What are the main factors that influence an Assembly Inspector'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 Inspector?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Assembly Inspector roles, with salaries approximately 9% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assembly Inspector's salary?

An Assembly Inspector's salary grows with experience: starting around $37,002 for beginners, reaching about $45,366 at mid-level, and approach $70,207 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assembly Inspector?

Assembly Inspector salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly Inspector roles are District of Columbia $50,728, California $50,536, Massachusetts $49,862. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assembly Inspector roles make?

Salaries for Assembly Inspector level roles vary by specialization: Assembly Manager: $100,732; Final Assembly Inspector: $78,955; Inspector: $76,012; Assembly Supervisor: $61,746; Assembly Mechanic: $57,320.

Assembly Inspector Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Assembly Inspector make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Inspector in New Mexico is $42,435 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,902
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,182 to $46,344
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,220

10% $36,220

50% (Median) $42,435

90% $49,902

Assembly Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,344	$3,862	$891	$22
Average	$42,435	$3,536	$816	$20
25th Percentile	$39,182	$3,265	$753	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly Inspector Salaries

An Assembly Inspector'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 Inspector Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembly Inspector'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): $37,002
Early Career (1-2 years): $41,621
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,366
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,998
Expert (over 8 years): $70,207

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Electronics Assembler I	less than 1 year	$37,002
Assembly Inspector	1-2 years	$41,621
Electronics Assembler III	2-4 years	$45,366
Electronics Assembler IV	5-8 years	$50,998
Electronics Assembly Supervisor	over 8 years	$70,207

How Do Assembly Inspector 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 Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,728.
California: $50,536.
Massachusetts: $49,862.

District of Columbia $50,728 California $50,536 Massachusetts $49,862 Washington $49,679 New Jersey $49,661 Alaska $49,596 Connecticut $48,964 New York $48,708

Hawaii $47,888 Rhode Island $47,503 Maryland $47,241 Minnesota $46,884 Colorado $46,747 Illinois $46,701 Oregon $46,527 Delaware $46,398

New Hampshire $46,318 Virginia $46,137 Pennsylvania $45,610 Nevada $45,345 North Dakota $45,258 Michigan $45,120 Wisconsin $45,070 Vermont $44,969

Texas $44,690 Maine $44,671 Arizona $44,644 Ohio $44,612 Georgia $44,190 Indiana $43,979 Wyoming $43,938 Utah $43,874

Iowa $43,846 Kansas $43,627 Louisiana $43,562 North Carolina $43,540 Missouri $43,530 Florida $43,352 Montana $43,255 Nebraska $43,164

Kentucky $43,113 South Carolina $42,930 Tennessee $42,816 Idaho $42,770 New Mexico $42,435 Oklahoma $42,362 Alabama $42,092 South Dakota $41,638

Arkansas $41,391 West Virginia $41,258 Mississippi $40,859

Top Paying Cities for Assembly Inspector

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:

Algodones: $42,887
Belen: $42,648
Bernalillo: $42,963

Algodones, NM $42,887

Belen, NM $42,648

Bernalillo, NM $42,963

Bluewater, NM $42,061

Bosque, NM $42,335

Casa Blanca, NM $42,431

Cedar Crest, NM $42,999

Cedarvale, NM $41,313

Cerrillos, NM $42,918

Claunch, NM $41,160

Coyote, NM $42,286

Cuba, NM $42,218

Cubero, NM $42,525

Edgewood, NM $42,807

Estancia, NM $42,297

Gallina, NM $42,065

Counselor, NM $42,091

Grants, NM $42,013

Milan, NM $42,181

Isleta, NM $43,037

Jarales, NM $42,607

Jemez Pueblo, NM $42,681

Jemez Springs, NM $42,549

Laguna, NM $42,733

La Jara, NM $42,171

La Joya, NM $42,073

Lindrith, NM $42,023

Los Lunas, NM $42,874

Mcintosh, NM $42,529

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $42,246

Moriarty, NM $42,386

Mountainair, NM $41,929

Nageezi, NM $42,035

New Laguna, NM $42,504

Paguate, NM $42,533

Pena Blanca, NM $43,008

Peralta, NM $42,942

Placitas, NM $42,964

Ponderosa, NM $42,627

Prewitt, NM $42,048

Regina, NM $42,078

Sandia Park, NM $42,891

Corrales, NM $43,052

San Fidel, NM $42,275

San Rafael, NM $42,095

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $42,891

San Ysidro, NM $42,833

Stanley, NM $42,380

Tijeras, NM $42,896

Tome, NM $42,817

Torreon, NM $42,674

Veguita, NM $42,332

Willard, NM $41,853

Youngsville, NM $42,298

Bosque Farms, NM $43,021

Clines Corners, NM $42,124

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $42,924

Cochiti Lake, NM $42,980

Albuquerque, NM $43,077

Kirtland Afb, NM $43,077

Rio Rancho, NM $43,006

Gallup, NM $42,109

Brimhall, NM $41,990

Church Rock, NM $42,010

Continental Divide, NM $41,980

Crownpoint, NM $42,015

Fence Lake, NM $41,827

Fort Wingate, NM $41,995

Gamerco, NM $42,066

Mentmore, NM $42,001

Mexican Springs, NM $41,995

Ramah, NM $41,919

Rehoboth, NM $42,023

Thoreau, NM $42,026

Tohatchi, NM $41,987

Vanderwagen, NM $41,995

Zuni, NM $41,985

Navajo, NM $42,043

Jamestown, NM $41,938

Pinehill, NM $41,886

Sheep Springs, NM $42,033

Smith Lake, NM $42,189

Yatahey, NM $42,017

Farmington, NM $42,220

Aztec, NM $42,297

Blanco, NM $42,100

Bloomfield, NM $42,050

Flora Vista, NM $42,263

Fruitland, NM $41,999

Kirtland, NM $42,264

La Plata, NM $42,279

Navajo Dam, NM $42,260

Shiprock, NM $42,201

Waterflow, NM $42,180

Newcomb, NM $42,007

Sanostee, NM $42,034

Santa Fe, NM $43,297

Abiquiu, NM $42,112

Alcalde, NM $42,846

Amalia, NM $42,048

Arroyo Hondo, NM $41,989

Arroyo Seco, NM $42,038

Canjilon, NM $41,982

Canones, NM $42,365

Carson, NM $42,150

Cebolla, NM $42,007

Cerro, NM $42,019

Chama, NM $42,191

Chamisal, NM $42,732

Chimayo, NM $43,032

Cordova, NM $42,959

Costilla, NM $42,225

Taos Ski Valley, NM $41,904

Dixon, NM $42,691

Dulce, NM $42,190

El Prado, NM $42,075

El Rito, NM $42,268

Embudo, NM $42,472

Espanola, NM $42,980

Glorieta, NM $43,130

Hernandez, NM $42,581

Ilfeld, NM $42,732

La Madera, NM $42,193

Lamy, NM $42,965

Llano, NM $42,646

Los Alamos, NM $43,067

White Rock, NM $43,148

Medanales, NM $42,628

Ojo Caliente, NM $42,377

Los Ojos, NM $42,088

Pecos, NM $42,996

Penasco, NM $42,487

Petaca, NM $41,943

Questa, NM $42,064

Ranchos De Taos, NM $42,286

Red River, NM $41,944

Ribera, NM $42,214

Rowe, NM $42,772

San Cristobal, NM $41,942

San Jose, NM $42,667

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $42,875

Santa Cruz, NM $43,018

Serafina, NM $42,107

Taos, NM $42,050

Tererro, NM $43,133

Tesuque, NM $43,297

Tierra Amarilla, NM $42,050

Trampas, NM $42,452

Tres Piedras, NM $41,932

Truchas, NM $42,839

Vadito, NM $42,431

Valdez, NM $41,974

Vallecitos, NM $41,941

Velarde, NM $42,627

Villanueva, NM $42,132

Spaceport City, NM $41,273

Las Vegas, NM $41,775

Angel Fire, NM $41,898

Anton Chico, NM $41,702

Buena Vista, NM $42,085

Chacon, NM $42,115

Cimarron, NM $41,832

Cleveland, NM $42,414

Eagle Nest, NM $41,864

Guadalupita, NM $42,050

Holman, NM $42,306

La Loma, NM $41,632

Maxwell, NM $41,847

Miami, NM $41,756

Mills, NM $41,608

Montezuma, NM $42,629

Mora, NM $42,473

Mosquero, NM $41,572

Ocate, NM $41,802

Ojo Feliz, NM $41,912

Rainsville, NM $42,095

Raton, NM $41,952

Rociada, NM $42,651

Roy, NM $41,617

Sapello, NM $42,280

Solano, NM $41,566

Springer, NM $41,738

Ute Park, NM $41,852

Valmora, NM $41,739

Wagon Mound, NM $41,692

Watrous, NM $41,754

Socorro, NM $41,657

Aragon, NM $41,783

Datil, NM $41,611

Lemitar, NM $41,851

Luna, NM $41,857

Magdalena, NM $41,614

Pie Town, NM $41,753

Polvadera, NM $41,952

Quemado, NM $41,839

Reserve, NM $41,764

San Acacia, NM $42,021

San Antonio, NM $41,426

Truth Or Consequences, NM $41,418

Arrey, NM $41,411

Caballo, NM $41,439

Derry, NM $41,229

Elephant Butte, NM $41,525

Garfield, NM $41,109

Hatch, NM $40,450

Monticello, NM $41,415

Rincon, NM $40,217

Salem, NM $40,981

Williamsburg, NM $41,470

Winston, NM $41,446

Las Cruces, NM $39,691

White Sands Missile Range, NM $39,821

Santa Teresa, NM $40,111

Playas, NM $41,609

Animas, NM $41,711

Anthony, NM $40,101

Arenas Valley, NM $41,638

Bayard, NM $41,599

Berino, NM $39,919

Buckhorn, NM $41,642

Santa Clara, NM $41,672

Chamberino, NM $39,961

Cliff, NM $41,594

Columbus, NM $41,482

Deming, NM $41,492

Dona Ana, NM $39,692

Fairacres, NM $39,811

Faywood, NM $41,473

Fort Bayard, NM $41,632

Gila, NM $41,533

Glenwood, NM $41,565

Hachita, NM $41,482

Hanover, NM $41,491

Hillsboro, NM $41,406

Hurley, NM $41,571

La Mesa, NM $40,450

Lordsburg, NM $41,579

Mesilla, NM $39,692

Mesilla Park, NM $39,696

Mesquite, NM $39,730

Mimbres, NM $41,524

Mule Creek, NM $41,636

Organ, NM $39,717

Pinos Altos, NM $41,593

Radium Springs, NM $39,708

Redrock, NM $41,487

Rodeo, NM $41,764

San Miguel, NM $39,715

Silver City, NM $41,594

Sunland Park, NM $39,897

Tyrone, NM $41,717

Vado, NM $39,746

Chaparral, NM $40,247

Clovis, NM $41,514

Cannon Afb, NM $41,422

Broadview, NM $41,393

Causey, NM $41,322

Crossroads, NM $41,224

Dora, NM $41,420

Elida, NM $41,248

Floyd, NM $41,349

Fort Sumner, NM $41,315

Grady, NM $41,432

House, NM $41,399

Kenna, NM $41,249

Lingo, NM $41,319

Melrose, NM $41,406

Milnesand, NM $41,232

Pep, NM $41,289

Portales, NM $41,440

Rogers, NM $41,300

Saint Vrain, NM $41,433

Taiban, NM $41,301

Texico, NM $41,449

Yeso, NM $41,151

Roswell, NM $41,199

Artesia, NM $41,280

Caprock, NM $41,196

Carlsbad, NM $41,307

Dexter, NM $41,228

Eunice, NM $41,344

Hagerman, NM $41,249

Hobbs, NM $41,404

Hope, NM $41,097

Jal, NM $41,295

Lake Arthur, NM $41,180

Lakewood, NM $41,242

Loco Hills, NM $41,318

Loving, NM $41,297

Lovington, NM $41,365

Mcdonald, NM $41,252

Malaga, NM $41,256

Maljamar, NM $41,216

Monument, NM $41,313

Tatum, NM $41,278

Whites City, NM $41,348

Carrizozo, NM $41,004

Alamogordo, NM $40,873

Alto, NM $41,010

Bent, NM $40,881

Capitan, NM $40,914

Cloudcroft, NM $40,876

Corona, NM $41,182

Encino, NM $41,513

Fort Stanton, NM $40,932

Glencoe, NM $40,902

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $40,868

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $40,868

Hondo, NM $40,940

La Luz, NM $40,868

Lincoln, NM $40,821

Mayhill, NM $40,961

Mescalero, NM $40,887

Nogal, NM $41,062

Orogrande, NM $40,889

Picacho, NM $40,931

Pinon, NM $41,085

Ruidoso, NM $41,087

Ruidoso Downs, NM $41,032

Sacramento, NM $40,905

San Patricio, NM $40,954

Sunspot, NM $40,868

Timberon, NM $40,957

Tinnie, NM $40,907

Tularosa, NM $40,895

Vaughn, NM $41,345

Weed, NM $40,956

Tucumcari, NM $41,551

Amistad, NM $41,497

Bard, NM $41,431

Capulin, NM $41,900

Clayton, NM $41,578

Conchas Dam, NM $41,615

Cuervo, NM $41,415

Des Moines, NM $41,734

Folsom, NM $41,799

Garita, NM $41,535

Gladstone, NM $41,619

Grenville, NM $41,611

Logan, NM $41,549

Mcalister, NM $41,420

Nara Visa, NM $41,451

Newkirk, NM $41,497

Quay, NM $41,520

San Jon, NM $41,476

Santa Rosa, NM $41,520

Sedan, NM $41,535

Trementina, NM $41,533

Assembly Inspector Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembly Inspector roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 21% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 9% above the average. In contrast, Assembly Inspector positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assembly Inspector as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assembly Inspector

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$46,255	$22.0	9%
Energy & Utilities	$45,830	$22.0	8%
Software & Networking	$45,406	$22.0	7%
Internet	$44,981	$22.0	6%
Pharmaceuticals	$44,981	$22.0	6%

Assembly Inspector Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assembly Inspector'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.

$39,182

Average $42,435/year

$46,344

$3,265

Average $3,536/month

$3,862

$753

Average $816/week

$891

$19

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,344	$3,862	$891	$22
Average	$42,435	$3,536	$816	$20
25th Percentile	$39,182	$3,265	$753	$19

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