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 $39,211 for beginners, reaching about $48,075 at mid-level, and approach $74,399 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 Vermont

How much does an Assembly Inspector make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Inspector in Vermont is $44,969 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,881
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,521 to $49,111
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,382

10% $38,382

50% (Median) $44,969

90% $52,881

Assembly Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,111	$4,093	$944	$24
Average	$44,969	$3,747	$865	$22
25th Percentile	$41,521	$3,460	$798	$20

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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): $39,211
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,106
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,075
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,043
Expert (over 8 years): $74,399

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Electronics Assembler I	less than 1 year	$39,211
Assembly Inspector	1-2 years	$44,106
Electronics Assembler III	2-4 years	$48,075
Electronics Assembler IV	5-8 years	$54,043
Electronics Assembly Supervisor	over 8 years	$74,399

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:

Adamant: $46,030
Barre: $46,099
Cabot: $45,998

Adamant, VT $46,030

Barre, VT $46,099

Cabot, VT $45,998

Calais, VT $46,038

East Barre, VT $46,029

East Calais, VT $46,030

East Montpelier, VT $46,060

Eden, VT $45,999

Eden Mills, VT $45,958

Graniteville, VT $46,096

Hyde Park, VT $46,067

Johnson, VT $46,125

Lake Elmore, VT $46,016

Marshfield, VT $46,005

Moretown, VT $46,129

Morrisville, VT $46,123

Moscow, VT $46,146

Northfield, VT $46,072

Northfield Falls, VT $46,288

North Hyde Park, VT $46,064

North Montpelier, VT $46,018

Plainfield, VT $46,011

Roxbury, VT $45,933

South Barre, VT $46,152

Waterbury, VT $46,142

Stowe, VT $46,148

Waitsfield, VT $46,123

Warren, VT $46,037

Washington, VT $45,947

Waterbury Center, VT $46,141

Websterville, VT $46,089

Williamstown, VT $46,035

Wolcott, VT $46,010

Woodbury, VT $45,965

Worcester, VT $46,010

Rutland, VT $46,009

Belmont, VT $45,867

Benson, VT $45,867

Bomoseen, VT $45,939

Brandon, VT $45,973

Bridport, VT $45,978

Castleton, VT $45,948

Center Rutland, VT $45,979

Chittenden, VT $45,873

Cuttingsville, VT $45,857

Danby, VT $45,936

East Middlebury, VT $46,003

East Poultney, VT $45,941

East Wallingford, VT $45,891

Fair Haven, VT $45,907

Florence, VT $45,891

Forest Dale, VT $45,975

Gaysville, VT $45,683

Granville, VT $45,899

Hancock, VT $45,891

Hydeville, VT $45,944

Killington, VT $45,886

Middlebury, VT $46,074

Middletown Springs, VT $45,916

Mount Holly, VT $45,873

North Clarendon, VT $45,941

Orwell, VT $45,936

Pawlet, VT $45,952

Pittsfield, VT $45,913

Pittsford, VT $45,957

Poultney, VT $45,948

Proctor, VT $45,999

Ripton, VT $45,946

Rochester, VT $45,922

Rupert, VT $45,917

Salisbury, VT $45,991

Shoreham, VT $45,952

Stockbridge, VT $45,870

Wallingford, VT $45,895

Wells, VT $45,954

West Pawlet, VT $45,970

West Rupert, VT $45,959

West Rutland, VT $45,931

Whiting, VT $45,954

Saint Johnsbury, VT $46,003

Albany, VT $45,976

Barnet, VT $45,954

Barton, VT $45,971

Beebe Plain, VT $45,985

Concord, VT $45,911

Coventry, VT $46,039

Craftsbury, VT $45,990

Craftsbury Common, VT $45,992

Danville, VT $45,964

Derby, VT $45,985

Derby Line, VT $45,951

East Burke, VT $45,949

East Charleston, VT $45,954

East Hardwick, VT $45,979

East Haven, VT $45,849

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $46,002

Glover, VT $45,958

Granby, VT $45,793

Greensboro, VT $45,942

Greensboro Bend, VT $45,971

Hardwick, VT $46,022

Irasburg, VT $45,960

Island Pond, VT $45,885

Lowell, VT $45,944

Lower Waterford, VT $45,997

Lyndon, VT $45,989

Lyndon Center, VT $46,041

Lyndonville, VT $45,991

Morgan, VT $45,908

Newport, VT $46,013

Newport Center, VT $45,954

North Concord, VT $45,834

North Troy, VT $45,960

Orleans, VT $45,943

Passumpsic, VT $46,006

Peacham, VT $45,913

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $46,007

Sheffield, VT $45,926

Sutton, VT $45,922

Troy, VT $45,965

West Burke, VT $45,953

West Charleston, VT $45,931

West Danville, VT $45,967

Westfield, VT $45,930

West Glover, VT $45,962

Averill, VT $45,694

Beecher Falls, VT $45,991

Canaan, VT $45,876

Gilman, VT $46,078

Guildhall, VT $45,816

Lunenburg, VT $45,916

Norton, VT $45,786

North Bennington, VT $46,297

North Pownal, VT $46,391

Pownal, VT $46,417

White River Junction, VT $45,997

Ascutney, VT $46,019

Barnard, VT $45,893

Bethel, VT $45,921

Bradford, VT $45,969

Bridgewater, VT $45,940

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,849

Brookfield, VT $45,966

Brownsville, VT $45,941

Chelsea, VT $45,939

Corinth, VT $45,927

East Corinth, VT $45,946

East Randolph, VT $45,955

East Ryegate, VT $45,915

East Thetford, VT $45,972

Fairlee, VT $45,922

Groton, VT $45,935

Hartford, VT $46,117

Hartland, VT $45,955

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,954

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $46,072

Newbury, VT $45,929

North Hartland, VT $45,988

North Pomfret, VT $45,909

North Thetford, VT $45,971

Norwich, VT $45,962

Plymouth, VT $45,816

Post Mills, VT $45,961

Quechee, VT $46,009

Randolph, VT $46,000

Randolph Center, VT $45,977

Reading, VT $45,854

Sharon, VT $45,920

South Pomfret, VT $45,876

South Royalton, VT $45,933

South Ryegate, VT $45,943

South Strafford, VT $45,931

South Woodstock, VT $45,865

Strafford, VT $45,891

Taftsville, VT $46,012

Thetford, VT $45,972

Thetford Center, VT $45,924

Topsham, VT $45,910

Tunbridge, VT $45,919

Vershire, VT $45,897

Wells River, VT $45,946

West Fairlee, VT $46,030

West Hartford, VT $45,910

West Newbury, VT $45,928

West Topsham, VT $45,947

Wilder, VT $46,119

Windsor, VT $45,974

Woodstock, VT $45,918

Bellows Falls, VT $46,086

Cambridgeport, VT $46,033

Cavendish, VT $45,880

Chester, VT $45,926

Chester Depot, VT $45,909

Grafton, VT $45,891

Londonderry, VT $45,973

Ludlow, VT $45,904

North Springfield, VT $46,064

Perkinsville, VT $45,939

Peru, VT $45,925

Proctorsville, VT $45,888

Saxtons River, VT $46,076

South Londonderry, VT $46,002

Springfield, VT $46,042

Westminster, VT $46,085

Westminster Station, VT $46,088

Weston, VT $45,878

Shaftsbury, VT $46,242

Brattleboro, VT $46,179

Bondville, VT $45,988

East Dover, VT $46,082

Jacksonville, VT $46,198

Jamaica, VT $45,989

Marlboro, VT $46,408

Newfane, VT $46,052

Putney, VT $46,042

Readsboro, VT $46,414

South Newfane, VT $46,068

Stamford, VT $46,380

Townshend, VT $46,010

Vernon, VT $46,321

Wardsboro, VT $46,043

West Dover, VT $46,119

West Dummerston, VT $46,063

West Halifax, VT $46,134

West Townshend, VT $45,948

West Wardsboro, VT $45,949

Whitingham, VT $46,181

Williamsville, VT $46,063

Wilmington, VT $46,153

Burlington, VT $46,279

South Burlington, VT $46,277

Winooski, VT $46,279

Colchester, VT $46,279

Alburgh, VT $46,048

Bakersfield, VT $46,117

Belvidere Center, VT $45,949

Bristol, VT $46,126

Cambridge, VT $46,181

Charlotte, VT $46,217

East Berkshire, VT $46,072

East Fairfield, VT $46,141

Enosburg Falls, VT $46,014

Essex, VT $46,244

Essex Junction, VT $46,247

Fairfax, VT $46,185

Fairfield, VT $46,140

Ferrisburgh, VT $46,165

Franklin, VT $46,016

Grand Isle, VT $46,189

Highgate Center, VT $46,055

Highgate Springs, VT $46,079

Hinesburg, VT $46,216

Huntington, VT $46,181

Isle La Motte, VT $46,106

Jeffersonville, VT $46,150

Jericho, VT $46,206

Jonesville, VT $46,215

Milton, VT $46,228

Monkton, VT $46,179

Montgomery, VT $46,014

Montgomery Center, VT $45,958

New Haven, VT $46,121

North Ferrisburgh, VT $46,186

North Hero, VT $46,140

Richford, VT $46,006

Richmond, VT $46,211

Saint Albans, VT $46,161

Saint Albans Bay, VT $46,155

Shelburne, VT $46,259

Sheldon, VT $46,106

Sheldon Springs, VT $46,219

South Hero, VT $46,231

Starksboro, VT $46,153

Swanton, VT $46,097

Underhill, VT $46,195

Underhill Center, VT $46,196

Vergennes, VT $46,107

Waterville, VT $46,122

Westford, VT $46,218

Williston, VT $46,253

Montpelier, VT $46,091

Bennington, VT $46,331

Arlington, VT $46,168

Dorset, VT $45,988

East Arlington, VT $45,971

East Dorset, VT $45,989

Manchester, VT $46,113

Manchester Center, VT $46,083

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	$49,016	$24.0	9%
Energy & Utilities	$48,567	$23.0	8%
Software & Networking	$48,117	$23.0	7%
Internet	$47,667	$23.0	6%
Pharmaceuticals	$47,667	$23.0	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.

$41,521

Average $44,969/year

$49,111

$3,460

Average $3,747/month

$4,093

$798

Average $865/week

$944

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,111	$4,093	$944	$24
Average	$44,969	$3,747	$865	$22
25th Percentile	$41,521	$3,460	$798	$20

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