What are the main factors that influence an Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What are the highest paying states for an Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector?

Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector roles are District of Columbia $42,408, California $42,247, Massachusetts $41,684. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector roles make?

Salaries for Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector level roles vary by specialization: Assembly Line Leader: $73,692; Assembly Line Lead: $71,681; Assembly Line Supervisor: $61,900; Assembly Line Specialist: $44,237; Assembly Line Worker: $43,550.

Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector Salary in Maine

How much does an Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector make in Maine? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector in Maine is $37,345 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,498
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $28,900 to $46,847
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $21,211

10% $21,211

50% (Median) $37,345

90% $55,498

Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,847	$3,904	$901	$23
Average	$37,345	$3,112	$718	$18
25th Percentile	$28,900	$2,408	$556	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector Salaries

An Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Assembly Machine Line Operator/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 Machine Line Operator/Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,408.
California: $42,247.
Massachusetts: $41,684.

District of Columbia $42,408 California $42,247 Massachusetts $41,684 Washington $41,531 New Jersey $41,516 Alaska $41,462 Connecticut $40,934 New York $40,719

Hawaii $40,034 Rhode Island $39,712 Maryland $39,494 Minnesota $39,195 Colorado $39,080 Illinois $39,042 Oregon $38,896 Delaware $38,789

New Hampshire $38,721 Virginia $38,570 Pennsylvania $38,130 Nevada $37,908 North Dakota $37,835 Michigan $37,720 Wisconsin $37,678 Vermont $37,594

Texas $37,360 Maine $37,345 Arizona $37,322 Ohio $37,295 Georgia $36,943 Indiana $36,766 Wyoming $36,732 Utah $36,678

Iowa $36,655 Kansas $36,471 Louisiana $36,418 North Carolina $36,399 Missouri $36,391 Florida $36,242 Montana $36,161 Nebraska $36,085

Kentucky $36,042 South Carolina $35,889 Tennessee $35,793 Idaho $35,755 New Mexico $35,476 Oklahoma $35,414 Alabama $35,188 South Dakota $34,809

Arkansas $34,602 West Virginia $34,491 Mississippi $34,158

Top Paying Cities for Assembly Machine Line Operator/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:

Freedom: $36,753
Harmony: $36,737
Hartland: $36,785

Freedom, ME $36,753

Harmony, ME $36,737

Hartland, ME $36,785

Hinckley, ME $36,820

Jackman, ME $36,642

Kingfield, ME $36,851

Liberty, ME $36,821

Madison, ME $36,900

Monroe, ME $36,700

Morrill, ME $36,764

Newport, ME $36,705

New Portland, ME $36,908

New Sharon, ME $36,863

New Vineyard, ME $36,885

Norridgewock, ME $36,886

North Anson, ME $36,908

North Vassalboro, ME $36,974

Oakland, ME $36,899

Oquossoc, ME $36,775

Palmyra, ME $36,728

Phillips, ME $36,790

Pittsfield, ME $36,788

Plymouth, ME $36,710

Rangeley, ME $36,799

Portland, ME $38,555

Falmouth, ME $38,468

South Portland, ME $38,555

Cape Elizabeth, ME $38,478

Peaks Island, ME $38,516

Cumberland Foreside, ME $38,430

Auburn, ME $37,739

Andover, ME $36,789

Bethel, ME $36,851

Bryant Pond, ME $36,988

Buckfield, ME $37,153

Canton, ME $36,920

Durham, ME $37,978

Danville, ME $37,853

Dixfield, ME $36,843

Dryden, ME $36,886

East Andover, ME $36,800

East Dixfield, ME $36,903

East Livermore, ME $37,121

East Poland, ME $37,784

Stoneham, ME $37,005

East Wilton, ME $36,972

Greene, ME $37,450

Hanover, ME $36,819

Hebron, ME $37,416

Jay, ME $36,911

Lewiston, ME $37,719

Lisbon, ME $37,838

Lisbon Falls, ME $37,780

Livermore, ME $37,060

Livermore Falls, ME $37,036

Greenwood, ME $37,037

Mechanic Falls, ME $37,671

Mexico, ME $36,879

Minot, ME $37,531

Monmouth, ME $37,331

New Gloucester, ME $38,003

Newry, ME $36,751

North Jay, ME $36,893

Leeds, ME $37,241

North Monmouth, ME $37,276

North Turner, ME $37,215

North Waterford, ME $37,176

Norway, ME $37,295

Oxford, ME $37,495

Paris, ME $37,369

Poland, ME $37,790

Roxbury, ME $36,763

Rumford, ME $36,858

Sabattus, ME $37,554

South Paris, ME $37,318

Turner, ME $37,319

Wayne, ME $37,149

Weld, ME $36,791

West Bethel, ME $36,821

Bowdoin, ME $37,549

West Minot, ME $37,477

West Paris, ME $37,169

Peru, ME $36,935

West Poland, ME $37,761

Sumner, ME $37,051

Wilton, ME $36,887

Augusta, ME $36,990

Coopers Mills, ME $37,041

Dresden, ME $37,345

East Winthrop, ME $37,105

Farmingdale, ME $37,208

Gardiner, ME $37,275

Randolph, ME $37,208

Hallowell, ME $37,161

Jefferson, ME $36,913

Kents Hill, ME $36,989

Litchfield, ME $37,385

Manchester, ME $37,062

Mount Vernon, ME $36,900

Whitefield, ME $37,062

Palermo, ME $36,852

Sebasco Estates, ME $37,941

Readfield, ME $37,052

Saint Albans, ME $36,757

South Bristol, ME $37,372

Squirrel Island, ME $37,496

Trevett, ME $37,523

Waldoboro, ME $36,906

Walpole, ME $37,313

Washington, ME $36,814

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $37,563

Southport, ME $37,647

Wiscasset, ME $37,457

Woolwich, ME $37,545

Ellsworth, ME $36,664

Addison, ME $36,619

Gouldsboro, ME $36,652

Bar Harbor, ME $36,721

Beals, ME $36,660

Bernard, ME $36,734

Birch Harbor, ME $36,687

Blue Hill, ME $36,703

Brooklin, ME $36,704

Brooksville, ME $36,703

Calais, ME $36,606

Cherryfield, ME $36,564

Columbia Falls, ME $36,562

Corea, ME $36,654

Cranberry Isles, ME $36,662

Cutler, ME $36,565

Deer Isle, ME $36,738

Dennysville, ME $36,530

East Blue Hill, ME $36,705

East Machias, ME $36,565

Eastport, ME $36,673

Franklin, ME $36,656

Frenchboro, ME $36,642

Grand Lake Stream, ME $36,508

Hancock, ME $36,710

Harborside, ME $36,697

Harrington, ME $36,644

Hulls Cove, ME $36,722

Isle Au Haut, ME $36,642

Islesford, ME $36,718

Jonesboro, ME $36,595

Jonesport, ME $36,628

Little Deer Isle, ME $36,733

Lubec, ME $36,583

Bass Harbor, ME $36,735

Machias, ME $36,602

Machiasport, ME $36,619

Meddybemps, ME $36,508

Milbridge, ME $36,658

Mount Desert, ME $36,694

Northeast Harbor, ME $36,718

Sullivan, ME $36,661

Pembroke, ME $36,565

Perry, ME $36,598

Princeton, ME $36,506

Prospect Harbor, ME $36,691

Robbinston, ME $36,557

Salsbury Cove, ME $36,726

Sargentville, ME $36,714

Seal Cove, ME $36,695

Seal Harbor, ME $36,707

Sedgwick, ME $36,710

Sorrento, ME $36,695

Southwest Harbor, ME $36,727

Steuben, ME $36,638

Stonington, ME $36,741

Sunset, ME $36,614

Surry, ME $36,703

Swans Island, ME $36,670

Wesley, ME $36,460

Whiting, ME $36,555

Winter Harbor, ME $36,659

Baileyville, ME $36,543

Houlton, ME $36,467

Ashland, ME $36,414

Benedicta, ME $36,334

Blaine, ME $36,458

Bridgewater, ME $36,372

Caribou, ME $36,533

Clayton Lake, ME $36,467

Crouseville, ME $36,491

Eagle Lake, ME $36,455

Easton, ME $36,496

Estcourt Station, ME $36,482

Fort Fairfield, ME $36,515

Fort Kent, ME $36,531

Fort Kent Mills, ME $36,500

Frenchville, ME $36,541

Grand Isle, ME $36,491

Island Falls, ME $36,338

Limestone, ME $36,504

Madawaska, ME $36,602

Mapleton, ME $36,447

Richmond, ME $37,406

South China, ME $36,889

South Gardiner, ME $37,320

Vienna, ME $36,833

Windsor, ME $36,869

Winthrop, ME $37,210

Bangor, ME $36,690

Abbot, ME $36,696

Aurora, ME $36,497

Bradford, ME $36,673

Bradley, ME $36,674

Brewer, ME $36,688

Brookton, ME $36,373

Brownville, ME $36,568

Brownville Junction, ME $36,793

Bucksport, ME $36,685

Burlington, ME $36,554

Greenbush, ME $36,638

Carmel, ME $36,691

Castine, ME $36,767

Charleston, ME $36,680

Danforth, ME $36,434

Dover Foxcroft, ME $36,701

Corinth, ME $36,686

Eddington, ME $36,678

Holden, ME $36,681

East Millinocket, ME $36,528

East Orland, ME $36,681

Etna, ME $36,699

Exeter, ME $36,693

Frankfort, ME $36,692

Greenville, ME $36,480

Greenville Junction, ME $36,600

Guilford, ME $36,686

Hampden, ME $36,690

Howland, ME $36,603

Hudson, ME $36,684

Kenduskeag, ME $36,687

Kingman, ME $36,396

Lagrange, ME $36,646

Lambert Lake, ME $36,439

Lee, ME $36,546

Levant, ME $36,689

Lincoln, ME $36,543

Mattawamkeag, ME $36,424

Medway, ME $36,434

Milford, ME $36,668

Millinocket, ME $36,379

Milo, ME $36,637

Monson, ME $36,692

Olamon, ME $36,649

Old Town, ME $36,674

Orono, ME $36,684

Orient, ME $36,399

Orland, ME $36,682

Orrington, ME $36,686

Passadumkeag, ME $36,628

Penobscot, ME $36,682

Rockwood, ME $36,537

Sangerville, ME $36,718

Sebec, ME $36,660

Shirley Mills, ME $36,670

Springfield, ME $36,450

Stetson, ME $36,695

Stillwater, ME $36,685

Topsfield, ME $36,404

Vanceboro, ME $36,436

Waite, ME $36,455

West Enfield, ME $36,619

Winn, ME $36,473

Winterport, ME $36,690

Wytopitlock, ME $36,344

Bath, ME $37,806

Alna, ME $37,203

Boothbay, ME $37,456

Boothbay Harbor, ME $37,541

Bristol, ME $37,230

Chamberlain, ME $37,293

Damariscotta, ME $37,206

East Boothbay, ME $37,483

Friendship, ME $36,991

Georgetown, ME $37,758

Isle Of Springs, ME $37,457

Bremen, ME $37,127

Newcastle, ME $37,222

New Harbor, ME $37,352

Nobleboro, ME $37,074

Edgecomb, ME $37,348

Pemaquid, ME $37,316

Phippsburg, ME $37,910

Cushing, ME $36,870

Round Pond, ME $37,223

Sandy Point, ME $36,689

Searsmont, ME $36,776

Searsport, ME $36,695

Shawmut, ME $36,934

Skowhegan, ME $36,853

Smithfield, ME $36,872

Solon, ME $36,853

Stockton Springs, ME $36,689

Stratton, ME $36,822

Strong, ME $36,854

Temple, ME $36,840

West Forks, ME $36,627

Thorndike, ME $36,727

Troy, ME $36,716

Unity, ME $36,762

Vassalboro, ME $36,875

West Farmington, ME $36,982

Berwick, ME $39,196

Cape Neddick, ME $39,494

Eliot, ME $40,017

Kittery, ME $40,134

Kittery Point, ME $39,832

North Berwick, ME $38,893

Ogunquit, ME $39,246

South Berwick, ME $39,590

York, ME $39,816

York Beach, ME $39,626

York Harbor, ME $39,827

Acton, ME $37,783

Alfred, ME $38,319

Bailey Island, ME $38,162

Bar Mills, ME $38,257

Biddeford, ME $38,270

Biddeford Pool, ME $38,271

Bowdoinham, ME $37,522

Bridgton, ME $37,459

Brownfield, ME $37,426

Brunswick, ME $37,966

Bustins Island, ME $38,234

Cape Porpoise, ME $38,442

Casco, ME $37,904

Center Lovell, ME $37,182

Chebeague Island, ME $38,318

Cliff Island, ME $38,401

Cornish, ME $37,857

Cumberland Center, ME $38,357

Denmark, ME $37,420

East Baldwin, ME $37,953

Lebanon, ME $38,585

East Parsonsfield, ME $37,657

Sebago, ME $37,856

East Waterboro, ME $38,145

Freeport, ME $38,164

Fryeburg, ME $37,232

Gorham, ME $38,324

Gray, ME $38,090

Harrison, ME $37,253

Hiram, ME $37,739

Hollis Center, ME $38,192

Kennebunk, ME $38,470

Kennebunkport, ME $38,325

Parsonsfield, ME $37,656

Limerick, ME $38,005

Limington, ME $37,995

Long Island, ME $38,466

Lovell, ME $37,129

Moody, ME $38,943

Naples, ME $37,747

Newfield, ME $37,943

North Bridgton, ME $37,478

North Waterboro, ME $38,078

Windham, ME $38,285

Ocean Park, ME $38,300

Old Orchard Beach, ME $38,326

Orrs Island, ME $38,130

Porter, ME $37,529

Pownal, ME $38,105

Scarborough, ME $38,455

Raymond, ME $38,024

Saco, ME $38,302

Sanford, ME $38,497

Sebago Lake, ME $37,995

Shapleigh, ME $38,140

South Casco, ME $38,046

South Freeport, ME $38,145

Harpswell, ME $38,122

South Windham, ME $38,357

Springvale, ME $38,273

Standish, ME $38,154

Steep Falls, ME $38,072

Topsham, ME $37,835

Waterboro, ME $38,216

Waterford, ME $37,213

Wells, ME $38,868

West Baldwin, ME $37,886

Westbrook, ME $38,465

Buxton, ME $38,260

West Kennebunk, ME $38,451

West Newfield, ME $37,757

Yarmouth, ME $38,322

North Yarmouth, ME $38,242

Mars Hill, ME $36,494

Monticello, ME $36,421

New Limerick, ME $36,444

New Sweden, ME $36,493

Oakfield, ME $36,406

Oxbow, ME $36,258

Patten, ME $36,281

Perham, ME $36,468

Portage, ME $36,449

Presque Isle, ME $36,542

Saint Agatha, ME $36,524

Saint David, ME $36,516

Saint Francis, ME $36,467

Sheridan, ME $36,424

Sherman, ME $36,370

Stacyville, ME $36,325

Sinclair, ME $36,456

Smyrna Mills, ME $36,347

Wallagrass, ME $36,496

Stockholm, ME $36,461

Van Buren, ME $36,506

Washburn, ME $36,492

Westfield, ME $36,442

Rockland, ME $36,849

Camden, ME $36,846

Glen Cove, ME $36,834

Hope, ME $36,832

Islesboro, ME $36,738

Lincolnville, ME $36,768

Lincolnville Center, ME $36,769

Matinicus, ME $36,707

Monhegan, ME $37,099

North Haven, ME $36,732

Owls Head, ME $36,782

Port Clyde, ME $36,988

Rockport, ME $36,837

South Thomaston, ME $36,783

Spruce Head, ME $36,804

Tenants Harbor, ME $36,911

Thomaston, ME $36,809

Union, ME $36,830

Vinalhaven, ME $36,732

Warren, ME $36,792

West Rockport, ME $36,841

Waterville, ME $36,923

Albion, ME $36,864

Anson, ME $36,889

Athens, ME $36,787

Belfast, ME $36,768

Belgrade, ME $36,853

Belgrade Lakes, ME $36,815

Bingham, ME $36,783

Brooks, ME $36,708

Burnham, ME $36,744

Cambridge, ME $36,736

Canaan, ME $36,797

Caratunk, ME $36,714

China Village, ME $36,965

Clinton, ME $36,809

Corinna, ME $36,708

Detroit, ME $36,720

Dexter, ME $36,756

Dixmont, ME $36,703

East Newport, ME $36,707

East Vassalboro, ME $36,897

Eustis, ME $36,674

Fairfield, ME $36,872

Farmington, ME $36,902

Garland, ME $36,689

Farmington Falls, ME $36,961

Assembly Machine Line Operator/Inspector Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assembly Machine Line Operator/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.

$28,900

Average $37,345/year

$46,847

$2,408

Average $3,112/month

$3,904

$556

Average $718/week

$901

$14

Average $18/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,847	$3,904	$901	$23
Average	$37,345	$3,112	$718	$18
25th Percentile	$28,900	$2,408	$556	$14

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