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

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

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

An Assembly Worker /Machine Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $37,526 for beginners, reaching about $47,319 at mid-level, and approach $73,875 for experts.

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

Assembly Worker /Machine Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assembly Worker /Machine Operator roles are District of Columbia $45,271, California $45,099, Massachusetts $44,498. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assembly Worker /Machine Operator level roles vary by specialization: Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,925; Assembly Operator: $45,282; Assembly Worker: $44,112; General Assembly Worker: $43,922; Assembly Line Worker: $43,548.

Assembly Worker /Machine Operator Salary in Idaho

How much does an Assembly Worker /Machine Operator make in Idaho? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Worker /Machine Operator in Idaho is $38,169 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $44,067
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,259 to $41,256
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,609

10% $32,609

50% (Median) $38,169

90% $44,067

Assembly Worker /Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,256	$3,438	$793	$20
Average	$38,169	$3,181	$734	$18
25th Percentile	$35,259	$2,938	$678	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Assembly Worker /Machine Operator Salaries

An Assembly Worker /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 Worker /Machine Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assembly Worker /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): $37,526
Early Career (1-2 years): $41,704
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,319
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,847
Expert (over 8 years): $73,875

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assembly Worker /Machine Operator	less than 1 year	$37,526
Machine Operator II	1-2 years	$41,704
Machine Operator III	2-4 years	$47,319
Machine Operator IV	5-8 years	$50,847
Machine Operator Supervisor	over 8 years	$73,875

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

District of Columbia: $45,271.
California: $45,099.
Massachusetts: $44,498.

District of Columbia $45,271 California $45,099 Massachusetts $44,498 Washington $44,335 New Jersey $44,318 Alaska $44,261 Connecticut $43,697 New York $43,468

Hawaii $42,736 Rhode Island $42,393 Maryland $42,160 Minnesota $41,841 Colorado $41,718 Illinois $41,677 Oregon $41,522 Delaware $41,407

New Hampshire $41,335 Virginia $41,174 Pennsylvania $40,704 Nevada $40,467 North Dakota $40,389 Michigan $40,266 Wisconsin $40,221 Vermont $40,131

Texas $39,882 Maine $39,866 Arizona $39,841 Ohio $39,813 Georgia $39,436 Indiana $39,248 Wyoming $39,211 Utah $39,154

Iowa $39,130 Kansas $38,933 Louisiana $38,876 North Carolina $38,856 Missouri $38,848 Florida $38,688 Montana $38,602 Nebraska $38,520

Kentucky $38,476 South Carolina $38,312 Tennessee $38,210 Idaho $38,169 New Mexico $37,870 Oklahoma $37,805 Alabama $37,564 South Dakota $37,159

Arkansas $36,938 West Virginia $36,820 Mississippi $36,464

Top Paying Cities for Assembly Worker /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:

Pocatello: $35,311
Fort Hall: $35,439
Aberdeen: $36,039

Pocatello, ID $35,311

Fort Hall, ID $35,439

Aberdeen, ID $36,039

American Falls, ID $36,659

Arbon, ID $36,040

Arco, ID $37,011

Arimo, ID $35,955

Atomic City, ID $37,034

Bancroft, ID $36,173

Basalt, ID $36,963

Bern, ID $37,127

Blackfoot, ID $36,567

Bloomington, ID $37,211

Challis, ID $37,002

Clayton, ID $36,987

Clifton, ID $37,213

Cobalt, ID $36,932

Conda, ID $37,150

Dayton, ID $37,398

Dingle, ID $37,111

Downey, ID $36,865

Ellis, ID $37,028

Firth, ID $36,858

Franklin, ID $37,559

Geneva, ID $37,188

Georgetown, ID $37,204

Grace, ID $36,953

Holbrook, ID $37,052

Howe, ID $36,953

Inkom, ID $35,540

Lava Hot Springs, ID $36,073

Mccammon, ID $35,680

Mackay, ID $36,993

Malad City, ID $37,235

May, ID $36,999

Montpelier, ID $37,162

Moore, ID $37,043

Moreland, ID $36,307

Paris, ID $37,183

Pingree, ID $36,682

Preston, ID $37,228

Rockland, ID $36,786

Saint Charles, ID $37,154

Shelley, ID $37,042

Soda Springs, ID $37,255

Kamiah, ID $37,114

Garden City, ID $38,300

Athol, ID $39,015

Avery, ID $37,033

Bayview, ID $38,065

Blanchard, ID $39,927

Bonners Ferry, ID $37,198

Bovill, ID $37,089

Calder, ID $37,101

Careywood, ID $38,575

Cataldo, ID $38,634

Clark Fork, ID $37,318

Clarkia, ID $37,044

Cocolalla, ID $38,656

Coeur D Alene, ID $39,703

Coolin, ID $37,513

Oldtown, ID $39,230

Deary, ID $37,086

Desmet, ID $38,951

Dover, ID $38,174

Eastport, ID $37,157

Elk River, ID $37,105

Fernwood, ID $37,408

Genesee, ID $37,347

Harrison, ID $39,928

Harvard, ID $38,031

Hayden, ID $39,590

Hope, ID $37,115

Kellogg, ID $37,572

Kingston, ID $37,848

Kootenai, ID $37,780

Laclede, ID $38,607

Medimont, ID $38,811

Moscow, ID $37,560

Moyie Springs, ID $37,129

Mullan, ID $37,163

Naples, ID $37,109

Nordman, ID $37,308

Osburn, ID $37,320

Pinehurst, ID $37,815

Plummer, ID $39,873

Ponderay, ID $37,762

Porthill, ID $37,300

Post Falls, ID $40,873

Potlatch, ID $38,453

Priest River, ID $38,377

Princeton, ID $37,872

Rathdrum, ID $40,364

Sagle, ID $38,147

Saint Maries, ID $38,530

Sandpoint, ID $37,210

Colburn, ID $37,425

Santa, ID $37,787

Silverton, ID $37,212

Smelterville, ID $37,870

Spirit Lake, ID $39,945

Tensed, ID $38,884

Troy, ID $37,208

Viola, ID $38,041

Wallace, ID $37,126

Murray, ID $37,095

Worley, ID $40,522

Springfield, ID $35,820

Kendrick, ID $37,070

Kooskia, ID $37,184

Lapwai, ID $37,267

Lenore, ID $37,093

Lucile, ID $37,099

Nezperce, ID $37,070

Orofino, ID $37,119

Peck, ID $37,089

Pierce, ID $37,096

Pollock, ID $37,204

Reubens, ID $37,069

Riggins, ID $37,119

Stites, ID $37,094

Weippe, ID $37,090

White Bird, ID $37,077

Winchester, ID $37,101

Atlanta, ID $37,331

Banks, ID $37,772

Bruneau, ID $36,998

Caldwell, ID $37,977

Cambridge, ID $37,214

Cascade, ID $37,040

Council, ID $37,179

Donnelly, ID $37,144

Eagle, ID $38,157

Emmett, ID $37,901

Fruitland, ID $37,672

Garden Valley, ID $37,681

Glenns Ferry, ID $37,189

Grand View, ID $37,381

Greenleaf, ID $37,808

Hammett, ID $37,162

Homedale, ID $37,706

Horseshoe Bend, ID $38,028

Huston, ID $37,841

Idaho City, ID $37,862

Indian Valley, ID $37,134

King Hill, ID $37,051

Kuna, ID $38,155

Lake Fork, ID $37,145

Letha, ID $37,823

Lowman, ID $37,074

Mccall, ID $37,089

Marsing, ID $37,647

Melba, ID $37,840

Meridian, ID $38,230

Mesa, ID $37,178

Middleton, ID $38,016

Midvale, ID $37,308

Mountain Home, ID $37,627

Mountain Home A F B, ID $37,616

Murphy, ID $37,228

Nampa, ID $38,001

New Meadows, ID $37,154

New Plymouth, ID $37,694

Notus, ID $37,813

Ola, ID $37,462

Parma, ID $37,679

Payette, ID $37,608

Placerville, ID $37,905

Star, ID $38,121

Sweet, ID $37,870

Warren, ID $37,091

Weiser, ID $37,356

Wilder, ID $37,741

Yellow Pine, ID $36,939

Boise, ID $38,300

Stanley, ID $36,957

Swanlake, ID $37,108

Thatcher, ID $37,028

Wayan, ID $37,422

Weston, ID $37,459

Fish Haven, ID $37,362

Twin Falls, ID $36,439

Rogerson, ID $37,064

Albion, ID $37,052

Almo, ID $37,064

Bellevue, ID $37,079

Bliss, ID $37,059

Buhl, ID $37,194

Burley, ID $37,132

Carey, ID $37,021

Castleford, ID $37,224

Corral, ID $36,986

Declo, ID $37,066

Dietrich, ID $37,062

Eden, ID $36,962

Fairfield, ID $37,000

Filer, ID $36,481

Gooding, ID $37,117

Hagerman, ID $37,102

Hailey, ID $37,093

Hansen, ID $36,596

Hazelton, ID $37,085

Heyburn, ID $37,156

Hill City, ID $37,041

Jerome, ID $37,115

Ketchum, ID $37,070

Kimberly, ID $36,446

Malta, ID $37,042

Minidoka, ID $37,117

Murtaugh, ID $36,943

Oakley, ID $37,069

Paul, ID $37,079

Picabo, ID $37,033

Richfield, ID $37,069

Rupert, ID $37,117

Shoshone, ID $37,083

Sun Valley, ID $37,163

Wendell, ID $37,156

Idaho Falls, ID $37,085

Ashton, ID $37,143

Chester, ID $37,264

Driggs, ID $37,518

Dubois, ID $37,032

Felt, ID $37,430

Hamer, ID $37,109

Iona, ID $37,080

Irwin, ID $38,851

Island Park, ID $37,100

Lewisville, ID $37,078

Macks Inn, ID $37,246

Menan, ID $37,072

Monteview, ID $37,028

Newdale, ID $37,332

Parker, ID $37,372

Rexburg, ID $37,066

Rigby, ID $37,080

Ririe, ID $37,303

Roberts, ID $37,067

Saint Anthony, ID $37,222

Spencer, ID $37,035

Sugar City, ID $37,061

Swan Valley, ID $37,551

Terreton, ID $37,059

Teton, ID $37,342

Tetonia, ID $37,367

Ucon, ID $37,085

Victor, ID $38,664

Carmen, ID $37,144

Gibbonsville, ID $37,134

Leadore, ID $37,005

Lemhi, ID $37,039

North Fork, ID $37,104

Salmon, ID $37,127

Tendoy, ID $37,078

Shoup, ID $36,931

Lewiston, ID $37,430

Ahsahka, ID $37,104

Cottonwood, ID $37,099

Craigmont, ID $37,056

Culdesac, ID $37,135

Elk City, ID $37,006

Ferdinand, ID $37,078

Grangeville, ID $37,105

Fenn, ID $37,105

Greencreek, ID $37,076

Juliaetta, ID $37,165

Assembly Worker /Machine Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assembly Worker /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 Worker /Machine Operator positions in MFG Durable or Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assembly Worker /Machine Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assembly Worker /Machine Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$51,528	$25.0	35%
Financial Services	$49,620	$24.0	30%
Media	$47,711	$23.0	25%
Biotechnology	$45,803	$22.0	20%
Insurance	$43,894	$21.0	15%

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

Understanding how an Assembly Worker /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.

$35,259

Average $38,169/year

$41,256

$2,938

Average $3,181/month

$3,438

$678

Average $734/week

$793

$17

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,256	$3,438	$793	$20
Average	$38,169	$3,181	$734	$18
25th Percentile	$35,259	$2,938	$678	$17

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