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 $41,002 for beginners, reaching about $49,872 at mid-level, and approach $77,876 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 $46,940, California $46,762, Massachusetts $46,139. 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: $55,954; Assembly Operator: $45,288; Assembly Worker: $44,118; General Assembly Worker: $43,923; Assembly Line Worker: $43,553.

Assembly Worker /Machine Operator Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Assembly Worker /Machine Operator make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assembly Worker /Machine Operator in Wisconsin is $41,705 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,149
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,525 to $45,078
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,630

10% $35,630

50% (Median) $41,705

90% $48,149

Assembly Worker /Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,078	$3,756	$867	$22
Average	$41,705	$3,475	$802	$20
25th Percentile	$38,525	$3,210	$741	$19

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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): $41,002
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,948
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,872
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,570
Expert (over 8 years): $77,876

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assembly Worker /Machine Operator	less than 1 year	$41,002
Machine Operator II	1-2 years	$43,948
Machine Operator III	2-4 years	$49,872
Machine Operator IV	5-8 years	$53,570
Machine Operator Supervisor	over 8 years	$77,876

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: $46,940.
California: $46,762.
Massachusetts: $46,139.

District of Columbia $46,940 California $46,762 Massachusetts $46,139 Washington $45,970 New Jersey $45,953 Alaska $45,893 Connecticut $45,308 New York $45,071

Hawaii $44,312 Rhode Island $43,956 Maryland $43,714 Minnesota $43,383 Colorado $43,256 Illinois $43,214 Oregon $43,053 Delaware $42,934

New Hampshire $42,859 Virginia $42,692 Pennsylvania $42,205 Nevada $41,959 North Dakota $41,878 Michigan $41,751 Wisconsin $41,705 Vermont $41,611

Texas $41,353 Maine $41,336 Arizona $41,310 Ohio $41,281 Georgia $40,891 Indiana $40,696 Wyoming $40,657 Utah $40,598

Iowa $40,573 Kansas $40,369 Louisiana $40,310 North Carolina $40,289 Missouri $40,280 Florida $40,115 Montana $40,026 Nebraska $39,941

Kentucky $39,894 South Carolina $39,725 Tennessee $39,619 Idaho $39,576 New Mexico $39,267 Oklahoma $39,199 Alabama $38,949 South Dakota $38,529

Arkansas $38,300 West Virginia $38,177 Mississippi $37,808

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:

Green Lake: $40,567
Greenville: $40,952
Hancock: $40,208

Green Lake, WI $40,567

Greenville, WI $40,952

Hancock, WI $40,208

Hortonville, WI $40,866

Iola, WI $40,386

King, WI $40,695

Larsen, WI $40,791

Leopolis, WI $40,336

Manawa, WI $40,536

Marion, WI $40,411

Menasha, WI $40,986

Neenah, WI $40,911

Neshkoro, WI $40,421

New London, WI $40,698

Ogdensburg, WI $40,445

Omro, WI $40,645

Pickett, WI $40,678

Pine River, WI $40,521

Plainfield, WI $40,282

Poy Sippi, WI $40,549

Princeton, WI $40,470

Readfield, WI $40,750

Redgranite, WI $40,560

Ripon, WI $40,638

Rosendale, WI $40,658

Saxeville, WI $40,476

Scandinavia, WI $40,418

Tilleda, WI $40,275

Van Dyne, WI $40,709

Waukau, WI $40,638

Waupaca, WI $40,529

Wautoma, WI $40,435

Weyauwega, WI $40,599

Wild Rose, WI $40,447

Winnebago, WI $40,802

Winneconne, WI $40,707

Wilson, WI $41,375

Boyd, WI $40,303

Cadott, WI $40,332

Chetek, WI $40,223

Chippewa Falls, WI $40,419

Colfax, WI $40,370

Conrath, WI $40,142

Cornell, WI $40,246

Dallas, WI $40,454

Downing, WI $41,181

Downsville, WI $40,882

Durand, WI $40,843

Eau Galle, WI $40,752

Eleva, WI $40,462

Elk Mound, WI $40,373

Elmwood, WI $41,144

Fairchild, WI $40,413

Fall Creek, WI $40,437

Gilmanton, WI $40,647

Holcombe, WI $40,177

Humbird, WI $40,368

Independence, WI $40,529

Jim Falls, WI $40,280

Knapp, WI $41,159

Maiden Rock, WI $41,209

Menomonie, WI $40,843

Merrillan, WI $40,312

Mondovi, WI $40,544

Nelson, WI $41,028

New Auburn, WI $40,207

Osseo, WI $40,557

Pepin, WI $41,351

Pigeon Falls, WI $40,647

Plum City, WI $41,154

Prairie Farm, WI $40,803

Ridgeland, WI $40,584

Rock Falls, WI $40,390

Sand Creek, WI $40,229

Sheldon, WI $40,124

Spring Valley, WI $41,403

Stanley, WI $40,314

Stockholm, WI $41,448

Strum, WI $40,530

Thorp, WI $40,295

Wheeler, WI $40,673

Whitehall, WI $40,477

Spooner, WI $40,112

Almena, WI $40,673

Ashland, WI $40,072

Balsam Lake, WI $41,337

Barron, WI $40,418

Barronett, WI $40,129

Bayfield, WI $40,073

Benoit, WI $40,014

Birchwood, WI $40,057

Brill, WI $40,225

Bruce, WI $40,103

Brule, WI $40,447

Cable, WI $39,932

Cameron, WI $40,235

Centuria, WI $41,564

Comstock, WI $40,784

Cornucopia, WI $40,126

Couderay, WI $39,953

Cumberland, WI $40,484

Danbury, WI $40,352

Drummond, WI $40,051

Edgewater, WI $40,034

Exeland, WI $39,982

Foxboro, WI $40,590

Frederic, WI $40,709

Gordon, WI $40,253

Grand View, WI $39,970

Grantsburg, WI $40,956

Haugen, WI $40,269

Hawthorne, WI $40,579

Hayward, WI $39,982

Herbster, WI $40,181

Hertel, WI $40,123

High Bridge, WI $40,012

Iron River, WI $40,300

Ladysmith, WI $40,107

Lake Nebagamon, WI $40,489

La Pointe, WI $40,004

Luck, WI $41,181

Maple, WI $40,585

Marengo, WI $39,996

Mason, WI $40,001

Mikana, WI $40,221

Milltown, WI $41,352

Minong, WI $40,236

Odanah, WI $40,163

Ojibwa, WI $39,913

Glidden, WI $39,928

Harshaw, WI $40,113

Hawkins, WI $40,037

Hazelhurst, WI $40,120

Heafford Junction, WI $40,154

Hurley, WI $40,039

Iron Belt, WI $39,965

Kennan, WI $40,043

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $40,109

Lake Tomahawk, WI $40,132

Land O Lakes, WI $40,078

Laona, WI $40,100

Long Lake, WI $39,990

Mc Naughton, WI $40,136

Manitowish Waters, WI $40,075

Mellen, WI $39,945

Mercer, WI $40,004

Minocqua, WI $40,151

Montreal, WI $40,050

Park Falls, WI $40,034

Phelps, WI $40,077

Phillips, WI $40,052

Prentice, WI $40,083

Presque Isle, WI $40,058

Saint Germain, WI $40,159

Saxon, WI $39,980

Sayner, WI $40,105

Star Lake, WI $40,000

Three Lakes, WI $40,112

Tony, WI $40,101

Tripoli, WI $40,015

Upson, WI $39,846

Wabeno, WI $40,103

Woodruff, WI $40,168

La Crosse, WI $39,886

Alma, WI $40,902

Alma Center, WI $40,363

Arcadia, WI $40,510

Arkdale, WI $40,210

Bangor, WI $39,973

Black River Falls, WI $40,232

Blair, WI $40,354

Camp Douglas, WI $40,269

Cashton, WI $40,016

Cataract, WI $40,080

Chaseburg, WI $39,951

Cochrane, WI $40,831

Coon Valley, WI $39,935

De Soto, WI $40,021

Dodge, WI $40,397

Eastman, WI $40,134

Ettrick, WI $40,097

Ferryville, WI $40,086

Fountain City, WI $40,655

Galesville, WI $40,219

Gays Mills, WI $40,211

Genoa, WI $39,981

Hillsboro, WI $40,355

Hixton, WI $40,362

Holmen, WI $39,979

Hustler, WI $40,416

Kendall, WI $40,305

La Farge, WI $40,243

Lynxville, WI $40,138

Mather, WI $40,221

Melrose, WI $40,090

Millston, WI $40,135

Mindoro, WI $40,007

Mount Sterling, WI $40,278

Necedah, WI $40,225

Norwalk, WI $40,064

Oakdale, WI $40,271

Onalaska, WI $39,916

Ontario, WI $40,239

Readstown, WI $40,197

Rockland, WI $39,965

Seneca, WI $40,317

Soldiers Grove, WI $40,241

Sparta, WI $40,049

Steuben, WI $40,207

Stoddard, WI $39,918

Taylor, WI $40,275

Tomah, WI $40,292

Trempealeau, WI $40,214

Palmyra, WI $41,123

Tunnel City, WI $40,272

Viola, WI $40,269

Viroqua, WI $40,017

Warrens, WI $40,209

Westby, WI $39,997

West Salem, WI $39,937

Wilton, WI $40,269

Eau Claire, WI $40,529

Altoona, WI $40,584

Arkansaw, WI $41,010

Augusta, WI $40,428

Bay City, WI $41,383

Bloomer, WI $40,289

Boyceville, WI $40,924

Glen Flora, WI $40,036

Wales, WI $41,686

Bagley, WI $40,141

Beetown, WI $40,181

Benton, WI $40,340

Bloomington, WI $40,188

Boscobel, WI $40,275

Cassville, WI $40,141

Cuba City, WI $40,268

Dickeyville, WI $40,302

Fennimore, WI $40,323

Glen Haven, WI $40,119

Hazel Green, WI $40,203

Kieler, WI $40,314

Lancaster, WI $40,231

Mount Hope, WI $40,182

Patch Grove, WI $40,327

Platteville, WI $40,403

Potosi, WI $40,152

Prairie Du Chien, WI $40,239

Sinsinawa, WI $40,187

Stitzer, WI $40,311

Wauzeka, WI $40,202

Woodman, WI $40,158

Portage, WI $41,042

Adams, WI $40,395

Arlington, WI $41,457

Baraboo, WI $41,046

Beaver Dam, WI $41,009

Brandon, WI $40,572

Briggsville, WI $40,787

Burnett, WI $40,732

Cambria, WI $40,985

Cazenovia, WI $40,428

Columbus, WI $41,332

Dalton, WI $40,751

Dellwood, WI $40,259

Doylestown, WI $41,267

Elroy, WI $40,317

Endeavor, WI $40,736

Fairwater, WI $40,651

Fall River, WI $41,215

Fox Lake, WI $40,807

Friendship, WI $40,273

Friesland, WI $40,933

Grand Marsh, WI $40,413

Hillpoint, WI $40,664

Kingston, WI $40,790

Lake Delton, WI $40,895

La Valle, WI $40,484

Lime Ridge, WI $40,635

Loganville, WI $40,758

Lyndon Station, WI $40,538

Markesan, WI $40,593

Marquette, WI $40,733

Mauston, WI $40,385

Montello, WI $40,592

New Lisbon, WI $40,274

North Freedom, WI $41,066

Oxford, WI $40,599

Packwaukee, WI $40,760

Pardeeville, WI $41,067

Poynette, WI $41,327

Randolph, WI $40,984

Reedsburg, WI $40,746

Rio, WI $41,283

Rock Springs, WI $40,800

Union Center, WI $40,499

Waupun, WI $40,657

Westfield, WI $40,404

Wisconsin Dells, WI $40,727

Wonewoc, WI $40,346

Wyocena, WI $41,159

Amery, WI $41,574

Baldwin, WI $41,824

Beldenville, WI $41,747

Clayton, WI $41,030

Clear Lake, WI $41,361

Cushing, WI $41,434

Deer Park, WI $41,658

Dresser, WI $41,939

East Ellsworth, WI $41,641

Ellsworth, WI $41,709

Glenwood City, WI $41,453

Hager City, WI $41,816

Hammond, WI $42,317

Hudson, WI $42,987

New Richmond, WI $42,419

Osceola, WI $42,528

Prescott, WI $42,645

River Falls, WI $42,592

Roberts, WI $42,580

Saint Croix Falls, WI $41,690

Somerset, WI $42,818

Star Prairie, WI $42,307

Pell Lake, WI $41,012

Pleasant Prairie, WI $41,050

Powers Lake, WI $41,082

Rochester, WI $41,247

Salem, WI $41,114

Silver Lake, WI $41,125

Somers, WI $41,000

South Milwaukee, WI $42,213

Springfield, WI $41,030

Sturtevant, WI $41,008

Sullivan, WI $41,220

Trevor, WI $41,134

Twin Lakes, WI $41,116

Union Grove, WI $41,097

Walworth, WI $40,943

Radisson, WI $39,964

Waterford, WI $41,465

Waukesha, WI $42,094

Whitewater, WI $40,889

Williams Bay, WI $40,904

Wilmot, WI $41,132

Woodworth, WI $41,082

Zenda, WI $40,902

Milwaukee, WI $42,442

Saint Francis, WI $42,424

Racine, WI $40,980

Afton, WI $40,860

Albany, WI $41,139

Arena, WI $41,153

Argyle, WI $40,909

Avalon, WI $40,866

Avoca, WI $40,632

Barneveld, WI $41,156

Belleville, WI $41,410

Belmont, WI $40,515

Beloit, WI $40,823

Black Earth, WI $41,412

Blanchardville, WI $41,017

Blue Mounds, WI $41,290

Blue River, WI $40,260

Brodhead, WI $40,858

Brooklyn, WI $41,430

Browntown, WI $40,588

Cambridge, WI $41,410

Gile, WI $40,173

Clinton, WI $40,890

Wausau, WI $40,306

Marshfield, WI $40,324

Abbotsford, WI $40,284

Amherst, WI $40,391

Amherst Junction, WI $40,346

Aniwa, WI $40,148

Antigo, WI $40,188

Arpin, WI $40,244

Athens, WI $40,191

Auburndale, WI $40,224

Babcock, WI $40,161

Birnamwood, WI $40,172

Blenker, WI $40,219

Bowler, WI $40,250

Brokaw, WI $40,253

Bryant, WI $40,101

Chili, WI $40,275

Colby, WI $40,262

Curtiss, WI $40,244

Custer, WI $40,289

Deerbrook, WI $40,099

Dorchester, WI $40,247

Edgar, WI $40,223

Eland, WI $40,218

Elcho, WI $40,118

Elderon, WI $40,242

Elton, WI $40,153

Galloway, WI $40,280

Gilman, WI $40,156

Jump River, WI $40,121

Gleason, WI $40,107

Granton, WI $40,273

Greenwood, WI $40,294

Hannibal, WI $40,149

Hatley, WI $40,202

Hewitt, WI $40,396

Irma, WI $40,125

Junction City, WI $40,203

Loyal, WI $40,290

Lublin, WI $40,190

Marathon, WI $40,216

Mattoon, WI $40,296

Medford, WI $40,203

Merrill, WI $40,190

Milladore, WI $40,217

Mosinee, WI $40,244

Neillsville, WI $40,328

Nekoosa, WI $40,258

Nelsonville, WI $40,434

Ogema, WI $40,095

Owen, WI $40,253

Pearson, WI $40,085

Pelican Lake, WI $40,088

Phlox, WI $40,266

Woodville, WI $41,593

Houlton, WI $43,092

Abrams, WI $40,308

Amberg, WI $40,064

Armstrong Creek, WI $40,074

Athelstane, WI $40,090

Black Creek, WI $40,744

Bonduel, WI $40,420

Brillion, WI $40,708

Cecil, WI $40,357

Coleman, WI $40,273

Combined Locks, WI $41,015

Crivitz, WI $40,200

De Pere, WI $40,394

Dunbar, WI $40,047

Fence, WI $40,005

Florence, WI $40,064

Forest Junction, WI $40,824

Gillett, WI $40,328

Goodman, WI $40,072

Greenleaf, WI $40,549

Green Valley, WI $40,339

Gresham, WI $40,314

Hilbert, WI $40,809

Kaukauna, WI $40,964

Freedom, WI $40,913

Keshena, WI $40,357

Kimberly, WI $41,017

Krakow, WI $40,339

Lakewood, WI $40,138

Lena, WI $40,300

Little Chute, WI $41,016

Little Suamico, WI $40,297

Marinette, WI $40,323

Mountain, WI $40,162

Neopit, WI $40,258

Niagara, WI $40,108

Nichols, WI $40,564

Oconto, WI $40,297

Oconto Falls, WI $40,319

Oneida, WI $40,343

Pembine, WI $40,082

Peshtigo, WI $40,289

Porterfield, WI $40,184

Potter, WI $40,729

Pound, WI $40,229

Pulaski, WI $40,354

Pickerel, WI $40,123

Pittsville, WI $40,214

Plover, WI $40,350

Port Edwards, WI $40,371

Rib Lake, WI $40,150

Ringle, WI $40,190

Rosholt, WI $40,272

Rothschild, WI $40,344

Rudolph, WI $40,230

Schofield, WI $40,311

Spencer, WI $40,282

Stetsonville, WI $40,222

Stevens Point, WI $40,332

Stratford, WI $40,248

Summit Lake, WI $40,130

Tigerton, WI $40,313

Tomahawk, WI $40,155

Unity, WI $40,250

Vesper, WI $40,236

Westboro, WI $40,098

White Lake, WI $40,118

Willard, WI $40,285

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $40,308

Withee, WI $40,228

Wittenberg, WI $40,264

Rhinelander, WI $40,177

Argonne, WI $40,049

Boulder Junction, WI $40,074

Brantwood, WI $40,036

Butternut, WI $39,971

Catawba, WI $40,049

Clam Lake, WI $39,832

Conover, WI $40,094

Crandon, WI $40,157

Eagle River, WI $40,154

Fifield, WI $40,024

Poplar, WI $40,644

Port Wing, WI $40,310

Seymour, WI $40,515

Oak Creek, WI $41,928

Adell, WI $41,108

Allenton, WI $41,259

Ashippun, WI $41,391

Belgium, WI $41,512

Brookfield, WI $42,349

Brownsville, WI $40,699

Butler, WI $42,373

Campbellsport, WI $40,899

Cascade, WI $40,866

Cedarburg, WI $41,988

Cedar Grove, WI $41,321

Chilton, WI $40,731

Cleveland, WI $40,568

Clyman, WI $41,067

Colgate, WI $41,921

Delafield, WI $41,669

Eden, WI $40,686

Elkhart Lake, WI $40,683

Fredonia, WI $41,501

Germantown, WI $42,095

Glenbeulah, WI $40,663

Grafton, WI $41,995

Greenbush, WI $40,662

Hartford, WI $41,551

Hartland, WI $41,796

Hingham, WI $41,043

Horicon, WI $40,948

Hubertus, WI $41,865

Hustisford, WI $41,112

Iron Ridge, WI $41,173

Ixonia, WI $41,301

Jackson, WI $41,868

Johnson Creek, WI $41,174

Juneau, WI $40,947

Kewaskum, WI $41,276

Kiel, WI $40,612

Kohler, WI $40,787

Lannon, WI $42,154

Lebanon, WI $41,152

Lomira, WI $40,889

Malone, WI $40,696

Mayville, WI $40,903

Menomonee Falls, WI $42,217

Merton, WI $41,865

Mount Calvary, WI $40,731

Nashotah, WI $41,660

Neosho, WI $41,316

Newburg, WI $41,669

New Holstein, WI $40,673

Newton, WI $40,529

North Lake, WI $42,010

Oakfield, WI $40,623

Oconomowoc, WI $41,496

Okauchee, WI $41,615

Oostburg, WI $41,118

Pewaukee, WI $41,977

Plymouth, WI $40,738

Port Washington, WI $41,741

Random Lake, WI $41,304

Richfield, WI $41,887

Rubicon, WI $41,387

Saint Cloud, WI $40,727

Saukville, WI $41,793

Sheboygan, WI $40,904

Sheboygan Falls, WI $40,766

Slinger, WI $41,682

Stockbridge, WI $40,822

Sussex, WI $42,009

West Bend, WI $41,465

Theresa, WI $41,134

Thiensville, WI $42,298

Waldo, WI $41,006

Watertown, WI $41,122

Mequon, WI $42,189

Woodland, WI $41,210

Bassett, WI $41,117

Benet Lake, WI $41,078

Big Bend, WI $41,758

Bristol, WI $41,083

Burlington, WI $41,160

Caledonia, WI $41,314

Camp Lake, WI $41,129

Cudahy, WI $42,391

Darien, WI $40,935

Delavan, WI $40,917

Dousman, WI $41,384

Eagle, WI $41,308

Cobb, WI $40,654

Cottage Grove, WI $41,648

Cross Plains, WI $41,543

Dane, WI $41,541

Darlington, WI $40,631

Deerfield, WI $41,533

De Forest, WI $41,588

Dodgeville, WI $40,836

Edgerton, WI $41,320

Edmund, WI $40,743

Evansville, WI $41,206

Footville, WI $40,949

Fort Atkinson, WI $41,142

Gotham, WI $40,835

Gratiot, WI $40,449

Hanover, WI $40,940

Highland, WI $40,599

Hollandale, WI $41,082

Janesville, WI $40,972

Shawano, WI $40,380

Sherwood, WI $40,929

Shiocton, WI $40,641

Sobieski, WI $40,304

Suamico, WI $40,293

Suring, WI $40,243

Townsend, WI $40,157

Wausaukee, WI $40,133

Wrightstown, WI $40,808

Zachow, WI $40,370

Algoma, WI $40,296

Baileys Harbor, WI $40,185

Brussels, WI $40,292

Casco, WI $40,300

Collins, WI $40,615

Denmark, WI $40,347

Egg Harbor, WI $40,217

Ellison Bay, WI $40,148

Ephraim, WI $40,216

Fish Creek, WI $40,190

Forestville, WI $40,292

Francis Creek, WI $40,394

Kellnersville, WI $40,421

Kewaunee, WI $40,319

Luxemburg, WI $40,300

Manitowoc, WI $40,470

Maplewood, WI $40,285

Maribel, WI $40,395

Mishicot, WI $40,361

New Franken, WI $40,294

Reedsville, WI $40,503

Saint Nazianz, WI $40,583

Sister Bay, WI $40,193

Sturgeon Bay, WI $40,299

Tisch Mills, WI $40,343

Two Rivers, WI $40,358

Valders, WI $40,564

Washington Island, WI $40,125

Whitelaw, WI $40,423

Green Bay, WI $40,289

East Troy, WI $41,308

Elkhorn, WI $41,024

Elm Grove, WI $42,373

Fontana, WI $40,927

Franksville, WI $41,287

Genesee Depot, WI $41,605

Genoa City, WI $41,044

Greendale, WI $42,343

Hales Corners, WI $42,270

Franklin, WI $42,026

Helenville, WI $41,076

Honey Creek, WI $41,179

Kansasville, WI $41,164

Kenosha, WI $40,990

New Berlin, WI $42,138

Lake Geneva, WI $40,905

Lyons, WI $41,125

Mukwonago, WI $41,560

Muskego, WI $41,824

New Munster, WI $41,129

North Prairie, WI $41,538

Fremont, WI $40,675

Rice Lake, WI $40,188

Sarona, WI $40,090

Shell Lake, WI $40,124

Siren, WI $40,530

Solon Springs, WI $40,303

South Range, WI $40,683

Springbrook, WI $40,013

Stone Lake, WI $40,028

Superior, WI $40,726

Trego, WI $40,056

Turtle Lake, WI $40,963

Wascott, WI $40,262

Washburn, WI $40,108

Webster, WI $40,156

Weyerhaeuser, WI $40,091

Winter, WI $39,900

Oshkosh, WI $40,782

Almond, WI $40,341

Appleton, WI $41,018

Bancroft, WI $40,215

Bear Creek, WI $40,576

Berlin, WI $40,604

Big Falls, WI $40,482

Butte Des Morts, WI $40,760

Caroline, WI $40,372

Clintonville, WI $40,477

Coloma, WI $40,235

Dale, WI $40,835

Eldorado, WI $40,685

Embarrass, WI $40,463

Eureka, WI $40,615

Fond Du Lac, WI $40,883

Jefferson, WI $41,108

Juda, WI $40,807

Lake Mills, WI $41,305

Linden, WI $40,701

Livingston, WI $40,492

Lodi, WI $41,408

Lone Rock, WI $40,712

Lowell, WI $41,145

Mc Farland, WI $41,694

Marshall, WI $41,489

Mazomanie, WI $41,391

Merrimac, WI $41,228

Middleton, WI $41,664

Milton, WI $40,990

Mineral Point, WI $40,718

Monroe, WI $40,782

Montfort, WI $40,509

Monticello, WI $41,092

Morrisonville, WI $41,545

Mount Horeb, WI $41,349

Muscoda, WI $40,440

New Glarus, WI $41,260

Oregon, WI $41,624

Orfordville, WI $40,902

Plain, WI $40,836

Prairie Du Sac, WI $41,250

Reeseville, WI $41,228

Rewey, WI $40,537

Richland Center, WI $40,400

Ridgeway, WI $41,129

Sauk City, WI $41,262

Sextonville, WI $40,771

Sharon, WI $40,925

Shullsburg, WI $40,372

South Wayne, WI $40,535

Spring Green, WI $40,993

Stoughton, WI $41,546

Sun Prairie, WI $41,588

Verona, WI $41,576

Waterloo, WI $41,361

Waunakee, WI $41,680

Windsor, WI $41,654

Woodford, WI $40,776

Madison, WI $41,768

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	$56,301	$27.0	35%
Financial Services	$54,216	$26.0	30%
Media	$52,131	$25.0	25%
Biotechnology	$50,045	$24.0	20%
Insurance	$47,960	$23.0	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.

$38,525

Average $41,705/year

$45,078

$3,210

Average $3,475/month

$3,756

$741

Average $802/week

$867

$19

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,078	$3,756	$867	$22
Average	$41,705	$3,475	$802	$20
25th Percentile	$38,525	$3,210	$741	$19

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