What are the main factors that influence an Assembly/Machine 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/Machine Operator?

The MFG Nondurable industry offers the highest average compensation for Assembly/Machine Operator roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assembly/Machine Operator's salary?

An Assembly/Machine Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $41,599 for beginners, reaching about $50,598 at mid-level, and approach $79,010 for experts.

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

Assembly/Machine Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly/Machine Operator roles are District of Columbia $47,624, California $47,443, Massachusetts $46,811. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assembly/Machine Operator level roles vary by specialization: Operator: $47,136.

Assembly/Machine Operator Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Assembly/Machine Operator make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly/Machine Operator in Wisconsin is $42,312 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,849
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,085 to $45,734
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,148

10% $36,148

50% (Median) $42,312

90% $48,849

Assembly/Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,734	$3,811	$879	$22
Average	$42,312	$3,526	$814	$20
25th Percentile	$39,085	$3,257	$752	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly/Machine Operator Salaries

An Assembly/Machine 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/Machine Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembly/Machine 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): $41,599
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,588
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,598
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,349
Expert (over 8 years): $79,010

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assembly/Machine Operator	less than 1 year	$41,599
Machine Operator II	1-2 years	$44,588
Machine Operator III	2-4 years	$50,598
Machine Operator IV	5-8 years	$54,349
Machine Operator Supervisor	over 8 years	$79,010

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

District of Columbia: $47,624.
California: $47,443.
Massachusetts: $46,811.

District of Columbia $47,624 California $47,443 Massachusetts $46,811 Washington $46,639 New Jersey $46,622 Alaska $46,561 Connecticut $45,968 New York $45,727

Hawaii $44,957 Rhode Island $44,596 Maryland $44,350 Minnesota $44,015 Colorado $43,886 Illinois $43,843 Oregon $43,679 Delaware $43,559

New Hampshire $43,483 Virginia $43,314 Pennsylvania $42,819 Nevada $42,570 North Dakota $42,488 Michigan $42,359 Wisconsin $42,312 Vermont $42,217

Texas $41,955 Maine $41,937 Arizona $41,912 Ohio $41,882 Georgia $41,486 Indiana $41,288 Wyoming $41,249 Utah $41,189

Iowa $41,163 Kansas $40,957 Louisiana $40,897 North Carolina $40,875 Missouri $40,866 Florida $40,699 Montana $40,608 Nebraska $40,522

Kentucky $40,475 South Carolina $40,303 Tennessee $40,195 Idaho $40,152 New Mexico $39,838 Oklahoma $39,770 Alabama $39,516 South Dakota $39,090

Arkansas $38,858 West Virginia $38,733 Mississippi $38,359

Top Paying Cities for Assembly/Machine 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:

Green Lake: $41,157
Greenville: $41,549
Hancock: $40,793

Green Lake, WI $41,157

Greenville, WI $41,549

Hancock, WI $40,793

Hortonville, WI $41,461

Iola, WI $40,974

King, WI $41,288

Larsen, WI $41,385

Leopolis, WI $40,923

Manawa, WI $41,126

Marion, WI $40,999

Menasha, WI $41,583

Neenah, WI $41,507

Neshkoro, WI $41,009

New London, WI $41,290

Ogdensburg, WI $41,034

Omro, WI $41,236

Pickett, WI $41,270

Pine River, WI $41,111

Plainfield, WI $40,869

Poy Sippi, WI $41,139

Princeton, WI $41,059

Readfield, WI $41,343

Redgranite, WI $41,150

Ripon, WI $41,229

Rosendale, WI $41,250

Saxeville, WI $41,066

Scandinavia, WI $41,007

Tilleda, WI $40,861

Van Dyne, WI $41,302

Waukau, WI $41,230

Waupaca, WI $41,119

Wautoma, WI $41,023

Weyauwega, WI $41,190

Wild Rose, WI $41,036

Winnebago, WI $41,396

Winneconne, WI $41,300

Wilson, WI $41,977

Boyd, WI $40,890

Cadott, WI $40,919

Chetek, WI $40,809

Chippewa Falls, WI $41,007

Colfax, WI $40,958

Conrath, WI $40,726

Cornell, WI $40,832

Dallas, WI $41,043

Downing, WI $41,780

Downsville, WI $41,477

Durand, WI $41,437

Eau Galle, WI $41,346

Eleva, WI $41,051

Elk Mound, WI $40,961

Elmwood, WI $41,743

Fairchild, WI $41,002

Fall Creek, WI $41,026

Gilmanton, WI $41,239

Holcombe, WI $40,762

Humbird, WI $40,956

Independence, WI $41,119

Jim Falls, WI $40,866

Knapp, WI $41,759

Maiden Rock, WI $41,809

Menomonie, WI $41,438

Merrillan, WI $40,899

Mondovi, WI $41,134

Nelson, WI $41,625

New Auburn, WI $40,792

Osseo, WI $41,147

Pepin, WI $41,953

Pigeon Falls, WI $41,239

Plum City, WI $41,753

Prairie Farm, WI $41,397

Ridgeland, WI $41,175

Rock Falls, WI $40,978

Sand Creek, WI $40,815

Sheldon, WI $40,709

Spring Valley, WI $42,005

Stanley, WI $40,901

Stockholm, WI $42,051

Strum, WI $41,120

Thorp, WI $40,882

Wheeler, WI $41,265

Whitehall, WI $41,066

Spooner, WI $40,696

Almena, WI $41,266

Ashland, WI $40,655

Balsam Lake, WI $41,939

Barron, WI $41,007

Barronett, WI $40,713

Bayfield, WI $40,656

Benoit, WI $40,597

Birchwood, WI $40,641

Brill, WI $40,811

Bruce, WI $40,687

Brule, WI $41,036

Cable, WI $40,514

Cameron, WI $40,821

Centuria, WI $42,169

Comstock, WI $41,378

Cornucopia, WI $40,710

Couderay, WI $40,534

Cumberland, WI $41,074

Danbury, WI $40,939

Drummond, WI $40,634

Edgewater, WI $40,617

Exeland, WI $40,565

Foxboro, WI $41,181

Frederic, WI $41,301

Gordon, WI $40,839

Grand View, WI $40,552

Grantsburg, WI $41,553

Haugen, WI $40,855

Hawthorne, WI $41,170

Hayward, WI $40,565

Herbster, WI $40,766

Hertel, WI $40,707

High Bridge, WI $40,595

Iron River, WI $40,886

Ladysmith, WI $40,691

Lake Nebagamon, WI $41,079

La Pointe, WI $40,587

Luck, WI $41,780

Maple, WI $41,176

Marengo, WI $40,578

Mason, WI $40,583

Mikana, WI $40,806

Milltown, WI $41,954

Minong, WI $40,821

Odanah, WI $40,748

Ojibwa, WI $40,494

Glidden, WI $40,509

Harshaw, WI $40,697

Hawkins, WI $40,620

Hazelhurst, WI $40,704

Heafford Junction, WI $40,738

Hurley, WI $40,622

Iron Belt, WI $40,546

Kennan, WI $40,626

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $40,693

Lake Tomahawk, WI $40,716

Land O Lakes, WI $40,661

Laona, WI $40,684

Long Lake, WI $40,572

Mc Naughton, WI $40,721

Manitowish Waters, WI $40,658

Mellen, WI $40,526

Mercer, WI $40,586

Minocqua, WI $40,736

Montreal, WI $40,633

Park Falls, WI $40,617

Phelps, WI $40,661

Phillips, WI $40,635

Prentice, WI $40,666

Presque Isle, WI $40,642

Saint Germain, WI $40,744

Saxon, WI $40,562

Sayner, WI $40,688

Star Lake, WI $40,583

Three Lakes, WI $40,696

Tony, WI $40,685

Tripoli, WI $40,598

Upson, WI $40,426

Wabeno, WI $40,687

Woodruff, WI $40,753

La Crosse, WI $40,466

Alma, WI $41,497

Alma Center, WI $40,950

Arcadia, WI $41,100

Arkdale, WI $40,795

Bangor, WI $40,555

Black River Falls, WI $40,817

Blair, WI $40,941

Camp Douglas, WI $40,855

Cashton, WI $40,599

Cataract, WI $40,664

Chaseburg, WI $40,533

Cochrane, WI $41,426

Coon Valley, WI $40,517

De Soto, WI $40,603

Dodge, WI $40,985

Eastman, WI $40,718

Ettrick, WI $40,681

Ferryville, WI $40,669

Fountain City, WI $41,247

Galesville, WI $40,805

Gays Mills, WI $40,797

Genoa, WI $40,563

Hillsboro, WI $40,942

Hixton, WI $40,950

Holmen, WI $40,561

Hustler, WI $41,005

Kendall, WI $40,892

La Farge, WI $40,829

Lynxville, WI $40,722

Mather, WI $40,806

Melrose, WI $40,673

Millston, WI $40,719

Mindoro, WI $40,589

Mount Sterling, WI $40,864

Necedah, WI $40,811

Norwalk, WI $40,647

Oakdale, WI $40,857

Onalaska, WI $40,497

Ontario, WI $40,825

Readstown, WI $40,783

Rockland, WI $40,547

Seneca, WI $40,904

Soldiers Grove, WI $40,827

Sparta, WI $40,632

Steuben, WI $40,792

Stoddard, WI $40,500

Taylor, WI $40,861

Tomah, WI $40,878

Trempealeau, WI $40,800

Palmyra, WI $41,722

Tunnel City, WI $40,858

Viola, WI $40,855

Viroqua, WI $40,600

Warrens, WI $40,794

Westby, WI $40,579

West Salem, WI $40,518

Wilton, WI $40,855

Eau Claire, WI $41,119

Altoona, WI $41,175

Arkansaw, WI $41,607

Augusta, WI $41,017

Bay City, WI $41,985

Bloomer, WI $40,875

Boyceville, WI $41,520

Glen Flora, WI $40,619

Wales, WI $42,293

Bagley, WI $40,725

Beetown, WI $40,766

Benton, WI $40,927

Bloomington, WI $40,774

Boscobel, WI $40,861

Cassville, WI $40,725

Cuba City, WI $40,854

Dickeyville, WI $40,889

Fennimore, WI $40,910

Glen Haven, WI $40,703

Hazel Green, WI $40,788

Kieler, WI $40,900

Lancaster, WI $40,817

Mount Hope, WI $40,767

Patch Grove, WI $40,914

Platteville, WI $40,991

Potosi, WI $40,736

Prairie Du Chien, WI $40,825

Sinsinawa, WI $40,772

Stitzer, WI $40,897

Wauzeka, WI $40,787

Woodman, WI $40,743

Portage, WI $41,640

Adams, WI $40,983

Arlington, WI $42,061

Baraboo, WI $41,643

Beaver Dam, WI $41,606

Brandon, WI $41,163

Briggsville, WI $41,381

Burnett, WI $41,325

Cambria, WI $41,582

Cazenovia, WI $41,017

Columbus, WI $41,934

Dalton, WI $41,345

Dellwood, WI $40,845

Doylestown, WI $41,868

Elroy, WI $40,903

Endeavor, WI $41,329

Fairwater, WI $41,243

Fall River, WI $41,815

Fox Lake, WI $41,401

Friendship, WI $40,860

Friesland, WI $41,528

Grand Marsh, WI $41,001

Hillpoint, WI $41,256

Kingston, WI $41,384

Lake Delton, WI $41,490

La Valle, WI $41,073

Lime Ridge, WI $41,227

Loganville, WI $41,351

Lyndon Station, WI $41,128

Markesan, WI $41,184

Marquette, WI $41,326

Mauston, WI $40,973

Montello, WI $41,183

New Lisbon, WI $40,860

North Freedom, WI $41,663

Oxford, WI $41,190

Packwaukee, WI $41,354

Pardeeville, WI $41,665

Poynette, WI $41,929

Randolph, WI $41,580

Reedsburg, WI $41,339

Rio, WI $41,884

Rock Springs, WI $41,394

Union Center, WI $41,088

Waupun, WI $41,249

Westfield, WI $40,992

Wisconsin Dells, WI $41,320

Wonewoc, WI $40,933

Wyocena, WI $41,759

Amery, WI $42,180

Baldwin, WI $42,433

Beldenville, WI $42,355

Clayton, WI $41,628

Clear Lake, WI $41,963

Cushing, WI $42,037

Deer Park, WI $42,264

Dresser, WI $42,549

East Ellsworth, WI $42,247

Ellsworth, WI $42,316

Glenwood City, WI $42,056

Hager City, WI $42,425

Hammond, WI $42,933

Hudson, WI $43,612

New Richmond, WI $43,036

Osceola, WI $43,147

Prescott, WI $43,266

River Falls, WI $43,212

Roberts, WI $43,200

Saint Croix Falls, WI $42,297

Somerset, WI $43,442

Star Prairie, WI $42,922

Pell Lake, WI $41,609

Pleasant Prairie, WI $41,648

Powers Lake, WI $41,680

Rochester, WI $41,848

Salem, WI $41,713

Silver Lake, WI $41,723

Somers, WI $41,596

South Milwaukee, WI $42,827

Springfield, WI $41,627

Sturtevant, WI $41,605

Sullivan, WI $41,820

Trevor, WI $41,733

Twin Lakes, WI $41,715

Union Grove, WI $41,695

Walworth, WI $41,539

Radisson, WI $40,546

Waterford, WI $42,068

Waukesha, WI $42,707

Whitewater, WI $41,484

Williams Bay, WI $41,499

Wilmot, WI $41,731

Woodworth, WI $41,680

Zenda, WI $41,497

Milwaukee, WI $43,060

Saint Francis, WI $43,041

Racine, WI $41,576

Afton, WI $41,455

Albany, WI $41,738

Arena, WI $41,752

Argyle, WI $41,505

Avalon, WI $41,461

Avoca, WI $41,223

Barneveld, WI $41,756

Belleville, WI $42,013

Belmont, WI $41,105

Beloit, WI $41,417

Black Earth, WI $42,015

Blanchardville, WI $41,614

Blue Mounds, WI $41,891

Blue River, WI $40,846

Brodhead, WI $41,453

Brooklyn, WI $42,033

Browntown, WI $41,179

Cambridge, WI $42,013

Gile, WI $40,758

Clinton, WI $41,485

Wausau, WI $40,893

Marshfield, WI $40,911

Abbotsford, WI $40,870

Amherst, WI $40,979

Amherst Junction, WI $40,933

Aniwa, WI $40,733

Antigo, WI $40,773

Arpin, WI $40,830

Athens, WI $40,777

Auburndale, WI $40,810

Babcock, WI $40,746

Birnamwood, WI $40,757

Blenker, WI $40,804

Bowler, WI $40,836

Brokaw, WI $40,839

Bryant, WI $40,685

Chili, WI $40,861

Colby, WI $40,848

Curtiss, WI $40,830

Custer, WI $40,875

Deerbrook, WI $40,682

Dorchester, WI $40,832

Edgar, WI $40,809

Eland, WI $40,804

Elcho, WI $40,702

Elderon, WI $40,828

Elton, WI $40,737

Galloway, WI $40,867

Gilman, WI $40,740

Jump River, WI $40,705

Gleason, WI $40,691

Granton, WI $40,859

Greenwood, WI $40,880

Hannibal, WI $40,734

Hatley, WI $40,788

Hewitt, WI $40,984

Irma, WI $40,709

Junction City, WI $40,788

Loyal, WI $40,876

Lublin, WI $40,775

Marathon, WI $40,802

Mattoon, WI $40,883

Medford, WI $40,789

Merrill, WI $40,775

Milladore, WI $40,803

Mosinee, WI $40,829

Neillsville, WI $40,915

Nekoosa, WI $40,844

Nelsonville, WI $41,022

Ogema, WI $40,678

Owen, WI $40,839

Pearson, WI $40,669

Pelican Lake, WI $40,671

Phlox, WI $40,853

Woodville, WI $42,199

Houlton, WI $43,720

Abrams, WI $40,894

Amberg, WI $40,647

Armstrong Creek, WI $40,657

Athelstane, WI $40,673

Black Creek, WI $41,337

Bonduel, WI $41,008

Brillion, WI $41,300

Cecil, WI $40,945

Coleman, WI $40,859

Combined Locks, WI $41,612

Crivitz, WI $40,786

De Pere, WI $40,982

Dunbar, WI $40,630

Fence, WI $40,588

Florence, WI $40,648

Forest Junction, WI $41,418

Gillett, WI $40,915

Goodman, WI $40,656

Greenleaf, WI $41,139

Green Valley, WI $40,926

Gresham, WI $40,900

Hilbert, WI $41,403

Kaukauna, WI $41,561

Freedom, WI $41,509

Keshena, WI $40,944

Kimberly, WI $41,614

Krakow, WI $40,927

Lakewood, WI $40,723

Lena, WI $40,887

Little Chute, WI $41,613

Little Suamico, WI $40,884

Marinette, WI $40,910

Mountain, WI $40,746

Neopit, WI $40,844

Niagara, WI $40,692

Nichols, WI $41,155

Oconto, WI $40,883

Oconto Falls, WI $40,906

Oneida, WI $40,931

Pembine, WI $40,666

Peshtigo, WI $40,876

Porterfield, WI $40,769

Potter, WI $41,322

Pound, WI $40,815

Pulaski, WI $40,942

Pickerel, WI $40,707

Pittsville, WI $40,800

Plover, WI $40,937

Port Edwards, WI $40,959

Rib Lake, WI $40,734

Ringle, WI $40,775

Rosholt, WI $40,859

Rothschild, WI $40,931

Rudolph, WI $40,816

Schofield, WI $40,897

Spencer, WI $40,869

Stetsonville, WI $40,807

Stevens Point, WI $40,919

Stratford, WI $40,834

Summit Lake, WI $40,714

Tigerton, WI $40,900

Tomahawk, WI $40,740

Unity, WI $40,836

Vesper, WI $40,822

Westboro, WI $40,682

White Lake, WI $40,702

Willard, WI $40,871

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $40,895

Withee, WI $40,814

Wittenberg, WI $40,850

Rhinelander, WI $40,762

Argonne, WI $40,632

Boulder Junction, WI $40,657

Brantwood, WI $40,619

Butternut, WI $40,553

Catawba, WI $40,632

Clam Lake, WI $40,412

Conover, WI $40,678

Crandon, WI $40,741

Eagle River, WI $40,739

Fifield, WI $40,606

Poplar, WI $41,236

Port Wing, WI $40,897

Seymour, WI $41,105

Oak Creek, WI $42,538

Adell, WI $41,707

Allenton, WI $41,859

Ashippun, WI $41,994

Belgium, WI $42,116

Brookfield, WI $42,965

Brownsville, WI $41,291

Butler, WI $42,990

Campbellsport, WI $41,495

Cascade, WI $41,460

Cedarburg, WI $42,599

Cedar Grove, WI $41,922

Chilton, WI $41,324

Cleveland, WI $41,159

Clyman, WI $41,665

Colgate, WI $42,531

Delafield, WI $42,276

Eden, WI $41,278

Elkhart Lake, WI $41,275

Fredonia, WI $42,105

Germantown, WI $42,708

Glenbeulah, WI $41,255

Grafton, WI $42,607

Greenbush, WI $41,254

Hartford, WI $42,156

Hartland, WI $42,405

Hingham, WI $41,641

Horicon, WI $41,544

Hubertus, WI $42,474

Hustisford, WI $41,710

Iron Ridge, WI $41,772

Ixonia, WI $41,902

Jackson, WI $42,478

Johnson Creek, WI $41,773

Juneau, WI $41,543

Kewaskum, WI $41,877

Kiel, WI $41,203

Kohler, WI $41,380

Lannon, WI $42,767

Lebanon, WI $41,751

Lomira, WI $41,485

Malone, WI $41,289

Mayville, WI $41,498

Menomonee Falls, WI $42,831

Merton, WI $42,474

Mount Calvary, WI $41,324

Nashotah, WI $42,267

Neosho, WI $41,917

Newburg, WI $42,276

New Holstein, WI $41,266

Newton, WI $41,119

North Lake, WI $42,622

Oakfield, WI $41,214

Oconomowoc, WI $42,100

Okauchee, WI $42,221

Oostburg, WI $41,716

Pewaukee, WI $42,588

Plymouth, WI $41,331

Port Washington, WI $42,349

Random Lake, WI $41,905

Richfield, WI $42,497

Rubicon, WI $41,990

Saint Cloud, WI $41,320

Saukville, WI $42,401

Sheboygan, WI $41,499

Sheboygan Falls, WI $41,359

Slinger, WI $42,288

Stockbridge, WI $41,417

Sussex, WI $42,621

West Bend, WI $42,069

Theresa, WI $41,733

Thiensville, WI $42,913

Waldo, WI $41,603

Watertown, WI $41,721

Mequon, WI $42,803

Woodland, WI $41,810

Bassett, WI $41,715

Benet Lake, WI $41,676

Big Bend, WI $42,365

Bristol, WI $41,681

Burlington, WI $41,759

Caledonia, WI $41,916

Camp Lake, WI $41,728

Cudahy, WI $43,008

Darien, WI $41,531

Delavan, WI $41,513

Dousman, WI $41,987

Eagle, WI $41,910

Cobb, WI $41,246

Cottage Grove, WI $42,254

Cross Plains, WI $42,148

Dane, WI $42,146

Darlington, WI $41,223

Deerfield, WI $42,138

De Forest, WI $42,193

Dodgeville, WI $41,431

Edgerton, WI $41,921

Edmund, WI $41,336

Evansville, WI $41,806

Footville, WI $41,545

Fort Atkinson, WI $41,741

Gotham, WI $41,429

Gratiot, WI $41,038

Hanover, WI $41,536

Highland, WI $41,190

Hollandale, WI $41,680

Janesville, WI $41,569

Shawano, WI $40,968

Sherwood, WI $41,525

Shiocton, WI $41,233

Sobieski, WI $40,891

Suamico, WI $40,880

Suring, WI $40,829

Townsend, WI $40,741

Wausaukee, WI $40,717

Wrightstown, WI $41,402

Zachow, WI $40,958

Algoma, WI $40,882

Baileys Harbor, WI $40,770

Brussels, WI $40,878

Casco, WI $40,886

Collins, WI $41,207

Denmark, WI $40,935

Egg Harbor, WI $40,802

Ellison Bay, WI $40,733

Ephraim, WI $40,802

Fish Creek, WI $40,775

Forestville, WI $40,879

Francis Creek, WI $40,982

Kellnersville, WI $41,009

Kewaunee, WI $40,906

Luxemburg, WI $40,887

Manitowoc, WI $41,059

Maplewood, WI $40,872

Maribel, WI $40,983

Mishicot, WI $40,949

New Franken, WI $40,881

Reedsville, WI $41,093

Saint Nazianz, WI $41,174

Sister Bay, WI $40,778

Sturgeon Bay, WI $40,886

Tisch Mills, WI $40,931

Two Rivers, WI $40,946

Valders, WI $41,154

Washington Island, WI $40,709

Whitelaw, WI $41,011

Green Bay, WI $40,875

East Troy, WI $41,910

Elkhorn, WI $41,621

Elm Grove, WI $42,990

Fontana, WI $41,523

Franksville, WI $41,888

Genesee Depot, WI $42,211

Genoa City, WI $41,641

Greendale, WI $42,959

Hales Corners, WI $42,885

Franklin, WI $42,638

Helenville, WI $41,674

Honey Creek, WI $41,778

Kansasville, WI $41,764

Kenosha, WI $41,586

New Berlin, WI $42,751

Lake Geneva, WI $41,500

Lyons, WI $41,723

Mukwonago, WI $42,165

Muskego, WI $42,433

New Munster, WI $41,728

North Prairie, WI $42,143

Fremont, WI $41,267

Rice Lake, WI $40,774

Sarona, WI $40,674

Shell Lake, WI $40,709

Siren, WI $41,120

Solon Springs, WI $40,889

South Range, WI $41,275

Springbrook, WI $40,595

Stone Lake, WI $40,611

Superior, WI $41,319

Trego, WI $40,639

Turtle Lake, WI $41,559

Wascott, WI $40,848

Washburn, WI $40,691

Webster, WI $40,741

Weyerhaeuser, WI $40,675

Winter, WI $40,481

Oshkosh, WI $41,375

Almond, WI $40,928

Appleton, WI $41,615

Bancroft, WI $40,800

Bear Creek, WI $41,166

Berlin, WI $41,195

Big Falls, WI $41,071

Butte Des Morts, WI $41,354

Caroline, WI $40,960

Clintonville, WI $41,066

Coloma, WI $40,820

Dale, WI $41,429

Eldorado, WI $41,277

Embarrass, WI $41,052

Eureka, WI $41,206

Fond Du Lac, WI $41,478

Jefferson, WI $41,707

Juda, WI $41,402

Lake Mills, WI $41,906

Linden, WI $41,293

Livingston, WI $41,081

Lodi, WI $42,011

Lone Rock, WI $41,305

Lowell, WI $41,743

Mc Farland, WI $42,301

Marshall, WI $42,093

Mazomanie, WI $41,994

Merrimac, WI $41,828

Middleton, WI $42,270

Milton, WI $41,587

Mineral Point, WI $41,311

Monroe, WI $41,376

Montfort, WI $41,099

Monticello, WI $41,690

Morrisonville, WI $42,150

Mount Horeb, WI $41,951

Muscoda, WI $41,029

New Glarus, WI $41,861

Oregon, WI $42,230

Orfordville, WI $41,497

Plain, WI $41,430

Prairie Du Sac, WI $41,850

Reeseville, WI $41,828

Rewey, WI $41,128

Richland Center, WI $40,988

Ridgeway, WI $41,728

Sauk City, WI $41,862

Sextonville, WI $41,365

Sharon, WI $41,521

Shullsburg, WI $40,959

South Wayne, WI $41,125

Spring Green, WI $41,590

Stoughton, WI $42,150

Sun Prairie, WI $42,193

Verona, WI $42,181

Waterloo, WI $41,963

Waunakee, WI $42,287

Windsor, WI $42,261

Woodford, WI $41,369

Madison, WI $42,376

Assembly/Machine Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembly/Machine Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Nondurable and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Assembly/Machine Operator positions in MFG Durable or Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assembly/Machine Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assembly/Machine Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$57,121	$27.0	35%
Financial Services	$55,005	$26.0	30%
Media	$52,890	$25.0	25%
Biotechnology	$50,774	$24.0	20%
Insurance	$48,658	$23.0	15%

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

Understanding how an Assembly/Machine 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.

$39,085

Average $42,312/year

$45,734

$3,257

Average $3,526/month

$3,811

$752

Average $814/week

$879

$19

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,734	$3,811	$879	$22
Average	$42,312	$3,526	$814	$20
25th Percentile	$39,085	$3,257	$752	$19

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