What are the main factors that influence an Assembly and Test Operator'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 Assembly and Test Operator?

The Chemicals industry offers the highest average compensation for Assembly and Test Operator roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assembly and Test Operator's salary?

An Assembly and Test Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $30,882 for beginners, reaching about $31,677 at mid-level, and approach $31,854 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assembly and Test Operator?

Assembly and Test Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly and Test Operator roles are District of Columbia $39,240, California $39,091, Massachusetts $38,570. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assembly and Test Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assembly and Test Operator level roles vary by specialization: Test Operator: $112,752; Assembly and Test Technician: $64,550; Assembly, Integration & Test Technician: $56,109; Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,925; Assembly & Test Inspector: $51,256.

Assembly and Test Operator Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Assembly and Test Operator make in Mississippi? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly and Test Operator in Mississippi is $31,606 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

However, an Assembly and Test Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,489
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,196 to $34,162
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,002

10% $27,002

50% (Median) $31,606

90% $36,489

Assembly and Test Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,162	$2,847	$657	$16
Average	$31,606	$2,634	$608	$15
25th Percentile	$29,196	$2,433	$561	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly and Test Operator Salaries

An Assembly and Test Operator'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 Assembly and Test Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembly and Test Operator'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): $30,882
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,144
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $31,677
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $31,783
Expert (over 8 years): $31,854

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assembly and Test Operator	less than 1 year	$30,882
Early Career Level Assembly and Test Operator	1-2 years	$31,144
Mid-Level Level Assembly and Test Operator	2-4 years	$31,677
Senior-Level Level Assembly and Test Operator	5-8 years	$31,783
Expert Level Assembly and Test Operator	over 8 years	$31,854

How Do Assembly and Test Operator 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 Assembly and Test Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,240.
California: $39,091.
Massachusetts: $38,570.

District of Columbia $39,240 California $39,091 Massachusetts $38,570 Washington $38,428 New Jersey $38,414 Alaska $38,364 Connecticut $37,875 New York $37,677

Hawaii $37,042 Rhode Island $36,745 Maryland $36,543 Minnesota $36,266 Colorado $36,160 Illinois $36,124 Oregon $35,990 Delaware $35,890

New Hampshire $35,828 Virginia $35,688 Pennsylvania $35,281 Nevada $35,075 North Dakota $35,008 Michigan $34,902 Wisconsin $34,863 Vermont $34,785

Texas $34,569 Maine $34,554 Arizona $34,533 Ohio $34,508 Georgia $34,182 Indiana $34,019 Wyoming $33,987 Utah $33,938

Iowa $33,916 Kansas $33,746 Louisiana $33,697 North Carolina $33,679 Missouri $33,672 Florida $33,534 Montana $33,459 Nebraska $33,388

Kentucky $33,349 South Carolina $33,208 Tennessee $33,119 Idaho $33,084 New Mexico $32,825 Oklahoma $32,768 Alabama $32,559 South Dakota $32,208

Arkansas $32,017 West Virginia $31,914 Mississippi $31,606

Top Paying Cities for Assembly and Test Operator

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:

Hillsboro: $31,015
Holly Bluff: $30,749
Kosciusko: $30,741

Hillsboro, MS $31,015

Holly Bluff, MS $30,749

Kosciusko, MS $30,741

Lake, MS $30,913

Lena, MS $31,034

Lexington, MS $30,687

Lorman, MS $30,763

Louise, MS $31,074

Ludlow, MS $31,102

Mc Adams, MS $30,713

Mc Cool, MS $30,679

Madden, MS $30,833

Madison, MS $31,385

Magee, MS $31,054

Mayersville, MS $30,933

Mendenhall, MS $31,164

Midnight, MS $31,075

Mize, MS $30,927

Morton, MS $31,175

Mount Olive, MS $30,929

Natchez, MS $30,843

Newhebron, MS $31,016

Pattison, MS $30,911

Pelahatchie, MS $31,274

Pickens, MS $30,933

Piney Woods, MS $31,325

Pinola, MS $31,145

Port Gibson, MS $30,905

Puckett, MS $31,205

Pulaski, MS $31,026

Raleigh, MS $30,943

Raymond, MS $31,374

Redwood, MS $30,950

Ridgeland, MS $31,466

Rolling Fork, MS $30,955

Sallis, MS $30,766

Sandhill, MS $31,346

Satartia, MS $31,108

Sharon, MS $31,140

Sibley, MS $30,917

Silver City, MS $30,902

Star, MS $31,368

Taylorsville, MS $30,849

Tchula, MS $30,713

Terry, MS $31,384

Thomastown, MS $30,836

Tinsley, MS $31,081

Tougaloo, MS $31,488

Utica, MS $31,200

Vaiden, MS $30,625

Valley Park, MS $30,808

Vaughan, MS $30,995

Vicksburg, MS $31,056

Walnut Grove, MS $30,892

Washington, MS $30,830

Wesson, MS $31,040

West, MS $30,621

Whitfield, MS $31,485

Yazoo City, MS $30,952

Jackson, MS $31,510

Pearl, MS $31,508

Richland, MS $31,510

Flowood, MS $31,501

Byram, MS $31,471

Lula, MS $31,347

Lyon, MS $30,764

Marks, MS $30,972

Michigan City, MS $31,581

Mount Pleasant, MS $32,340

Myrtle, MS $31,010

Nesbit, MS $32,875

New Albany, MS $30,954

Olive Branch, MS $32,826

Oxford, MS $31,061

Pope, MS $30,866

Potts Camp, MS $31,351

Red Banks, MS $32,324

Ripley, MS $30,914

Robinsonville, MS $32,430

Sarah, MS $31,967

Sardis, MS $31,407

Senatobia, MS $32,007

Sherard, MS $30,697

Sledge, MS $31,295

Southaven, MS $33,067

Taylor, MS $31,013

Tiplersville, MS $30,968

Tula, MS $30,840

Tunica, MS $32,051

University, MS $31,280

Victoria, MS $32,284

Walls, MS $32,996

Walnut, MS $30,979

Waterford, MS $31,465

Greenville, MS $31,507

Alligator, MS $30,600

Anguilla, MS $31,178

Arcola, MS $31,507

Avon, MS $31,507

Benoit, MS $31,212

Beulah, MS $30,924

Boyle, MS $31,072

Chatham, MS $31,452

Cleveland, MS $30,959

Doddsville, MS $30,788

Drew, MS $30,624

Parchman, MS $30,657

Dublin, MS $30,545

Duncan, MS $30,583

Glen Allan, MS $31,358

Grace, MS $31,282

Gunnison, MS $30,673

Hollandale, MS $31,507

Holly Ridge, MS $31,233

Indianola, MS $31,253

Inverness, MS $31,193

Isola, MS $31,263

Leland, MS $31,507

Merigold, MS $30,792

Metcalfe, MS $31,507

Moorhead, MS $30,951

Mound Bayou, MS $30,764

Pace, MS $30,946

Panther Burn, MS $31,369

Rena Lara, MS $30,590

Rome, MS $30,596

Rosedale, MS $30,872

Ruleville, MS $30,771

Scott, MS $31,319

Shaw, MS $31,166

Shelby, MS $30,691

Stoneville, MS $31,507

Sunflower, MS $30,893

Wayside, MS $31,507

Winstonville, MS $30,849

Winterville, MS $31,507

Tupelo, MS $31,096

Algoma, MS $31,010

Amory, MS $30,571

Baldwyn, MS $30,934

Becker, MS $30,493

Belden, MS $31,042

Belmont, MS $30,813

Blue Springs, MS $30,955

Booneville, MS $30,916

Burnsville, MS $30,891

Corinth, MS $31,008

Dennis, MS $30,778

Derma, MS $30,983

Ecru, MS $30,980

Fulton, MS $30,935

Gattman, MS $30,449

Glen, MS $30,922

Abbeville, MS $31,241

Arkabutla, MS $32,309

Ashland, MS $31,359

Batesville, MS $31,152

Belen, MS $30,877

Blue Mountain, MS $30,986

Byhalia, MS $32,467

Clarksdale, MS $30,675

Coahoma, MS $30,991

Coldwater, MS $32,359

Como, MS $31,584

Courtland, MS $30,991

Crenshaw, MS $31,421

Crowder, MS $30,883

Darling, MS $31,140

Dumas, MS $30,894

Dundee, MS $31,367

Etta, MS $30,976

Falcon, MS $31,215

Falkner, MS $31,124

Farrell, MS $30,765

Friars Point, MS $31,009

Hernando, MS $32,600

Hickory Flat, MS $31,212

Holly Springs, MS $31,716

Horn Lake, MS $33,031

Independence, MS $32,233

Jonestown, MS $31,019

Lake Cormorant, MS $32,857

Lamar, MS $31,733

Stennis Space Center, MS $31,485

Diamondhead, MS $31,220

Biloxi, MS $31,411

Diberville, MS $31,393

Escatawpa, MS $31,240

Gautier, MS $31,235

Hurley, MS $31,324

Kiln, MS $31,251

Lakeshore, MS $31,509

Long Beach, MS $31,181

Mc Henry, MS $31,094

Moss Point, MS $31,266

Ocean Springs, MS $31,281

Vancleave, MS $31,204

Pascagoula, MS $31,266

Pass Christian, MS $31,182

Pearlington, MS $31,917

Perkinston, MS $31,088

Saucier, MS $31,188

Waveland, MS $31,269

Wiggins, MS $30,982

Brookhaven, MS $31,035

Bogue Chitto, MS $30,877

Bude, MS $30,881

Centreville, MS $31,789

Chatawa, MS $31,160

Crosby, MS $31,063

Fernwood, MS $31,014

Gloster, MS $31,274

Jayess, MS $30,774

Kokomo, MS $30,789

Liberty, MS $31,361

Mc Call Creek, MS $30,852

Mccomb, MS $30,889

Magnolia, MS $31,049

Meadville, MS $30,760

Monticello, MS $30,958

Oak Vale, MS $30,802

Osyka, MS $31,265

Roxie, MS $30,742

Ruth, MS $30,821

Silver Creek, MS $30,930

Smithdale, MS $30,832

Sontag, MS $30,969

Summit, MS $30,820

Tylertown, MS $30,814

Union Church, MS $30,882

Woodville, MS $31,393

Columbus, MS $30,219

Aberdeen, MS $30,422

Ackerman, MS $30,692

Artesia, MS $30,263

Bellefontaine, MS $30,739

Brooksville, MS $30,379

Caledonia, MS $30,353

Cedarbluff, MS $30,426

Crawford, MS $30,308

Eupora, MS $30,731

French Camp, MS $30,684

Hamilton, MS $30,295

Kilmichael, MS $30,669

Maben, MS $30,610

Mantee, MS $30,651

Mathiston, MS $30,665

Mayhew, MS $30,221

Montpelier, MS $30,535

Pheba, MS $30,505

Prairie, MS $30,419

Starkville, MS $30,387

Mississippi State, MS $30,362

Steens, MS $30,235

Stewart, MS $30,673

Sturgis, MS $30,593

Walthall, MS $30,790

Weir, MS $30,722

West Point, MS $30,279

Woodland, MS $30,668

Thaxton, MS $30,898

Tishomingo, MS $30,753

Toccopola, MS $30,901

Trebloc, MS $30,567

Tremont, MS $30,864

Van Vleet, MS $30,804

Vardaman, MS $30,841

Verona, MS $31,089

Wheeler, MS $30,919

Grenada, MS $30,684

Banner, MS $30,816

Big Creek, MS $30,735

Bruce, MS $30,836

Calhoun City, MS $30,798

Carrollton, MS $30,539

Cascilla, MS $30,577

Charleston, MS $30,619

Coffeeville, MS $30,702

Coila, MS $30,542

Cruger, MS $30,612

Duck Hill, MS $30,659

Elliott, MS $30,693

Enid, MS $30,707

Glendora, MS $30,527

Gore Springs, MS $30,715

Greenwood, MS $30,530

Holcomb, MS $30,538

Itta Bena, MS $30,756

Mc Carley, MS $30,579

Minter City, MS $30,466

Money, MS $30,506

Morgan City, MS $30,810

North Carrollton, MS $30,704

Oakland, MS $30,672

Paris, MS $30,817

Philipp, MS $30,442

Pittsboro, MS $30,843

Schlater, MS $30,526

Scobey, MS $30,623

Sidon, MS $30,603

Slate Spring, MS $30,779

Sumner, MS $30,618

Swan Lake, MS $30,538

Swiftown, MS $30,891

Tie Plant, MS $30,685

Tillatoba, MS $30,638

Tippo, MS $30,489

Tutwiler, MS $30,602

Vance, MS $30,553

Water Valley, MS $30,785

Webb, MS $30,576

Winona, MS $30,659

Belzoni, MS $31,037

Benton, MS $30,989

Bentonia, MS $31,211

Bolton, MS $31,339

Brandon, MS $31,341

Braxton, MS $31,289

Camden, MS $30,909

Canton, MS $31,229

Carthage, MS $30,850

Cary, MS $30,988

Clinton, MS $31,438

Conehatta, MS $30,849

Crystal Springs, MS $31,276

Delta City, MS $31,367

D Lo, MS $31,224

Durant, MS $30,717

Edwards, MS $31,258

Ethel, MS $30,676

Fayette, MS $30,776

Flora, MS $31,325

Pocahontas, MS $31,478

Florence, MS $31,405

Meridian, MS $30,789

Bailey, MS $30,747

Buckatunna, MS $30,774

Chunky, MS $30,719

Clara, MS $30,752

Collinsville, MS $30,764

Daleville, MS $30,718

Decatur, MS $30,764

De Kalb, MS $30,724

Enterprise, MS $30,718

Hickory, MS $30,724

Lauderdale, MS $30,755

Lawrence, MS $30,830

Little Rock, MS $30,730

Louin, MS $30,782

Louisville, MS $30,723

Macon, MS $30,801

Marion, MS $30,855

Newton, MS $30,771

Noxapater, MS $30,737

Pachuta, MS $30,701

Paulding, MS $30,694

Philadelphia, MS $30,763

Porterville, MS $30,719

Preston, MS $30,728

Quitman, MS $30,740

Rose Hill, MS $30,677

Scooba, MS $30,790

Sebastopol, MS $30,924

Shubuta, MS $30,714

Shuqualak, MS $30,785

State Line, MS $30,831

Stonewall, MS $30,753

Toomsuba, MS $30,762

Union, MS $30,745

Vossburg, MS $30,707

Waynesboro, MS $30,754

Hattiesburg, MS $30,825

Bassfield, MS $30,802

Bay Springs, MS $30,805

Beaumont, MS $30,790

Brooklyn, MS $30,853

Carriere, MS $31,396

Carson, MS $30,816

Collins, MS $30,844

Columbia, MS $30,798

Eastabuchie, MS $30,767

Ellisville, MS $30,778

Heidelberg, MS $30,729

Laurel, MS $30,873

Leakesville, MS $31,028

Lucedale, MS $31,270

Lumberton, MS $30,937

Mc Lain, MS $30,910

Mc Neill, MS $31,357

Moselle, MS $30,767

Moss, MS $30,749

Neely, MS $30,854

New Augusta, MS $30,728

Nicholson, MS $31,552

Ovett, MS $30,726

Petal, MS $30,814

Picayune, MS $31,522

Poplarville, MS $31,153

Prentiss, MS $30,912

Purvis, MS $30,815

Richton, MS $30,722

Sandersville, MS $30,782

Sandy Hook, MS $30,810

Seminary, MS $30,760

Soso, MS $30,755

Stringer, MS $30,773

Sumrall, MS $30,775

Foxworth, MS $30,789

Gulfport, MS $31,163

Bay Saint Louis, MS $31,450

Plantersville, MS $30,919

Pontotoc, MS $31,003

Randolph, MS $30,888

Rienzi, MS $30,919

Saltillo, MS $31,016

Shannon, MS $30,929

Sherman, MS $31,052

Smithville, MS $30,762

Golden, MS $30,815

Greenwood Springs, MS $30,548

Guntown, MS $30,965

Houlka, MS $30,932

Houston, MS $30,765

Iuka, MS $30,780

Mantachie, MS $30,969

Marietta, MS $30,879

Mooreville, MS $31,027

Nettleton, MS $30,807

New Site, MS $30,812

Okolona, MS $30,737

Lambert, MS $30,638

Forest, MS $30,997

Gallman, MS $31,191

Georgetown, MS $31,210

Goodman, MS $30,877

Harperville, MS $30,973

Harriston, MS $30,790

Harrisville, MS $31,261

Hazlehurst, MS $31,069

Hermanville, MS $30,968

Assembly and Test Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembly and Test Operator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Chemicals, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Assembly and Test Operator positions in MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assembly and Test Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assembly and Test Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Chemicals	$41,087	$20.0	30%

Assembly and Test Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assembly and Test Operator'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.

$29,196

Average $31,606/year

$34,162

$2,433

Average $2,634/month

$2,847

$561

Average $608/week

$657

$14

Average $15/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,162	$2,847	$657	$16
Average	$31,606	$2,634	$608	$15
25th Percentile	$29,196	$2,433	$561	$14

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