What are the main factors that influence an Assembler/Technician/Tester's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Assembler/Technician/Tester?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Assembler/Technician/Tester roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assembler/Technician/Tester's salary?

An Assembler/Technician/Tester's salary grows with experience: starting around $36,301 for beginners, reaching about $37,499 at mid-level, and approach $38,484 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assembler/Technician/Tester?

Assembler/Technician/Tester salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembler/Technician/Tester roles are District of Columbia $42,746, California $42,584, Massachusetts $42,016. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assembler/Technician/Tester Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assembler/Technician/Tester make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembler/Technician/Tester in Vermont is $37,893 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, an Assembler/Technician/Tester's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $43,316
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,072 to $40,732
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,504

10% $32,504

50% (Median) $37,893

90% $43,316

Assembler/Technician/Tester Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,732	$3,394	$783	$20
Average	$37,893	$3,158	$729	$18
25th Percentile	$35,072	$2,923	$674	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Assembler/Technician/Tester Salaries

An Assembler/Technician/Tester'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 Experience Level Affects Assembler/Technician/Tester Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembler/Technician/Tester'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): $36,301
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,528
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $37,499
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $38,287
Expert (over 8 years): $38,484

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assembler/Technician/Tester	less than 1 year	$36,301
Early Career Level Assembler/Technician/Tester	1-2 years	$36,528
Mid-Level Level Assembler/Technician/Tester	2-4 years	$37,499
Senior-Level Level Assembler/Technician/Tester	5-8 years	$38,287
Expert Level Assembler/Technician/Tester	over 8 years	$38,484

How Do Assembler/Technician/Tester 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 Assembler/Technician/Testers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,746.
California: $42,584.
Massachusetts: $42,016.

District of Columbia $42,746 California $42,584 Massachusetts $42,016 Washington $41,862 New Jersey $41,846 Alaska $41,792 Connecticut $41,259 New York $41,043

Hawaii $40,352 Rhode Island $40,028 Maryland $39,808 Minnesota $39,507 Colorado $39,391 Illinois $39,352 Oregon $39,206 Delaware $39,097

New Hampshire $39,029 Virginia $38,877 Pennsylvania $38,433 Nevada $38,209 North Dakota $38,136 Michigan $38,020 Wisconsin $37,978 Vermont $37,893

Texas $37,657 Maine $37,642 Arizona $37,619 Ohio $37,592 Georgia $37,237 Indiana $37,059 Wyoming $37,024 Utah $36,970

Iowa $36,947 Kansas $36,762 Louisiana $36,708 North Carolina $36,688 Missouri $36,681 Florida $36,530 Montana $36,449 Nebraska $36,372

Kentucky $36,329 South Carolina $36,175 Tennessee $36,078 Idaho $36,040 New Mexico $35,758 Oklahoma $35,696 Alabama $35,468 South Dakota $35,086

Arkansas $34,878 West Virginia $34,766 Mississippi $34,430

Top Paying Cities for Assembler/Technician/Tester

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:

Adamant: $38,787
Barre: $38,845
Cabot: $38,760

Adamant, VT $38,787

Barre, VT $38,845

Cabot, VT $38,760

Calais, VT $38,794

East Barre, VT $38,786

East Calais, VT $38,787

East Montpelier, VT $38,812

Eden, VT $38,761

Eden Mills, VT $38,726

Graniteville, VT $38,843

Hyde Park, VT $38,818

Johnson, VT $38,867

Lake Elmore, VT $38,775

Marshfield, VT $38,766

Moretown, VT $38,870

Morrisville, VT $38,865

Moscow, VT $38,885

Northfield, VT $38,823

Northfield Falls, VT $39,004

North Hyde Park, VT $38,816

North Montpelier, VT $38,777

Plainfield, VT $38,771

Roxbury, VT $38,706

South Barre, VT $38,890

Waterbury, VT $38,881

Stowe, VT $38,887

Waitsfield, VT $38,865

Warren, VT $38,792

Washington, VT $38,717

Waterbury Center, VT $38,880

Websterville, VT $38,836

Williamstown, VT $38,791

Wolcott, VT $38,770

Woodbury, VT $38,732

Worcester, VT $38,770

Rutland, VT $38,769

Belmont, VT $38,650

Benson, VT $38,649

Bomoseen, VT $38,710

Brandon, VT $38,739

Bridport, VT $38,743

Castleton, VT $38,718

Center Rutland, VT $38,744

Chittenden, VT $38,655

Cuttingsville, VT $38,641

Danby, VT $38,707

East Middlebury, VT $38,764

East Poultney, VT $38,712

East Wallingford, VT $38,670

Fair Haven, VT $38,684

Florence, VT $38,670

Forest Dale, VT $38,740

Gaysville, VT $38,494

Granville, VT $38,676

Hancock, VT $38,670

Hydeville, VT $38,715

Killington, VT $38,666

Middlebury, VT $38,824

Middletown Springs, VT $38,691

Mount Holly, VT $38,655

North Clarendon, VT $38,712

Orwell, VT $38,707

Pawlet, VT $38,721

Pittsfield, VT $38,688

Pittsford, VT $38,725

Poultney, VT $38,718

Proctor, VT $38,761

Ripton, VT $38,716

Rochester, VT $38,696

Rupert, VT $38,692

Salisbury, VT $38,754

Shoreham, VT $38,721

Stockbridge, VT $38,652

Wallingford, VT $38,673

Wells, VT $38,723

West Pawlet, VT $38,736

West Rupert, VT $38,727

West Rutland, VT $38,703

Whiting, VT $38,723

Saint Johnsbury, VT $38,764

Albany, VT $38,742

Barnet, VT $38,723

Barton, VT $38,738

Beebe Plain, VT $38,749

Concord, VT $38,686

Coventry, VT $38,794

Craftsbury, VT $38,753

Craftsbury Common, VT $38,755

Danville, VT $38,731

Derby, VT $38,749

Derby Line, VT $38,720

East Burke, VT $38,719

East Charleston, VT $38,723

East Hardwick, VT $38,744

East Haven, VT $38,635

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $38,763

Glover, VT $38,726

Granby, VT $38,587

Greensboro, VT $38,713

Greensboro Bend, VT $38,738

Hardwick, VT $38,780

Irasburg, VT $38,728

Island Pond, VT $38,665

Lowell, VT $38,715

Lower Waterford, VT $38,759

Lyndon, VT $38,752

Lyndon Center, VT $38,796

Lyndonville, VT $38,754

Morgan, VT $38,684

Newport, VT $38,772

Newport Center, VT $38,723

North Concord, VT $38,622

North Troy, VT $38,728

Orleans, VT $38,714

Passumpsic, VT $38,767

Peacham, VT $38,689

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $38,768

Sheffield, VT $38,699

Sutton, VT $38,696

Troy, VT $38,732

West Burke, VT $38,722

West Charleston, VT $38,704

West Danville, VT $38,734

Westfield, VT $38,703

West Glover, VT $38,729

Averill, VT $38,504

Beecher Falls, VT $38,754

Canaan, VT $38,657

Gilman, VT $38,828

Guildhall, VT $38,606

Lunenburg, VT $38,690

Norton, VT $38,581

North Bennington, VT $39,012

North Pownal, VT $39,091

Pownal, VT $39,113

White River Junction, VT $38,759

Ascutney, VT $38,777

Barnard, VT $38,671

Bethel, VT $38,695

Bradford, VT $38,736

Bridgewater, VT $38,711

Bridgewater Corners, VT $38,634

Brookfield, VT $38,733

Brownsville, VT $38,712

Chelsea, VT $38,711

Corinth, VT $38,700

East Corinth, VT $38,716

East Randolph, VT $38,724

East Ryegate, VT $38,690

East Thetford, VT $38,738

Fairlee, VT $38,696

Groton, VT $38,707

Hartford, VT $38,860

Hartland, VT $38,724

Hartland Four Corners, VT $38,723

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $38,822

Newbury, VT $38,702

North Hartland, VT $38,751

North Pomfret, VT $38,685

North Thetford, VT $38,737

Norwich, VT $38,729

Plymouth, VT $38,606

Post Mills, VT $38,729

Quechee, VT $38,769

Randolph, VT $38,762

Randolph Center, VT $38,742

Reading, VT $38,638

Sharon, VT $38,694

South Pomfret, VT $38,657

South Royalton, VT $38,706

South Ryegate, VT $38,713

South Strafford, VT $38,704

South Woodstock, VT $38,648

Strafford, VT $38,670

Taftsville, VT $38,772

Thetford, VT $38,738

Thetford Center, VT $38,697

Topsham, VT $38,686

Tunbridge, VT $38,693

Vershire, VT $38,675

Wells River, VT $38,716

West Fairlee, VT $38,787

West Hartford, VT $38,686

West Newbury, VT $38,701

West Topsham, VT $38,717

Wilder, VT $38,862

Windsor, VT $38,740

Woodstock, VT $38,692

Bellows Falls, VT $38,834

Cambridgeport, VT $38,789

Cavendish, VT $38,660

Chester, VT $38,699

Chester Depot, VT $38,685

Grafton, VT $38,670

Londonderry, VT $38,739

Ludlow, VT $38,680

North Springfield, VT $38,816

Perkinsville, VT $38,710

Peru, VT $38,699

Proctorsville, VT $38,667

Saxtons River, VT $38,826

South Londonderry, VT $38,763

Springfield, VT $38,797

Westminster, VT $38,833

Westminster Station, VT $38,836

Weston, VT $38,659

Shaftsbury, VT $38,966

Brattleboro, VT $38,913

Bondville, VT $38,752

East Dover, VT $38,831

Jacksonville, VT $38,928

Jamaica, VT $38,753

Marlboro, VT $39,106

Newfane, VT $38,805

Putney, VT $38,797

Readsboro, VT $39,110

South Newfane, VT $38,819

Stamford, VT $39,082

Townshend, VT $38,770

Vernon, VT $39,032

Wardsboro, VT $38,798

West Dover, VT $38,862

West Dummerston, VT $38,815

West Halifax, VT $38,875

West Townshend, VT $38,718

West Wardsboro, VT $38,719

Whitingham, VT $38,914

Williamsville, VT $38,815

Wilmington, VT $38,891

Burlington, VT $38,997

South Burlington, VT $38,995

Winooski, VT $38,997

Colchester, VT $38,997

Alburgh, VT $38,802

Bakersfield, VT $38,860

Belvidere Center, VT $38,719

Bristol, VT $38,868

Cambridge, VT $38,914

Charlotte, VT $38,944

East Berkshire, VT $38,823

East Fairfield, VT $38,880

Enosburg Falls, VT $38,773

Essex, VT $38,967

Essex Junction, VT $38,970

Fairfax, VT $38,917

Fairfield, VT $38,880

Ferrisburgh, VT $38,901

Franklin, VT $38,775

Grand Isle, VT $38,921

Highgate Center, VT $38,808

Highgate Springs, VT $38,828

Hinesburg, VT $38,943

Huntington, VT $38,914

Isle La Motte, VT $38,851

Jeffersonville, VT $38,888

Jericho, VT $38,935

Jonesville, VT $38,943

Milton, VT $38,953

Monkton, VT $38,912

Montgomery, VT $38,773

Montgomery Center, VT $38,726

New Haven, VT $38,863

North Ferrisburgh, VT $38,918

North Hero, VT $38,880

Richford, VT $38,767

Richmond, VT $38,939

Saint Albans, VT $38,897

Saint Albans Bay, VT $38,892

Shelburne, VT $38,980

Sheldon, VT $38,851

Sheldon Springs, VT $38,946

South Hero, VT $38,956

Starksboro, VT $38,891

Swanton, VT $38,844

Underhill, VT $38,926

Underhill Center, VT $38,927

Vergennes, VT $38,851

Waterville, VT $38,865

Westford, VT $38,945

Williston, VT $38,975

Montpelier, VT $38,839

Bennington, VT $39,041

Arlington, VT $38,903

Dorset, VT $38,752

East Arlington, VT $38,737

East Dorset, VT $38,753

Manchester, VT $38,857

Manchester Center, VT $38,832

Assembler/Technician/Tester Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembler/Technician/Tester roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Durable, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Assembler/Technician/Tester positions in Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assembler/Technician/Tester as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assembler/Technician/Tester

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$45,471	$22.0	20%

Assembler/Technician/Tester Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assembler/Technician/Tester'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.

$35,072

Average $37,893/year

$40,732

$2,923

Average $3,158/month

$3,394

$674

Average $729/week

$783

$17

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,732	$3,394	$783	$20
Average	$37,893	$3,158	$729	$18
25th Percentile	$35,072	$2,923	$674	$17

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