What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Production Engineer'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 Assistant Production Engineer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Production Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Production Engineer's salary?

An Assistant Production Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,519 for beginners, reaching about $107,460 at mid-level, and approach $154,371 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Production Engineer?

Assistant Production Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Production Engineer roles are District of Columbia $129,247, California $128,756, Massachusetts $127,041. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Production Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Production Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Production Engineer V: $144,595; Production Engineer IV: $125,861; Production Engineer: $100,017; Production Engineer III: $100,010; Senior Production Engineer: $100,010.

Assistant Production Engineer Salary in Idaho

How much does an Assistant Production Engineer make in Idaho? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Production Engineer in Idaho is $108,970 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, an Assistant Production Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,817
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $102,594 to $116,218
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $96,788

10% $96,788

50% (Median) $108,970

90% $122,817

Assistant Production Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,218	$9,685	$2,235	$56
Average	$108,970	$9,081	$2,096	$52
25th Percentile	$102,594	$8,549	$1,973	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Production Engineer Salaries

An Assistant Production Engineer'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 Assistant Production Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Production Engineer'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): $74,519
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,118
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,460
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,836
Expert (over 8 years): $154,371

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Reliability Engineer I	less than 1 year	$74,519
Reliability Engineer II	1-2 years	$89,118
Assistant Production Engineer	2-4 years	$107,460
Reliability Engineer IV	5-8 years	$130,836
Reliability Engineer V	over 8 years	$154,371

How Do Assistant Production Engineer 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 Assistant Production Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $129,247.
California: $128,756.
Massachusetts: $127,041.

District of Columbia $129,247 California $128,756 Massachusetts $127,041 Washington $126,574 New Jersey $126,527 Alaska $126,363 Connecticut $124,753 New York $124,099

Hawaii $122,009 Rhode Island $121,029 Maryland $120,363 Minnesota $119,453 Colorado $119,103 Illinois $118,986 Oregon $118,542 Delaware $118,216

New Hampshire $118,010 Virginia $117,550 Pennsylvania $116,208 Nevada $115,531 North Dakota $115,309 Michigan $114,959 Wisconsin $114,830 Vermont $114,573

Texas $113,861 Maine $113,815 Arizona $113,745 Ohio $113,663 Georgia $112,589 Indiana $112,052 Wyoming $111,947 Utah $111,784

Iowa $111,713 Kansas $111,153 Louisiana $110,990 North Carolina $110,931 Missouri $110,908 Florida $110,453 Montana $110,208 Nebraska $109,974

Kentucky $109,846 South Carolina $109,379 Tennessee $109,087 Idaho $108,970 New Mexico $108,118 Oklahoma $107,931 Alabama $107,243 South Dakota $106,087

Arkansas $105,457 West Virginia $105,118 Mississippi $104,102

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Production Engineer

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: $100,811
Fort Hall: $101,177
Aberdeen: $102,890

Pocatello, ID $100,811

Fort Hall, ID $101,177

Aberdeen, ID $102,890

American Falls, ID $104,659

Arbon, ID $102,893

Arco, ID $105,666

Arimo, ID $102,650

Atomic City, ID $105,730

Bancroft, ID $103,271

Basalt, ID $105,528

Bern, ID $105,996

Blackfoot, ID $104,398

Bloomington, ID $106,235

Challis, ID $105,638

Clayton, ID $105,596

Clifton, ID $106,241

Cobalt, ID $105,438

Conda, ID $106,060

Dayton, ID $106,770

Dingle, ID $105,952

Downey, ID $105,248

Ellis, ID $105,713

Firth, ID $105,229

Franklin, ID $107,230

Geneva, ID $106,170

Georgetown, ID $106,217

Grace, ID $105,499

Holbrook, ID $105,782

Howe, ID $105,500

Inkom, ID $101,464

Lava Hot Springs, ID $102,988

Mccammon, ID $101,866

Mackay, ID $105,612

Malad City, ID $106,305

May, ID $105,632

Montpelier, ID $106,096

Moore, ID $105,755

Moreland, ID $103,654

Paris, ID $106,156

Pingree, ID $104,725

Preston, ID $106,285

Rockland, ID $105,024

Saint Charles, ID $106,073

Shelley, ID $105,754

Soda Springs, ID $106,360

Kamiah, ID $105,960

Garden City, ID $109,344

Athol, ID $111,385

Avery, ID $105,729

Bayview, ID $108,673

Blanchard, ID $113,989

Bonners Ferry, ID $106,199

Bovill, ID $105,886

Calder, ID $105,922

Careywood, ID $110,129

Cataldo, ID $110,298

Clark Fork, ID $106,542

Clarkia, ID $105,760

Cocolalla, ID $110,361

Coeur D Alene, ID $113,349

Coolin, ID $107,097

Oldtown, ID $111,999

Deary, ID $105,878

Desmet, ID $111,205

Dover, ID $108,984

Eastport, ID $106,082

Elk River, ID $105,934

Fernwood, ID $106,798

Genesee, ID $106,623

Harrison, ID $113,992

Harvard, ID $108,577

Hayden, ID $113,027

Hope, ID $105,962

Kellogg, ID $107,267

Kingston, ID $108,055

Kootenai, ID $107,861

Laclede, ID $110,222

Medimont, ID $110,803

Moscow, ID $107,231

Moyie Springs, ID $106,001

Mullan, ID $106,100

Naples, ID $105,943

Nordman, ID $106,513

Osburn, ID $106,546

Pinehurst, ID $107,961

Plummer, ID $113,835

Ponderay, ID $107,809

Porthill, ID $106,491

Post Falls, ID $116,691

Potlatch, ID $109,782

Priest River, ID $109,563

Princeton, ID $108,122

Rathdrum, ID $115,236

Sagle, ID $108,907

Saint Maries, ID $110,001

Sandpoint, ID $106,233

Colburn, ID $106,846

Santa, ID $107,881

Silverton, ID $106,240

Smelterville, ID $108,116

Spirit Lake, ID $114,042

Tensed, ID $111,012

Troy, ID $106,227

Viola, ID $108,605

Wallace, ID $105,994

Murray, ID $105,904

Worley, ID $115,688

Springfield, ID $102,264

Kendrick, ID $105,832

Kooskia, ID $106,158

Lapwai, ID $106,395

Lenore, ID $105,898

Lucile, ID $105,917

Nezperce, ID $105,832

Orofino, ID $105,974

Peck, ID $105,887

Pierce, ID $105,906

Pollock, ID $106,217

Reubens, ID $105,831

Riggins, ID $105,974

Stites, ID $105,903

Weippe, ID $105,890

White Bird, ID $105,853

Winchester, ID $105,922

Atlanta, ID $106,578

Banks, ID $107,837

Bruneau, ID $105,628

Caldwell, ID $108,423

Cambridge, ID $106,245

Cascade, ID $105,747

Council, ID $106,144

Donnelly, ID $106,044

Eagle, ID $108,936

Emmett, ID $108,204

Fruitland, ID $107,551

Garden Valley, ID $107,576

Glenns Ferry, ID $106,173

Grand View, ID $106,720

Greenleaf, ID $107,940

Hammett, ID $106,096

Homedale, ID $107,648

Horseshoe Bend, ID $108,569

Huston, ID $108,035

Idaho City, ID $108,095

Indian Valley, ID $106,017

King Hill, ID $105,778

Kuna, ID $108,932

Lake Fork, ID $106,048

Letha, ID $107,983

Lowman, ID $105,845

Mccall, ID $105,887

Marsing, ID $107,481

Melba, ID $108,032

Meridian, ID $109,144

Mesa, ID $106,142

Middleton, ID $108,533

Midvale, ID $106,512

Mountain Home, ID $107,422

Mountain Home A F B, ID $107,391

Murphy, ID $106,285

Nampa, ID $108,492

New Meadows, ID $106,072

New Plymouth, ID $107,615

Notus, ID $107,954

Ola, ID $106,952

Parma, ID $107,571

Payette, ID $107,370

Placerville, ID $108,217

Star, ID $108,833

Sweet, ID $108,116

Warren, ID $105,892

Weiser, ID $106,650

Wilder, ID $107,749

Yellow Pine, ID $105,458

Boise, ID $109,344

Stanley, ID $105,510

Swanlake, ID $105,942

Thatcher, ID $105,715

Wayan, ID $106,838

Weston, ID $106,943

Fish Haven, ID $106,666

Twin Falls, ID $104,032

Rogerson, ID $105,815

Albion, ID $105,781

Almo, ID $105,816

Bellevue, ID $105,859

Bliss, ID $105,801

Buhl, ID $106,187

Burley, ID $106,009

Carey, ID $105,694

Castleford, ID $106,271

Corral, ID $105,593

Declo, ID $105,822

Dietrich, ID $105,809

Eden, ID $105,525

Fairfield, ID $105,633

Filer, ID $104,152

Gooding, ID $105,968

Hagerman, ID $105,926

Hailey, ID $105,898

Hansen, ID $104,481

Hazelton, ID $105,874

Heyburn, ID $106,079

Hill City, ID $105,750

Jerome, ID $105,962

Ketchum, ID $105,834

Kimberly, ID $104,051

Malta, ID $105,752

Minidoka, ID $105,967

Murtaugh, ID $105,471

Oakley, ID $105,830

Paul, ID $105,858

Picabo, ID $105,726

Richfield, ID $105,831

Rupert, ID $105,968

Shoshone, ID $105,871

Sun Valley, ID $106,097

Wendell, ID $106,079

Idaho Falls, ID $105,877

Ashton, ID $106,041

Chester, ID $106,388

Driggs, ID $107,112

Dubois, ID $105,724

Felt, ID $106,862

Hamer, ID $105,946

Iona, ID $105,860

Irwin, ID $110,917

Island Park, ID $105,918

Lewisville, ID $105,855

Macks Inn, ID $106,334

Menan, ID $105,839

Monteview, ID $105,712

Newdale, ID $106,581

Parker, ID $106,694

Rexburg, ID $105,822

Rigby, ID $105,862

Ririe, ID $106,499

Roberts, ID $105,825

Saint Anthony, ID $106,268

Spencer, ID $105,734

Sugar City, ID $105,807

Swan Valley, ID $107,205

Terreton, ID $105,802

Teton, ID $106,610

Tetonia, ID $106,682

Ucon, ID $105,877

Victor, ID $110,383

Carmen, ID $106,044

Gibbonsville, ID $106,016

Leadore, ID $105,647

Lemhi, ID $105,744

North Fork, ID $105,929

Salmon, ID $105,996

Tendoy, ID $105,856

Shoup, ID $105,437

Lewiston, ID $106,862

Ahsahka, ID $105,931

Cottonwood, ID $105,915

Craigmont, ID $105,793

Culdesac, ID $106,018

Elk City, ID $105,650

Ferdinand, ID $105,855

Grangeville, ID $105,934

Fenn, ID $105,932

Greencreek, ID $105,851

Juliaetta, ID $106,103

Assistant Production Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Production Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Production Engineer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Production Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Production Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$119,867	$58.0	10%
Biotechnology	$119,867	$58.0	10%
Business Services	$119,867	$58.0	10%
Chemicals	$119,867	$58.0	10%
Construction	$119,867	$58.0	10%

Assistant Production Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Production Engineer'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.

$102,594

Average $108,970/year

$116,218

$8,549

Average $9,081/month

$9,685

$1,973

Average $2,096/week

$2,235

$49

Average $52/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,218	$9,685	$2,235	$56
Average	$108,970	$9,081	$2,096	$52
25th Percentile	$102,594	$8,549	$1,973	$49

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