Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers salary
SOC 51-2028 · BLS OEWS May 2025
What the range looks like
A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.
- 10th
- $35,350
- 25th
- $38,380
- Median
- $45,850
- 75th
- $51,670
- 90th
- $62,950
Getting in
- Typical education to enter
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.
Where electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers earn the most
Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | State | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $52,480 | 107.0 | 6,160 | 1.09× |
| 2 | New Hampshire | $49,020 | 104.2 | 2,930 | 2.70× |
| 3 | Vermont | $48,830 | 98.0 | 460 | 0.95× |
| 4 | California | $48,080 | 110.7 | 37,660 | 1.30× |
| 5 | Delaware | $47,880 | 99.8 | 610 | 0.79× |
| 6 | Montana | $47,730 | 94.6 | 190 | 0.23× |
| 7 | Maryland | $47,720 | 105.0 | 1,050 | 0.24× |
| 8 | Minnesota | $47,720 | 98.6 | 6,750 | 1.44× |
| 9 | Colorado | $47,660 | 103.1 | 4,300 | 0.94× |
| 10 | Oregon | $47,640 | 103.4 | 3,530 | 1.13× |
| 11 | Maine | $47,240 | 97.0 | 580 | 0.57× |
| 12 | Kentucky | $47,220 | 90.2 | 2,020 | 0.64× |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $47,130 | 105.8 | 11,580 | 2.00× |
| 14 | Ohio | $46,970 | 92.8 | 10,670 | 1.21× |
| 15 | Utah | $46,940 | 98.9 | 2,220 | 0.81× |
| 16 | Nebraska | $46,810 | 90.1 | 810 | 0.50× |
| 17 | Missouri | $46,770 | 90.8 | 3,120 | 0.67× |
| 18 | South Carolina | $46,210 | 93.7 | 4,670 | 1.27× |
| 19 | Arkansas | $46,200 | 86.9 | 1,500 | 0.72× |
| 20 | Arizona | $46,110 | 100.7 | 4,650 | 0.90× |
| 21 | New Jersey | $45,800 | 108.8 | 6,300 | 0.93× |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $45,600 | 97.6 | 13,440 | 1.40× |
| 23 | Wyoming | $45,520 | 92.7 | 120 | 0.27× |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $45,470 | 94.1 | 8,700 | 1.86× |
| 25 | New York | $45,400 | 107.9 | 12,700 | 0.83× |
| 26 | North Carolina | $45,080 | 94.3 | 6,780 | 0.86× |
| 27 | Connecticut | $45,080 | 103.6 | 3,580 | 1.33× |
| 28 | Iowa | $44,880 | 87.8 | 4,000 | 1.62× |
| 29 | Virginia | $44,660 | 101.1 | 4,930 | 0.76× |
| 30 | Texas | $44,410 | 97.1 | 15,440 | 0.69× |
| 31 | Michigan | $44,350 | 96.2 | 7,270 | 1.04× |
| 32 | Kansas | $43,520 | 90.1 | 3,110 | 1.36× |
| 33 | Georgia | $43,410 | 96.3 | 6,190 | 0.80× |
| 34 | Mississippi | $43,270 | 87.0 | 1,620 | 0.88× |
| 35 | South Dakota | $43,180 | 88.6 | 980 | 1.35× |
| 36 | Indiana | $42,810 | 93.3 | 8,220 | 1.62× |
| 37 | North Dakota | $42,790 | 89.0 | 450 | 0.66× |
| 38 | Illinois | $42,470 | 100.0 | 13,550 | 1.40× |
| 39 | Tennessee | $42,230 | 91.9 | 1,980 | 0.38× |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $41,020 | 87.8 | 2,840 | 1.05× |
| 41 | West Virginia | $40,260 | 89.5 | 560 | 0.50× |
| 42 | Idaho | $39,980 | 95.5 | 1,430 | 1.05× |
| 43 | Florida | $39,090 | 103.4 | 9,100 | 0.58× |
| 44 | Alabama | $38,180 | 88.8 | 4,960 | 1.48× |
| 45 | Louisiana | $37,930 | 88.2 | 380 | 0.12× |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $37,550 | 102.3 | 820 | 1.03× |
| 47 | New Mexico | $37,210 | 92.2 | 540 | 0.39× |
| 48 | Nevada | $37,110 | 100.0 | 1,470 | 0.60× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Best paying metro areas for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers
The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | Metro area | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho Falls, ID | $86,330 | 94.4 | 170 | 1.29× |
| 2 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $62,200 | 108.8 | 500 | 1.58× |
| 3 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $60,130 | 102.4 | 40 | 0.53× |
| 4 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $59,440 | 105.6 | 40 | 0.27× |
| 5 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $58,560 | 93.3 | 260 | 1.70× |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $58,370 | 111.1 | 4,080 | 1.23× |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $56,400 | 115.6 | 4,570 | 1.21× |
| 8 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $55,230 | 110.4 | 7,320 | 4.06× |
| 9 | Boulder, CO | $55,220 | 105.2 | 680 | 2.23× |
| 10 | Jefferson City, MO | $54,850 | 88.0 | 80 | 0.65× |
| 11 | Reading, PA | $54,350 | 97.1 | 690 | 2.47× |
| 12 | Elmira, NY | $52,460 | 94.4 | 90 | 1.71× |
| 13 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $51,220 | 93.6 | 350 | 0.86× |
| 14 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $51,120 | 105.1 | 240 | 0.52× |
| 15 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $51,060 | 91.1 | 70 | 0.30× |
| 16 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $50,970 | 104.5 | 660 | 0.30× |
| 17 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $50,740 | 100.9 | 90 | 0.17× |
| 18 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $50,640 | 100.9 | 140 | 0.75× |
| 19 | Bozeman, MT | $50,550 | 102.5 | 30 | 0.30× |
| 20 | Visalia, CA | $50,090 | 99.8 | 60 | 0.22× |
| 21 | Toledo, OH | $49,960 | 91.5 | 400 | 0.86× |
| 22 | Lynchburg, VA | $49,880 | 89.4 | 310 | 2.03× |
| 23 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $49,540 | 107.8 | 480 | 1.48× |
| 24 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $49,450 | 108.6 | 270 | 1.40× |
| 25 | Springfield, IL | $49,370 | 92.7 | 120 | 0.73× |
| 26 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $49,280 | 109.9 | 140 | 0.91× |
| 27 | Waco, TX | $49,070 | 92.5 | 210 | 1.01× |
| 28 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $49,050 | 89.1 | 260 | 0.92× |
| 29 | Bellingham, WA | $49,020 | 103.3 | 90 | 0.59× |
| 30 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,990 | 91.1 | 940 | 3.59× |
| 31 | Ogden, UT | $48,910 | 100.3 | 220 | 0.51× |
| 32 | Barnstable Town, MA | $48,900 | 98.4 | 90 | 0.62× |
| 33 | Yakima, WA | $48,730 | 95.5 | 40 | 0.24× |
| 34 | Montgomery, AL | $48,680 | 89.7 | 470 | 1.79× |
| 35 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $48,650 | 101.1 | 480 | 1.78× |
| 36 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $48,510 | 92.2 | 250 | 0.25× |
| 37 | Rockford, IL | $48,440 | 92.2 | 260 | 1.19× |
| 38 | Richmond, VA | $48,170 | 97.9 | 530 | 0.51× |
| 39 | Bend, OR | $48,150 | 103.6 | 140 | 0.82× |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,140 | 105.4 | 3,170 | 1.65× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Similar occupations
Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,650
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,330
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$65,380
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$53,710
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$46,880
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,220
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters$62,620