Mechanical assembly salary: $148K median
The median advertised Mechanical assembly salary is $148K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $178K: counted from 335 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $71 an hour or $12,292 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $216K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Mechanical assembly jobs
$148Kmedian advertised salary
$115K – $178Kmiddle half of roles
$153Kaverage advertised salary
335roles counted
Mechanical assembly salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $213K, 25% more than senior roles ($170K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $170K | $150K–$172K | 84 |
| Lead and above | $213K | $188K–$222K | 42 |
| No level in the title | $128K | $104K–$154K | 208 |
Mechanical assembly salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $189K | 38 |
| 🇺🇸California | $155K | 214 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $148K | 326 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $138K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $138K | 17 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $137K | 66 |
Skills that pay more for Mechanical assembly roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATIA | $175K | +$28K | 34 |
| SPC | $171K | +$24K | 40 |
| Sensor fusion | $170K | +$22K | 69 |
| FMEA | $170K | +$22K | 41 |
| Computer Vision | $170K | +$22K | 70 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| EquipmentShare | $375K | 8 |
| OpenAI | $272K | 4 |
| Waymo | $227K | 4 |
| Zoox | $216K | 3 |
| Shield AI | $214K | 9 |
| Skydio | $198K | 7 |
| Cowboyspace | $186K | 5 |
| Swarmaero | $175K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 69 |
| PsiQuantum | $166K | 3 |
| Varda Space Industries | $166K | 8 |
| 1X | $162K | 6 |
| Valar Atomics | $160K | 5 |
| K2 Space | $156K | 12 |
| Portal Space Systems | $155K | 4 |
| True Anomaly | $152K | 8 |
| Crusoe | $150K | 7 |
| Gravitics, Inc | $148K | 3 |
| Apex Technology | $146K | 6 |
| Hermeus | $140K | 7 |
| Parallel Systems | $138K | 3 |
| Formic | $135K | 3 |
| Archer | $134K | 4 |
| Vast | $132K | 15 |
| CannonDesign | $128K | 6 |
Highest-paying open Mechanical assembly roles
All Mechanical assembly jobs- Territory Account ManagerEquipmentShare · 🇺🇸Midland, TX (Bolting Solutions)$150K - $600KGoMechanical assemblyHydraulics
- Territory Account ManagerEquipmentShare · 🇺🇸Lake Charles, LA$150K - $600KGoMechanical assemblyHydraulics
- Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $423KFirmwareMechatronicsPCB design
- Hardware Lab ManagerAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KLinuxNetwork engineeringDNS
- Senior Manager, Hardware Design EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $325KSeniorMechatronicsRF engineeringCAD
- Manufacturing Engineer, Motors & ActuatorsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $318KHybridPRDsMechatronicsCAD
- Hardware Engineering Operations / Manufacturing, AVPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$280K - $310KMandarinTest equipmentHardware interfaces
- Director, NPI Operations EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $302KHybridLead and aboveMechatronicsHardware testingProcurement
- Senior Manager, R&D Vehicle ProductionZoox · 🇺🇸Fremont, CA$195K - $293KSeniorERPMechatronicsMechanical assembly
- Head of Production, MaritimeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Head of Production, MaritimeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Thermal Engineer (Senior or Staff)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$160K - $285KLead and aboveMechanical assemblySolidWorks
- Industrialization EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI, USA$230K - $284KPMPSix Sigma certificationRF engineering
- Staff Mechanical Engineer, Battery Pack Design (R6047)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$188K - $282KLead and aboveTest equipmentMechanical assembly
- Staff Electrical Engineer - Sensor FPGAApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$244K - $270KLead and aboveVerilogTest planningHardware testing
- Senior Staff Engineer, Supply Chain - Mechanical Commodities (R6524)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$178K - $267KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceSix Sigma certificationAPICS
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Payloads)Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveTest planningMechatronicsOptics
- Staff Fullstack Engineer, Data Products (Golang / Node)GitLab · 🇨🇦🇺🇸Remote, Canada; Remote, United States$153K - $259KRemoteLead and aboveGoRubySnowflake
- Product Quality Engineer, Vehicle SystemsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Novi, MI, USA$210K - $259KControl systemsFirmwareMechanical assembly
Questions about Mechanical assembly pay
- What is the average Mechanical assembly salary?
- $153K a year on average and $148K at the median, across 335 open Mechanical assembly postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $115K to $178K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Mechanical assembly pay?
- EquipmentShare ($375K), OpenAI ($272K), Waymo ($227K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a mechanical assembly a high-paying job?
- The median Mechanical assembly posting advertises $148K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 15% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a mechanical assembly?
- A tenth of the postings offer $216K a year or more; the highest open Mechanical assembly role advertises up to $600K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Mechanical assembly salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $148K a year is about $71 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,292 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $55 to $85 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Mechanical assembly roles?
- Postings that ask for CATIA (+$28K, 34 postings), SPC (+$24K, 40 postings), Sensor fusion (+$22K, 69 postings) advertise more than the $148K median of all Mechanical assembly postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Mechanical assembly roles at companies is $148K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $115K to $178K. Counted from 335 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/mechanical-assembly/
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