What are the main factors that influence an Assembler/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/Tester?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Assembler/Tester roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

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

An Assembler/Tester's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,430 for beginners, reaching about $41,793 at mid-level, and approach $43,418 for experts.

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

Assembler/Tester salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembler/Tester roles are District of Columbia $47,757, California $47,576, Massachusetts $46,942. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assembler/Tester Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assembler/Tester make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembler/Tester in Vermont is $42,335 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,784
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,089 to $46,234
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,134

10% $36,134

50% (Median) $42,335

90% $49,784

Assembler/Tester Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,234	$3,853	$889	$22
Average	$42,335	$3,528	$814	$20
25th Percentile	$39,089	$3,257	$752	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Assembler/Tester Salaries

An Assembler/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/Tester Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembler/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): $40,430
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,529
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,793
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,310
Expert (over 8 years): $43,418

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assembler/Tester	less than 1 year	$40,430
Early Career Level Assembler/Tester	1-2 years	$40,529
Mid-Level Level Assembler/Tester	2-4 years	$41,793
Senior-Level Level Assembler/Tester	5-8 years	$43,310
Expert Level Assembler/Tester	over 8 years	$43,418

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

District of Columbia: $47,757.
California: $47,576.
Massachusetts: $46,942.

District of Columbia $47,757 California $47,576 Massachusetts $46,942 Washington $46,769 New Jersey $46,752 Alaska $46,691 Connecticut $46,096 New York $45,855

Hawaii $45,083 Rhode Island $44,720 Maryland $44,474 Minnesota $44,138 Colorado $44,008 Illinois $43,965 Oregon $43,801 Delaware $43,681

New Hampshire $43,605 Virginia $43,435 Pennsylvania $42,939 Nevada $42,689 North Dakota $42,607 Michigan $42,477 Wisconsin $42,430 Vermont $42,335

Texas $42,072 Maine $42,055 Arizona $42,029 Ohio $41,999 Georgia $41,602 Indiana $41,403 Wyoming $41,364 Utah $41,304

Iowa $41,278 Kansas $41,071 Louisiana $41,011 North Carolina $40,989 Missouri $40,981 Florida $40,812 Montana $40,722 Nebraska $40,636

Kentucky $40,588 South Carolina $40,416 Tennessee $40,308 Idaho $40,265 New Mexico $39,950 Oklahoma $39,881 Alabama $39,626 South Dakota $39,199

Arkansas $38,966 West Virginia $38,841 Mississippi $38,466

Top Paying Cities for Assembler/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: $43,333
Barre: $43,399
Cabot: $43,303

Adamant, VT $43,333

Barre, VT $43,399

Cabot, VT $43,303

Calais, VT $43,341

East Barre, VT $43,333

East Calais, VT $43,333

East Montpelier, VT $43,362

Eden, VT $43,305

Eden Mills, VT $43,266

Graniteville, VT $43,396

Hyde Park, VT $43,369

Johnson, VT $43,424

Lake Elmore, VT $43,321

Marshfield, VT $43,311

Moretown, VT $43,427

Morrisville, VT $43,421

Moscow, VT $43,443

Northfield, VT $43,374

Northfield Falls, VT $43,576

North Hyde Park, VT $43,366

North Montpelier, VT $43,322

Plainfield, VT $43,316

Roxbury, VT $43,243

South Barre, VT $43,449

Waterbury, VT $43,439

Stowe, VT $43,445

Waitsfield, VT $43,421

Warren, VT $43,340

Washington, VT $43,255

Waterbury Center, VT $43,438

Websterville, VT $43,389

Williamstown, VT $43,339

Wolcott, VT $43,315

Woodbury, VT $43,272

Worcester, VT $43,315

Rutland, VT $43,314

Belmont, VT $43,180

Benson, VT $43,180

Bomoseen, VT $43,248

Brandon, VT $43,280

Bridport, VT $43,285

Castleton, VT $43,256

Center Rutland, VT $43,286

Chittenden, VT $43,186

Cuttingsville, VT $43,171

Danby, VT $43,245

East Middlebury, VT $43,308

East Poultney, VT $43,250

East Wallingford, VT $43,203

Fair Haven, VT $43,218

Florence, VT $43,203

Forest Dale, VT $43,282

Gaysville, VT $43,007

Granville, VT $43,210

Hancock, VT $43,203

Hydeville, VT $43,253

Killington, VT $43,198

Middlebury, VT $43,375

Middletown Springs, VT $43,226

Mount Holly, VT $43,186

North Clarendon, VT $43,250

Orwell, VT $43,245

Pawlet, VT $43,261

Pittsfield, VT $43,223

Pittsford, VT $43,265

Poultney, VT $43,257

Proctor, VT $43,305

Ripton, VT $43,255

Rochester, VT $43,232

Rupert, VT $43,228

Salisbury, VT $43,297

Shoreham, VT $43,260

Stockbridge, VT $43,183

Wallingford, VT $43,207

Wells, VT $43,262

West Pawlet, VT $43,277

West Rupert, VT $43,267

West Rutland, VT $43,240

Whiting, VT $43,262

Saint Johnsbury, VT $43,308

Albany, VT $43,283

Barnet, VT $43,262

Barton, VT $43,279

Beebe Plain, VT $43,292

Concord, VT $43,221

Coventry, VT $43,342

Craftsbury, VT $43,296

Craftsbury Common, VT $43,298

Danville, VT $43,272

Derby, VT $43,292

Derby Line, VT $43,259

East Burke, VT $43,258

East Charleston, VT $43,262

East Hardwick, VT $43,286

East Haven, VT $43,164

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $43,308

Glover, VT $43,266

Granby, VT $43,110

Greensboro, VT $43,251

Greensboro Bend, VT $43,279

Hardwick, VT $43,327

Irasburg, VT $43,268

Island Pond, VT $43,197

Lowell, VT $43,253

Lower Waterford, VT $43,303

Lyndon, VT $43,295

Lyndon Center, VT $43,344

Lyndonville, VT $43,297

Morgan, VT $43,219

Newport, VT $43,318

Newport Center, VT $43,262

North Concord, VT $43,149

North Troy, VT $43,268

Orleans, VT $43,252

Passumpsic, VT $43,311

Peacham, VT $43,224

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $43,312

Sheffield, VT $43,236

Sutton, VT $43,232

Troy, VT $43,273

West Burke, VT $43,261

West Charleston, VT $43,241

West Danville, VT $43,274

Westfield, VT $43,240

West Glover, VT $43,270

Averill, VT $43,018

Beecher Falls, VT $43,297

Canaan, VT $43,189

Gilman, VT $43,379

Guildhall, VT $43,132

Lunenburg, VT $43,226

Norton, VT $43,104

North Bennington, VT $43,585

North Pownal, VT $43,673

Pownal, VT $43,698

White River Junction, VT $43,303

Ascutney, VT $43,323

Barnard, VT $43,205

Bethel, VT $43,231

Bradford, VT $43,277

Bridgewater, VT $43,249

Bridgewater Corners, VT $43,163

Brookfield, VT $43,274

Brownsville, VT $43,250

Chelsea, VT $43,248

Corinth, VT $43,237

East Corinth, VT $43,255

East Randolph, VT $43,263

East Ryegate, VT $43,226

East Thetford, VT $43,279

Fairlee, VT $43,233

Groton, VT $43,244

Hartford, VT $43,415

Hartland, VT $43,264

Hartland Four Corners, VT $43,262

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $43,373

Newbury, VT $43,239

North Hartland, VT $43,294

North Pomfret, VT $43,220

North Thetford, VT $43,278

Norwich, VT $43,270

Plymouth, VT $43,132

Post Mills, VT $43,269

Quechee, VT $43,314

Randolph, VT $43,306

Randolph Center, VT $43,284

Reading, VT $43,168

Sharon, VT $43,230

South Pomfret, VT $43,189

South Royalton, VT $43,243

South Ryegate, VT $43,252

South Strafford, VT $43,241

South Woodstock, VT $43,179

Strafford, VT $43,203

Taftsville, VT $43,317

Thetford, VT $43,279

Thetford Center, VT $43,234

Topsham, VT $43,221

Tunbridge, VT $43,229

Vershire, VT $43,209

Wells River, VT $43,255

West Fairlee, VT $43,334

West Hartford, VT $43,221

West Newbury, VT $43,238

West Topsham, VT $43,255

Wilder, VT $43,418

Windsor, VT $43,281

Woodstock, VT $43,228

Bellows Falls, VT $43,386

Cambridgeport, VT $43,336

Cavendish, VT $43,192

Chester, VT $43,236

Chester Depot, VT $43,220

Grafton, VT $43,203

Londonderry, VT $43,280

Ludlow, VT $43,215

North Springfield, VT $43,366

Perkinsville, VT $43,248

Peru, VT $43,235

Proctorsville, VT $43,200

Saxtons River, VT $43,377

South Londonderry, VT $43,307

Springfield, VT $43,345

Westminster, VT $43,386

Westminster Station, VT $43,389

Weston, VT $43,191

Shaftsbury, VT $43,534

Brattleboro, VT $43,475

Bondville, VT $43,295

East Dover, VT $43,383

Jacksonville, VT $43,492

Jamaica, VT $43,296

Marlboro, VT $43,690

Newfane, VT $43,354

Putney, VT $43,345

Readsboro, VT $43,695

South Newfane, VT $43,369

Stamford, VT $43,663

Townshend, VT $43,315

Vernon, VT $43,607

Wardsboro, VT $43,346

West Dover, VT $43,418

West Dummerston, VT $43,365

West Halifax, VT $43,432

West Townshend, VT $43,257

West Wardsboro, VT $43,258

Whitingham, VT $43,476

Williamsville, VT $43,365

Wilmington, VT $43,450

Burlington, VT $43,569

South Burlington, VT $43,566

Winooski, VT $43,569

Colchester, VT $43,569

Alburgh, VT $43,351

Bakersfield, VT $43,415

Belvidere Center, VT $43,258

Bristol, VT $43,424

Cambridge, VT $43,476

Charlotte, VT $43,509

East Berkshire, VT $43,374

East Fairfield, VT $43,438

Enosburg Falls, VT $43,318

Essex, VT $43,535

Essex Junction, VT $43,538

Fairfax, VT $43,479

Fairfield, VT $43,437

Ferrisburgh, VT $43,461

Franklin, VT $43,321

Grand Isle, VT $43,484

Highgate Center, VT $43,358

Highgate Springs, VT $43,380

Hinesburg, VT $43,509

Huntington, VT $43,476

Isle La Motte, VT $43,405

Jeffersonville, VT $43,447

Jericho, VT $43,499

Jonesville, VT $43,508

Milton, VT $43,520

Monkton, VT $43,474

Montgomery, VT $43,318

Montgomery Center, VT $43,266

New Haven, VT $43,419

North Ferrisburgh, VT $43,481

North Hero, VT $43,437

Richford, VT $43,311

Richmond, VT $43,504

Saint Albans, VT $43,457

Saint Albans Bay, VT $43,451

Shelburne, VT $43,549

Sheldon, VT $43,405

Sheldon Springs, VT $43,512

South Hero, VT $43,523

Starksboro, VT $43,450

Swanton, VT $43,397

Underhill, VT $43,489

Underhill Center, VT $43,490

Vergennes, VT $43,406

Waterville, VT $43,421

Westford, VT $43,511

Williston, VT $43,544

Montpelier, VT $43,392

Bennington, VT $43,617

Arlington, VT $43,464

Dorset, VT $43,295

East Arlington, VT $43,278

East Dorset, VT $43,296

Manchester, VT $43,412

Manchester Center, VT $43,384

Assembler/Tester Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembler/Tester roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Assembler/Tester positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assembler/Tester as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assembler/Tester

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$48,685	$23.0	15%

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

Understanding how an Assembler/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.

$39,089

Average $42,335/year

$46,234

$3,257

Average $3,528/month

$3,853

$752

Average $814/week

$889

$19

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,234	$3,853	$889	$22
Average	$42,335	$3,528	$814	$20
25th Percentile	$39,089	$3,257	$752	$19

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