Engine and Other Machine Assemblers pay in the U.S.

$57,790avg. a year
$27.78 an hour · 34,000 employed

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in the U.S. earn an average of $57,790 a year and a median of $53,710. Pay is highest in Washington ($77,500) and lowest in Maryland ($41,730).

$53,710Median pay
$27.78Average hourly
+22%Avg. pay since 2020
34,000Jobs in the U.S.

Top-paying states for engine and other machine assemblers

Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.

1370 jobs
Washington
$77,500
$37.26 an hour
2160 jobs
New Hampshire
$68,980
$33.16 an hour
33,430 jobs
Ohio
$68,470
$32.92 an hour
4110 jobs
Oregon
$65,560
$31.52 an hour
5170 jobs
Connecticut
$64,370
$30.95 an hour
65,030 jobs
Michigan
$59,820
$28.76 an hour
7140 jobs
New Jersey
$59,720
$28.71 an hour
8270 jobs
Minnesota
$57,650
$27.72 an hour
970 jobs
Idaho
$56,840
$27.33 an hour
10860 jobs
Wisconsin
$55,330
$26.60 an hour

Why people trust JobPayFacts

Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers pay, charted

Pay over time

United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where the jobs are

Employment by state, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Top-paying metro areas

Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
Metro areaAvg. payHourly
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,210$45.78
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$75,600$36.35
Toledo, OH$74,950$36.04
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$65,690$31.58
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$63,160$30.37
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,640$30.12
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$62,530$30.06
Winston-Salem, NC$60,020$28.86

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers pay in every state

States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.

StateAvg. payMedianJobs
Arizona$54,460$54,10080
Arkansas$53,100$54,62070
California$53,010$46,8101,170
Colorado$50,500$46,070–
Connecticut$64,370$61,320170
Florida$53,340$52,660800
Georgia$45,970$38,540410
Idaho$56,840$54,24070
Illinois$50,420$49,630650
Iowa$50,160$46,04060
Kansas$46,280$42,590–
Kentucky$43,460$41,5801,180
Maryland$41,730$39,12090
Massachusetts$53,840$46,880500
Michigan$59,820$60,9505,030
Minnesota$57,650$58,820270
Mississippi$47,980$46,610580
Missouri$48,610$46,7201,020
Nebraska$50,830$49,590110
New Hampshire$68,980$70,150160
New Jersey$59,720$50,910140
New York$51,310$46,4601,330
North Carolina$54,710$45,7502,750
Ohio$68,470$74,7503,430
Oklahoma$48,790$45,060130
Oregon$65,560$63,420110
Pennsylvania$52,030$52,00090
South Carolina$49,590$46,9501,960
South Dakota$44,630$45,930550
Tennessee$52,030$46,810430
Texas$49,370$47,210490
Utah$51,230$48,730150
Virginia$43,000$36,030570
Washington$77,500$72,800370
Wisconsin$55,330$54,240860

Metro areas with the most jobs

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$63,160
3,330 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$49,680
1,020 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$50,460
660 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$49,310
540 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$54,810
460 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$42,150
360 jobs
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$57,450
310 jobs
Toledo, OH
$74,950
310 jobs

Questions and answers

How much do engine and other machine assemblers make?

The average is $57,790 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $53,710 and half earn less (the median).

What is the hourly pay?

The average hourly wage is $27.78, and the median is $25.82 an hour.

Which state pays engine and other machine assemblers the most?

Washington, with an average of $77,500 a year. The best-paying metro area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $95,210.

What is the pay range?

The lowest-paid 10% earn under $38,500 a year, and the top 10% earn over $77,750.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-2031. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.