What are the main factors that influence an Assembly Line Technician'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 Line Technician?

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

How does experience change An Assembly Line Technician's salary?

An Assembly Line Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,514 for beginners, reaching about $35,655 at mid-level, and approach $36,592 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assembly Line Technician?

Assembly Line Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly Line Technician roles are District of Columbia $43,071, California $42,907, Massachusetts $42,336. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assembly Line Technician roles make?

Salaries for Assembly Line Technician level roles vary by specialization: Assembly Line Leader: $73,686; Assembly Line Lead: $71,675; Assembly Line Supervisor: $61,800; Assembly Line Specialist: $44,241; Assembly Line Worker: $43,548.

Assembly Line Technician Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Assembly Line Technician make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Line Technician in New Mexico is $36,030 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,182
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,344 to $38,727
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,898

10% $30,898

50% (Median) $36,030

90% $41,182

Assembly Line Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,727	$3,227	$745	$19
Average	$36,030	$3,002	$693	$17
25th Percentile	$33,344	$2,779	$641	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly Line Technician Salaries

An Assembly Line Technician'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 Line Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembly Line Technician'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): $34,514
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,731
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,655
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,404
Expert (over 8 years): $36,592

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assembly Line Technician	less than 1 year	$34,514
Early Career Level Assembly Line Technician	1-2 years	$34,731
Mid-Level Level Assembly Line Technician	2-4 years	$35,655
Senior-Level Level Assembly Line Technician	5-8 years	$36,404
Expert Level Assembly Line Technician	over 8 years	$36,592

How Do Assembly Line Technician 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 Line Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,071.
California: $42,907.
Massachusetts: $42,336.

District of Columbia $43,071 California $42,907 Massachusetts $42,336 Washington $42,180 New Jersey $42,164 Alaska $42,110 Connecticut $41,573 New York $41,355

Hawaii $40,659 Rhode Island $40,332 Maryland $40,111 Minnesota $39,807 Colorado $39,690 Illinois $39,651 Oregon $39,504 Delaware $39,395

New Hampshire $39,326 Virginia $39,173 Pennsylvania $38,726 Nevada $38,500 North Dakota $38,426 Michigan $38,309 Wisconsin $38,267 Vermont $38,181

Texas $37,944 Maine $37,928 Arizona $37,905 Ohio $37,878 Georgia $37,520 Indiana $37,341 Wyoming $37,306 Utah $37,251

Iowa $37,228 Kansas $37,041 Louisiana $36,987 North Carolina $36,967 Missouri $36,960 Florida $36,808 Montana $36,726 Nebraska $36,648

Kentucky $36,606 South Carolina $36,450 Tennessee $36,353 Idaho $36,314 New Mexico $36,030 Oklahoma $35,968 Alabama $35,738 South Dakota $35,353

Arkansas $35,143 West Virginia $35,030 Mississippi $34,692

Top Paying Cities for Assembly Line Technician

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: $36,413
Belen: $36,211
Bernalillo: $36,478

Algodones, NM $36,413

Belen, NM $36,211

Bernalillo, NM $36,478

Bluewater, NM $35,712

Bosque, NM $35,945

Casa Blanca, NM $36,026

Cedar Crest, NM $36,508

Cedarvale, NM $35,077

Cerrillos, NM $36,440

Claunch, NM $34,947

Coyote, NM $35,903

Cuba, NM $35,845

Cubero, NM $36,106

Edgewood, NM $36,345

Estancia, NM $35,912

Gallina, NM $35,715

Counselor, NM $35,737

Grants, NM $35,671

Milan, NM $35,814

Isleta, NM $36,541

Jarales, NM $36,176

Jemez Pueblo, NM $36,238

Jemez Springs, NM $36,127

Laguna, NM $36,282

La Jara, NM $35,805

La Joya, NM $35,723

Lindrith, NM $35,679

Los Lunas, NM $36,402

Mcintosh, NM $36,110

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $35,869

Moriarty, NM $35,988

Mountainair, NM $35,600

Nageezi, NM $35,690

New Laguna, NM $36,088

Paguate, NM $36,113

Pena Blanca, NM $36,516

Peralta, NM $36,460

Placitas, NM $36,479

Ponderosa, NM $36,192

Prewitt, NM $35,701

Regina, NM $35,726

Sandia Park, NM $36,417

Corrales, NM $36,554

San Fidel, NM $35,894

San Rafael, NM $35,741

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $36,417

San Ysidro, NM $36,368

Stanley, NM $35,983

Tijeras, NM $36,421

Tome, NM $36,354

Torreon, NM $36,233

Veguita, NM $35,942

Willard, NM $35,536

Youngsville, NM $35,913

Bosque Farms, NM $36,527

Clines Corners, NM $35,766

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $36,445

Cochiti Lake, NM $36,492

Albuquerque, NM $36,574

Kirtland Afb, NM $36,574

Rio Rancho, NM $36,515

Gallup, NM $35,753

Brimhall, NM $35,652

Church Rock, NM $35,668

Continental Divide, NM $35,643

Crownpoint, NM $35,673

Fence Lake, NM $35,514

Fort Wingate, NM $35,656

Gamerco, NM $35,716

Mentmore, NM $35,661

Mexican Springs, NM $35,656

Ramah, NM $35,591

Rehoboth, NM $35,680

Thoreau, NM $35,682

Tohatchi, NM $35,649

Vanderwagen, NM $35,656

Zuni, NM $35,648

Navajo, NM $35,696

Jamestown, NM $35,608

Pinehill, NM $35,563

Sheep Springs, NM $35,688

Smith Lake, NM $35,821

Yatahey, NM $35,675

Farmington, NM $35,847

Aztec, NM $35,913

Blanco, NM $35,745

Bloomfield, NM $35,703

Flora Vista, NM $35,884

Fruitland, NM $35,659

Kirtland, NM $35,884

La Plata, NM $35,897

Navajo Dam, NM $35,881

Shiprock, NM $35,831

Waterflow, NM $35,813

Newcomb, NM $35,666

Sanostee, NM $35,689

Santa Fe, NM $36,761

Abiquiu, NM $35,756

Alcalde, NM $36,378

Amalia, NM $35,701

Arroyo Hondo, NM $35,651

Arroyo Seco, NM $35,692

Canjilon, NM $35,645

Canones, NM $35,970

Carson, NM $35,787

Cebolla, NM $35,666

Cerro, NM $35,677

Chama, NM $35,822

Chamisal, NM $36,282

Chimayo, NM $36,537

Cordova, NM $36,475

Costilla, NM $35,851

Taos Ski Valley, NM $35,579

Dixon, NM $36,247

Dulce, NM $35,822

El Prado, NM $35,724

El Rito, NM $35,887

Embudo, NM $36,061

Espanola, NM $36,492

Glorieta, NM $36,620

Hernandez, NM $36,153

Ilfeld, NM $36,282

La Madera, NM $35,824

Lamy, NM $36,480

Llano, NM $36,208

Los Alamos, NM $36,566

White Rock, NM $36,635

Medanales, NM $36,193

Ojo Caliente, NM $35,980

Los Ojos, NM $35,735

Pecos, NM $36,506

Penasco, NM $36,074

Petaca, NM $35,612

Questa, NM $35,714

Ranchos De Taos, NM $35,903

Red River, NM $35,612

Ribera, NM $35,842

Rowe, NM $36,316

San Cristobal, NM $35,611

San Jose, NM $36,226

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $36,403

Santa Cruz, NM $36,524

Serafina, NM $35,751

Taos, NM $35,703

Tererro, NM $36,622

Tesuque, NM $36,761

Tierra Amarilla, NM $35,703

Trampas, NM $36,044

Tres Piedras, NM $35,602

Truchas, NM $36,373

Vadito, NM $36,026

Valdez, NM $35,638

Vallecitos, NM $35,610

Velarde, NM $36,192

Villanueva, NM $35,772

Spaceport City, NM $35,043

Las Vegas, NM $35,469

Angel Fire, NM $35,574

Anton Chico, NM $35,407

Buena Vista, NM $35,733

Chacon, NM $35,758

Cimarron, NM $35,518

Cleveland, NM $36,012

Eagle Nest, NM $35,545

Guadalupita, NM $35,703

Holman, NM $35,920

La Loma, NM $35,348

Maxwell, NM $35,530

Miami, NM $35,453

Mills, NM $35,327

Montezuma, NM $36,194

Mora, NM $36,062

Mosquero, NM $35,297

Ocate, NM $35,492

Ojo Feliz, NM $35,585

Rainsville, NM $35,741

Raton, NM $35,619

Rociada, NM $36,213

Roy, NM $35,335

Sapello, NM $35,898

Solano, NM $35,292

Springer, NM $35,438

Ute Park, NM $35,535

Valmora, NM $35,439

Wagon Mound, NM $35,398

Watrous, NM $35,451

Socorro, NM $35,369

Aragon, NM $35,476

Datil, NM $35,330

Lemitar, NM $35,533

Luna, NM $35,539

Magdalena, NM $35,332

Pie Town, NM $35,450

Polvadera, NM $35,619

Quemado, NM $35,524

Reserve, NM $35,460

San Acacia, NM $35,678

San Antonio, NM $35,173

Truth Or Consequences, NM $35,166

Arrey, NM $35,160

Caballo, NM $35,184

Derry, NM $35,005

Elephant Butte, NM $35,257

Garfield, NM $34,904

Hatch, NM $34,344

Monticello, NM $35,164

Rincon, NM $34,147

Salem, NM $34,795

Williamsburg, NM $35,210

Winston, NM $35,190

Las Cruces, NM $33,700

White Sands Missile Range, NM $33,810

Santa Teresa, NM $34,056

Playas, NM $35,328

Animas, NM $35,415

Anthony, NM $34,048

Arenas Valley, NM $35,353

Bayard, NM $35,320

Berino, NM $33,893

Buckhorn, NM $35,356

Santa Clara, NM $35,382

Chamberino, NM $33,929

Cliff, NM $35,316

Columbus, NM $35,221

Deming, NM $35,229

Dona Ana, NM $33,701

Fairacres, NM $33,802

Faywood, NM $35,213

Fort Bayard, NM $35,348

Gila, NM $35,263

Glenwood, NM $35,291

Hachita, NM $35,221

Hanover, NM $35,228

Hillsboro, NM $35,156

Hurley, NM $35,296

La Mesa, NM $34,344

Lordsburg, NM $35,302

Mesilla, NM $33,700

Mesilla Park, NM $33,704

Mesquite, NM $33,733

Mimbres, NM $35,256

Mule Creek, NM $35,351

Organ, NM $33,721

Pinos Altos, NM $35,315

Radium Springs, NM $33,714

Redrock, NM $35,225

Rodeo, NM $35,460

San Miguel, NM $33,720

Silver City, NM $35,315

Sunland Park, NM $33,875

Tyrone, NM $35,420

Vado, NM $33,746

Chaparral, NM $34,172

Clovis, NM $35,248

Cannon Afb, NM $35,170

Broadview, NM $35,145

Causey, NM $35,085

Crossroads, NM $35,001

Dora, NM $35,168

Elida, NM $35,022

Floyd, NM $35,107

Fort Sumner, NM $35,079

Grady, NM $35,178

House, NM $35,150

Kenna, NM $35,022

Lingo, NM $35,082

Melrose, NM $35,156

Milnesand, NM $35,008

Pep, NM $35,056

Portales, NM $35,185

Rogers, NM $35,066

Saint Vrain, NM $35,179

Taiban, NM $35,067

Texico, NM $35,192

Yeso, NM $34,939

Roswell, NM $34,980

Artesia, NM $35,049

Caprock, NM $34,978

Carlsbad, NM $35,072

Dexter, NM $35,005

Eunice, NM $35,103

Hagerman, NM $35,022

Hobbs, NM $35,155

Hope, NM $34,894

Jal, NM $35,062

Lake Arthur, NM $34,964

Lakewood, NM $35,016

Loco Hills, NM $35,081

Loving, NM $35,063

Lovington, NM $35,121

Mcdonald, NM $35,025

Malaga, NM $35,029

Maljamar, NM $34,995

Monument, NM $35,077

Tatum, NM $35,048

Whites City, NM $35,106

Carrizozo, NM $34,814

Alamogordo, NM $34,703

Alto, NM $34,819

Bent, NM $34,710

Capitan, NM $34,738

Cloudcroft, NM $34,706

Corona, NM $34,966

Encino, NM $35,246

Fort Stanton, NM $34,753

Glencoe, NM $34,728

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $34,699

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $34,699

Hondo, NM $34,760

La Luz, NM $34,699

Lincoln, NM $34,659

Mayhill, NM $34,778

Mescalero, NM $34,715

Nogal, NM $34,864

Orogrande, NM $34,717

Picacho, NM $34,753

Pinon, NM $34,883

Ruidoso, NM $34,885

Ruidoso Downs, NM $34,838

Sacramento, NM $34,731

San Patricio, NM $34,772

Sunspot, NM $34,699

Timberon, NM $34,775

Tinnie, NM $34,732

Tularosa, NM $34,722

Vaughn, NM $35,104

Weed, NM $34,774

Tucumcari, NM $35,279

Amistad, NM $35,233

Bard, NM $35,177

Capulin, NM $35,575

Clayton, NM $35,302

Conchas Dam, NM $35,334

Cuervo, NM $35,164

Des Moines, NM $35,435

Folsom, NM $35,489

Garita, NM $35,266

Gladstone, NM $35,337

Grenville, NM $35,330

Logan, NM $35,277

Mcalister, NM $35,168

Nara Visa, NM $35,194

Newkirk, NM $35,233

Quay, NM $35,253

San Jon, NM $35,215

Santa Rosa, NM $35,253

Sedan, NM $35,265

Trementina, NM $35,264

Assembly Line Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembly Line Technician 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, Assembly Line Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assembly Line Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assembly Line Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$43,236	$21.0	20%

Assembly Line Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assembly Line Technician'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.

$33,344

Average $36,030/year

$38,727

$2,779

Average $3,002/month

$3,227

$641

Average $693/week

$745

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,727	$3,227	$745	$19
Average	$36,030	$3,002	$693	$17
25th Percentile	$33,344	$2,779	$641	$16

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