Salary guide, May 2025

Electronics Assembler / Solderer pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL

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The median annual wage for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Auburn-Opelika, AL was $30,480 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $30,480 and $30,480.

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is $15,370 below the national median of $45,850, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

The Electronics Assembler / Solderer title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about auburn-Opelika, AL?

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $30,480; published 25th to 75th percentile $30,480 to $30,480.

Annual wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30,480	$30,480	$30,480	$30,480	$37,210

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $14.65; published 25th to 75th percentile $14.65 to $14.65.

Hourly wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$14.65	$14.65	$14.65	$14.65	$17.89

BLS estimated 180 workers employed in this occupation in Auburn-Opelika, AL. Location quotient: 1.52.

What should you know about united States?

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in U.S.: median $45,850; published 25th to 75th percentile $38,380 to $51,670.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35,350	$38,380	$45,850	$51,670	$62,950

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in U.S.: median $22.04; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.45 to $24.84.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.00	$18.45	$22.04	$24.84	$30.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Electronics Assembler / Solderer median is $30,480. The all-occupations median in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $39,070. Ratio: 0.78 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.52 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in Auburn-Opelika, AL, so no release comparison is shown.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, Auburn-Opelika, AL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Electronics Assembler / Solderer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Montgomery, AL	$48,680	$39,960 to $60,410
Birmingham, AL	$39,370	$35,070 to $47,210

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