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

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assembly Operators roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assembly Operators's salary?

An Assembly Operators's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,372 for beginners, reaching about $49,073 at mid-level, and approach $60,887 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assembly Operators?

Assembly Operators salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly Operators roles are District of Columbia $50,724, California $50,531, Massachusetts $49,858. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assembly Operators roles make?

Salaries for Assembly Operators level roles vary by specialization: Foremen&Forestry Operators: $106,586; Snowmaking Operators Virtual: $77,232; Assembly Supervisor: $61,849; Production Operators: $58,805; Process Operators: $52,666.

Assembly Operators Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assembly Operators make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Operators in Vermont is $44,965 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,878
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,517 to $49,107
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,379

10% $38,379

50% (Median) $44,965

90% $52,878

Assembly Operators Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,107	$4,092	$944	$24
Average	$44,965	$3,747	$865	$22
25th Percentile	$41,517	$3,460	$798	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly Operators Salaries

An Assembly Operators'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 Operators Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembly Operators'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): $39,372
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,102
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,073
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,619
Expert (over 8 years): $60,887

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assembler I	less than 1 year	$39,372
Assembly Operators	1-2 years	$44,102
Assembler III	2-4 years	$49,073
Assembler IV	5-8 years	$57,619
Assembly Supervisor	over 8 years	$60,887

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

District of Columbia: $50,724.
California: $50,531.
Massachusetts: $49,858.

District of Columbia $50,724 California $50,531 Massachusetts $49,858 Washington $49,674 New Jersey $49,656 Alaska $49,592 Connecticut $48,960 New York $48,703

Hawaii $47,883 Rhode Island $47,498 Maryland $47,237 Minnesota $46,880 Colorado $46,742 Illinois $46,697 Oregon $46,523 Delaware $46,394

New Hampshire $46,314 Virginia $46,133 Pennsylvania $45,606 Nevada $45,341 North Dakota $45,254 Michigan $45,116 Wisconsin $45,066 Vermont $44,965

Texas $44,686 Maine $44,667 Arizona $44,640 Ohio $44,608 Georgia $44,186 Indiana $43,975 Wyoming $43,934 Utah $43,870

Iowa $43,843 Kansas $43,623 Louisiana $43,559 North Carolina $43,536 Missouri $43,526 Florida $43,348 Montana $43,252 Nebraska $43,160

Kentucky $43,110 South Carolina $42,926 Tennessee $42,812 Idaho $42,766 New Mexico $42,432 Oklahoma $42,358 Alabama $42,088 South Dakota $41,634

Arkansas $41,387 West Virginia $41,254 Mississippi $40,856

Top Paying Cities for Assembly Operators

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: $46,026
Barre: $46,095
Cabot: $45,993

Adamant, VT $46,026

Barre, VT $46,095

Cabot, VT $45,993

Calais, VT $46,034

East Barre, VT $46,025

East Calais, VT $46,026

East Montpelier, VT $46,056

Eden, VT $45,995

Eden Mills, VT $45,954

Graniteville, VT $46,092

Hyde Park, VT $46,063

Johnson, VT $46,121

Lake Elmore, VT $46,012

Marshfield, VT $46,001

Moretown, VT $46,124

Morrisville, VT $46,119

Moscow, VT $46,142

Northfield, VT $46,068

Northfield Falls, VT $46,283

North Hyde Park, VT $46,060

North Montpelier, VT $46,014

Plainfield, VT $46,007

Roxbury, VT $45,929

South Barre, VT $46,148

Waterbury, VT $46,138

Stowe, VT $46,144

Waitsfield, VT $46,119

Warren, VT $46,032

Washington, VT $45,943

Waterbury Center, VT $46,136

Websterville, VT $46,085

Williamstown, VT $46,031

Wolcott, VT $46,006

Woodbury, VT $45,960

Worcester, VT $46,006

Rutland, VT $46,005

Belmont, VT $45,863

Benson, VT $45,862

Bomoseen, VT $45,935

Brandon, VT $45,969

Bridport, VT $45,974

Castleton, VT $45,944

Center Rutland, VT $45,975

Chittenden, VT $45,869

Cuttingsville, VT $45,853

Danby, VT $45,932

East Middlebury, VT $45,999

East Poultney, VT $45,937

East Wallingford, VT $45,887

Fair Haven, VT $45,903

Florence, VT $45,887

Forest Dale, VT $45,971

Gaysville, VT $45,679

Granville, VT $45,895

Hancock, VT $45,887

Hydeville, VT $45,940

Killington, VT $45,882

Middlebury, VT $46,070

Middletown Springs, VT $45,912

Mount Holly, VT $45,869

North Clarendon, VT $45,937

Orwell, VT $45,932

Pawlet, VT $45,948

Pittsfield, VT $45,909

Pittsford, VT $45,953

Poultney, VT $45,944

Proctor, VT $45,995

Ripton, VT $45,942

Rochester, VT $45,918

Rupert, VT $45,913

Salisbury, VT $45,987

Shoreham, VT $45,948

Stockbridge, VT $45,866

Wallingford, VT $45,891

Wells, VT $45,950

West Pawlet, VT $45,966

West Rupert, VT $45,955

West Rutland, VT $45,927

Whiting, VT $45,949

Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,999

Albany, VT $45,972

Barnet, VT $45,950

Barton, VT $45,967

Beebe Plain, VT $45,981

Concord, VT $45,906

Coventry, VT $46,035

Craftsbury, VT $45,986

Craftsbury Common, VT $45,988

Danville, VT $45,960

Derby, VT $45,981

Derby Line, VT $45,947

East Burke, VT $45,945

East Charleston, VT $45,950

East Hardwick, VT $45,975

East Haven, VT $45,845

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,998

Glover, VT $45,954

Granby, VT $45,789

Greensboro, VT $45,938

Greensboro Bend, VT $45,967

Hardwick, VT $46,018

Irasburg, VT $45,956

Island Pond, VT $45,881

Lowell, VT $45,940

Lower Waterford, VT $45,993

Lyndon, VT $45,985

Lyndon Center, VT $46,037

Lyndonville, VT $45,987

Morgan, VT $45,904

Newport, VT $46,009

Newport Center, VT $45,950

North Concord, VT $45,830

North Troy, VT $45,956

Orleans, VT $45,939

Passumpsic, VT $46,002

Peacham, VT $45,909

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $46,003

Sheffield, VT $45,922

Sutton, VT $45,918

Troy, VT $45,961

West Burke, VT $45,949

West Charleston, VT $45,927

West Danville, VT $45,963

Westfield, VT $45,926

West Glover, VT $45,958

Averill, VT $45,690

Beecher Falls, VT $45,987

Canaan, VT $45,872

Gilman, VT $46,074

Guildhall, VT $45,812

Lunenburg, VT $45,911

Norton, VT $45,782

North Bennington, VT $46,293

North Pownal, VT $46,387

Pownal, VT $46,413

White River Junction, VT $45,993

Ascutney, VT $46,015

Barnard, VT $45,889

Bethel, VT $45,917

Bradford, VT $45,965

Bridgewater, VT $45,936

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,845

Brookfield, VT $45,962

Brownsville, VT $45,937

Chelsea, VT $45,935

Corinth, VT $45,923

East Corinth, VT $45,942

East Randolph, VT $45,951

East Ryegate, VT $45,911

East Thetford, VT $45,968

Fairlee, VT $45,918

Groton, VT $45,931

Hartford, VT $46,113

Hartland, VT $45,951

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,949

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $46,068

Newbury, VT $45,925

North Hartland, VT $45,984

North Pomfret, VT $45,905

North Thetford, VT $45,967

Norwich, VT $45,958

Plymouth, VT $45,812

Post Mills, VT $45,957

Quechee, VT $46,004

Randolph, VT $45,996

Randolph Center, VT $45,973

Reading, VT $45,850

Sharon, VT $45,916

South Pomfret, VT $45,872

South Royalton, VT $45,929

South Ryegate, VT $45,938

South Strafford, VT $45,927

South Woodstock, VT $45,861

Strafford, VT $45,887

Taftsville, VT $46,008

Thetford, VT $45,968

Thetford Center, VT $45,920

Topsham, VT $45,906

Tunbridge, VT $45,915

Vershire, VT $45,893

Wells River, VT $45,942

West Fairlee, VT $46,026

West Hartford, VT $45,906

West Newbury, VT $45,924

West Topsham, VT $45,943

Wilder, VT $46,115

Windsor, VT $45,970

Woodstock, VT $45,914

Bellows Falls, VT $46,081

Cambridgeport, VT $46,029

Cavendish, VT $45,876

Chester, VT $45,922

Chester Depot, VT $45,905

Grafton, VT $45,887

Londonderry, VT $45,969

Ludlow, VT $45,900

North Springfield, VT $46,060

Perkinsville, VT $45,935

Peru, VT $45,921

Proctorsville, VT $45,884

Saxtons River, VT $46,072

South Londonderry, VT $45,998

Springfield, VT $46,037

Westminster, VT $46,081

Westminster Station, VT $46,084

Weston, VT $45,874

Shaftsbury, VT $46,238

Brattleboro, VT $46,175

Bondville, VT $45,984

East Dover, VT $46,078

Jacksonville, VT $46,194

Jamaica, VT $45,985

Marlboro, VT $46,404

Newfane, VT $46,048

Putney, VT $46,038

Readsboro, VT $46,409

South Newfane, VT $46,064

Stamford, VT $46,376

Townshend, VT $46,006

Vernon, VT $46,316

Wardsboro, VT $46,039

West Dover, VT $46,115

West Dummerston, VT $46,059

West Halifax, VT $46,130

West Townshend, VT $45,944

West Wardsboro, VT $45,945

Whitingham, VT $46,177

Williamsville, VT $46,059

Wilmington, VT $46,149

Burlington, VT $46,275

South Burlington, VT $46,272

Winooski, VT $46,275

Colchester, VT $46,275

Alburgh, VT $46,044

Bakersfield, VT $46,113

Belvidere Center, VT $45,945

Bristol, VT $46,122

Cambridge, VT $46,177

Charlotte, VT $46,212

East Berkshire, VT $46,068

East Fairfield, VT $46,137

Enosburg Falls, VT $46,009

Essex, VT $46,240

Essex Junction, VT $46,243

Fairfax, VT $46,180

Fairfield, VT $46,136

Ferrisburgh, VT $46,161

Franklin, VT $46,012

Grand Isle, VT $46,185

Highgate Center, VT $46,051

Highgate Springs, VT $46,075

Hinesburg, VT $46,212

Huntington, VT $46,177

Isle La Motte, VT $46,102

Jeffersonville, VT $46,146

Jericho, VT $46,201

Jonesville, VT $46,211

Milton, VT $46,223

Monkton, VT $46,174

Montgomery, VT $46,009

Montgomery Center, VT $45,954

New Haven, VT $46,117

North Ferrisburgh, VT $46,182

North Hero, VT $46,136

Richford, VT $46,002

Richmond, VT $46,206

Saint Albans, VT $46,157

Saint Albans Bay, VT $46,151

Shelburne, VT $46,255

Sheldon, VT $46,102

Sheldon Springs, VT $46,215

South Hero, VT $46,227

Starksboro, VT $46,149

Swanton, VT $46,093

Underhill, VT $46,191

Underhill Center, VT $46,192

Vergennes, VT $46,102

Waterville, VT $46,118

Westford, VT $46,214

Williston, VT $46,249

Montpelier, VT $46,087

Bennington, VT $46,327

Arlington, VT $46,164

Dorset, VT $45,984

East Arlington, VT $45,967

East Dorset, VT $45,985

Manchester, VT $46,109

Manchester Center, VT $46,079

Assembly Operators Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembly Operators roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assembly Operators positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assembly Operators as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assembly Operators

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$53,958	$26.0	20%

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

Understanding how an Assembly Operators'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.

$41,517

Average $44,965/year

$49,107

$3,460

Average $3,747/month

$4,092

$798

Average $865/week

$944

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,107	$4,092	$944	$24
Average	$44,965	$3,747	$865	$22
25th Percentile	$41,517	$3,460	$798	$20

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