, CA $92,528

Oakland, CA $90,476

New York, NY $85,861

Queens Village, NY $85,305

Paramus, NJ $84,712

Passaic, NJ $84,638

Bergenfield, NJ $84,564

Stamford, CT $84,453

Huntington, NY $84,379

Newark, NJ $83,897

Bridgeport, CT $83,749

New Brunswick, NJ $83,505

Vallejo, CA $83,349

Middlesex, NJ $83,304

Somerset, NJ $83,238

Petaluma, CA $83,067

Santa Cruz, CA $82,778

Boston, MA $82,630

Monterey, CA $82,260

Fairbanks, AK $82,208

Los Angeles, CA $82,067

Washington, DC $82,030

Seattle, WA $81,897

Santa Rosa, CA $81,882

Juneau, AK $81,667

Orange, CA $81,423

Anchorage, AK $81,289

Anaheim, CA $81,237

Santa Ana, CA $81,126

Nassau, NY $81,082

Long Beach, CA $81,052

Danbury, CT $81,030

Santa Maria, CA $80,778

Everett, WA $80,763

Bremerton, WA $80,400

Trenton, NJ $80,259

Sacramento, CA $80,230

San Diego, CA $80,193

Brockton, MA $80,163

Tacoma, WA $80,134

Santa Barbara, CA $80,030

Lowell, MA $79,733

New Suffolk, NY $79,704

Nashua, NH $79,615

Lompoc, CA $79,496

Ventura, CA $79,422

Stockton, CA $79,400

New Haven, CT $79,252

Atlantic City, NJ $79,059

Hartford, CT $78,896

Modesto, CA $78,859

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,696

New Britain, CT $78,659

Kennewick, WA $78,555

Olympia, WA $78,555

New London, CT $78,541

Norwich, CT $78,518

Lawrence, MA $78,481

Bakersfield, CA $78,274

New Bedford, MA $78,170

Riverside, CA $78,170

Richland, WA $78,096

Portsmouth, NH $78,037

Vineland, NJ $78,022

San Bernardino, CA $77,963

Boulder, CO $77,755

Worcester, MA $77,696

Portland, OR $77,629

Saint Paul, MN $77,540

Minneapolis, MN $77,540

Philadelphia, PA $77,437

Honolulu, HI $77,044

Springfield, MA $76,785

Providence, RI $76,777

Chicago, IL $76,562

Bellingham, WA $76,474

Baltimore, MD $76,392

Chico, CA $76,207

Wilmington, DE $76,081

Pittsfield, MA $76,007

Manchester, NH $75,866

Spokane, WA $75,540

Denver, CO $75,533

Albany, NY $75,184

Troy, NY $75,155

Schenectady, NY $74,999

Burlington, VT $74,836

Portland, ME $74,577

Salem, OR $74,518

Yakima, WA $74,503

Ann Arbor, MI $74,481

Rochester, MN $74,273

Reno, NV $74,236

Fresno, CA $74,236

Milwaukee, WI $74,169

Detroit, MI $74,095

Allentown, PA $74,073

Carson City, NV $74,066

Houston, TX $73,955

Colorado Springs, CO $73,947

Syracuse, NY $73,910

Eugene, OR $73,769

Gary, IN $73,680

Bismarck, ND $73,680

Galveston, TX $73,680

Springfield, OR $73,621

Medford, OR $73,443

Fort Collins, CO $73,414

Austin, TX $73,354

Mesa, AZ $73,199

Phoenix, AZ $73,184

Dallas, TX $73,162

Reading, PA $73,117

Saint Cloud, MN $73,088

Concord, NH $73,021

Madison, WI $72,991

Utica, NY $72,791

Raleigh, NC $72,732

Las Vegas, NV $72,725

Rochester, NY $72,673

Des Moines, IA $72,665

Atlanta, GA $72,547

Battle Creek, MI $72,525

Salt Lake City, UT $72,502

Lancaster, PA $72,391

Champaign, IL $72,377

Harrisburg, PA $72,288

Durham, NC $72,221

Kansas City, MO $72,214

Kansas City, KS $72,199

Fort Worth, TX $72,191

Boca Raton, FL $72,162

Cleveland, OH $72,154

Columbus, OH $72,139

Pittsburgh, PA $72,132

Richmond, VA $72,102

Indianapolis, IN $72,088

Cincinnati, OH $71,991

Petersburg, VA $71,880

Lansing, MI $71,717

Billings, MT $71,717

Huntsville, AL $71,717

Lebanon, PA $71,710

Pueblo, CO $71,702

Dayton, OH $71,702

Appleton, WI $71,680

Buffalo, NY $71,650

Racine, WI $71,613

Charlotte, NC $71,606

Saint Louis, MO $71,584

Springfield, IL $71,554

York, PA $71,539

Elkhart, IN $71,539

Gastonia, NC $71,532

Benton Harbor, MI $71,532

Beaumont, TX $71,487

Lorain, OH $71,473

Toledo, OH $71,443

Binghamton, NY $71,406

Rock Hill, SC $71,399

Rockford, IL $71,361

Elyria, OH $71,324

Fargo, ND $71,324

Flagstaff, AZ $71,273

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,228

Miami, FL $71,184

Duluth, MN $71,065

Bangor, ME $70,969

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,887

Louisville, KY $70,850

Grand Rapids, MI $70,835

Hialeah, FL $70,828

Casper, WY $70,724

Scranton, PA $70,635

New Orleans, LA $70,613

Virginia Beach, VA $70,606

Akron, OH $70,569

Peoria, IL $70,472

Sarasota, FL $70,458

Green Bay, WI $70,406

Baton Rouge, LA $70,369

Charleston, SC $70,354

Nashville, TN $70,332

Jamestown, NY $70,317

Davenport, IA $70,317

Tucson, AZ $70,280

Cheyenne, WY $70,258

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,235

Tampa, FL $70,221

Omaha, NE $70,206

Evansville, IN $70,176

Port Arthur, TX $70,176

Bradenton, FL $70,146

Santa Fe, NM $70,013

Orlando, FL $69,939

Clearwater, FL $69,858

La Crosse, WI $69,702

Canton, OH $69,702

Grand Forks, ND $69,680

Tulsa, OK $69,657

Albuquerque, NM $69,657

Newport News, VA $69,650

High Point, NC $69,628

Ogden, UT $69,598

Corpus Christi, TX $69,539

Laramie, WY $69,494

Norfolk, VA $69,494

Rock Island, IL $69,450

Saginaw, MI $69,435

Jacksonville, FL $69,428

Salisbury, NC $69,413

Memphis, TN $69,398

Moline, IL $69,361

Fort Myers, FL $69,339

Waterloo, IA $69,243

Spartanburg, SC $69,168

Lincoln, NE $69,131

Fort Wayne, IN $69,117

Birmingham, AL $69,035

Cedar Falls, IA $69,020

Provo, UT $69,013

Springfield, OH $69,006

San Antonio, TX $68,991

Greensboro, NC $68,961

South Bend, IN $68,954

Winston Salem, NC $68,946

Boise, ID $68,924

Savannah, GA $68,872

Muskegon, MI $68,739

Lima, OH $68,650

Lake Charles, LA $68,620

Anderson, IN $68,605

Lexington, KY $68,583

Augusta, GA $68,561

Greenville, SC $68,561

Wichita, KS $68,494

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,494

Columbia, SC $68,428

Bloomington, IN $68,242

Roanoke, VA $68,198

Asheville, NC $68,102

Knoxville, TN $67,976

Shreveport, LA $67,968

Wilmington, NC $67,872

Frankfort, KY $67,731

Oklahoma City, OK $67,679

Chillicothe, OH $67,650

Longview, TX $67,642

Topeka, KS $67,620

Mobile, AL $67,509

Terre Haute, IN $67,479

Erie, PA $67,472

Altoona, PA $67,435

Melbourne, FL $67,413

Amarillo, TX $67,383

Killeen, TX $67,361

Fayetteville, AR $67,301

Sioux Falls, SD $67,250

Chattanooga, TN $67,205

Idaho Falls, ID $67,198

Gainesville, FL $67,042

Portsmouth, OH $67,005

Little Rock, AR $66,990

Lynchburg, VA $66,990

Youngstown, OH $66,961

Lafayette, LA $66,961

Temple, TX $66,931

Daytona Beach, FL $66,916

Clarksville, TN $66,909

Pensacola, FL $66,901

Hopkinsville, KY $66,679

Charleston, WV $66,672

Florence, SC $66,635

Sioux City, IA $66,590

Macon, GA $66,375

Tallahassee, FL $66,368

Fayetteville, NC $66,353

Wichita Falls, TX $66,338

Waco, TX $66,338

Pine Bluff, AR $66,309

Vincennes, IN $66,168

Lubbock, TX $66,138

Great Falls, MT $66,094

Alamogordo, NM $66,086

Abilene, TX $66,027

Rapid City, SD $65,931

Monroe, LA $65,931

Albany, GA $65,886

Huntington, WV $65,879

Jackson, MS $65,872

Greenville, MS $65,864

Parkersburg, WV $65,790

Montgomery, AL $65,775

Johnstown, PA $65,760

Springfield, MO $65,701

Biloxi, MS $65,664

Sumter, SC $65,509

Columbus, GA $65,501

Twin Falls, ID $65,457

Pascagoula, MS $65,360

Kingsport, TN $65,168

Gulfport, MS $65,146

Alexandria, LA $64,901

Fort Smith, AR $64,716

El Paso, TX $64,516

Helena, MT $64,419

Las Cruces, NM $64,182

Harlingen, TX $63,975

Pocatello, ID $63,908

Florence, AL $63,886

Brownsville, TX $63,871

Dothan, AL $63,753

Mcallen, TX $63,716

Columbus, MS $63,167

Altus, OK $62,827

Lawton, OK $62,686

Pierre, SD $62,419

What Skills Can Increase an Aircraft Assembler's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 8.65% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Wiring Diagram (Mentioned in 2.33% Job Postings): A pictorial representation of all the electrical connections in a specific circuit. These diagrams are an effective way of showing how wires are interconnected with different components in a system.
Technical Skills (Mentioned in 0.75% Job Postings): Technical skills are the specialized knowledge and expertise required to perform specific tasks and use specific tools and programs in real world situations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	8.65%
Wiring Diagram	2.33%
Technical Skills	0.75%

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 an Aircraft Assembler's salary.

Security Clearance: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Security Clearance	$78,533	6%
Leadership	$76,311	3%
Problem Solving	$75,570	2%
Avionics	$74,829	1%
Aircraft Maintenance	$74,829	1%
Aviation	$74,829	1%

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How Education impacts an Aircraft Assembler's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Aircraft 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 an Aircraft Assembler with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $67,738 and $73,124).

Aircraft Assembler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Aircraft Assembler

No Diploma 1.9%

High School 44.9%

Associates 29.5%

Bachelors 19.9%

Masters 3.2%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.9%
High School	44.9%
Associates	29.5%
Bachelors	19.9%
Masters	3.2%
Doctorate	0.6%

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

Understanding how an Aircraft 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

$66,641

Average $74,088/year

$82,402

$5,553

Average $6,174/month

$6,867

$1,282

Average $1,425/week

$1,585

$32

Average $36/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,402	$6,867	$1,585	$40
Average	$74,088	$6,174	$1,425	$36
25th Percentile	$66,641	$5,553	$1,282	$32

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Salary Trends for Aircraft Assembler

Salaries for an Aircraft Assembler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $55,508 in 2023 to around $56,247 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Aircraft Assembler salary trends, .

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