Other Assemblers and Fabricator Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for other assemblers and fabricators in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of other assemblers and fabricators among California metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Other Assemblers and Fabricators in California (2019 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,820
25th Percentile Wage
$22,950
50th Percentile Wage
$29,440
75th Percentile Wage
$38,920
90th Percentile Wage
$49,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other assemblers and fabricators in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $20,820.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other assemblers and fabricators from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$29,440
6.90% 5.94%
2015
$27,410
-0.26% -
2014
$27,480
2.22% -
2013
$26,870
-3.05% -
2012
$27,690
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Other Assemblers and Fabricators in California Cities (2019 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of other assemblers and fabricators in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of other assemblers and fabricators in state of California ranges from $20,180 to $39,560. The highest paying area for other assemblers and fabricators in California is Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $39,560. The second highest paying city/area in California State is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (mean annual salary $37,750). The lowest paying area is Yuba City with a median annual salary of $20,180.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,560
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$37,750
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$36,370
Merced
$35,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$33,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$33,180
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$32,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$32,800
Napa
$32,390
Redding
$31,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$31,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$31,120
Bakersfield-Delano
$30,150
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,780
Modesto
$29,540
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$28,010
Vallejo-Fairfield
$27,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$27,520
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$27,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$27,330
Stockton
$26,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$25,310
Salinas
$25,050
Visalia-Porterville
$24,820
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$24,550
Chico
$23,440
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$23,430
Hanford-Corcoran
$22,930
Fresno
$22,290
Yuba City
$20,180