Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Salary in the US
A aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earns a national median of $65,380 a year (mean $71,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #354 of 825.
How much does a aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earn in the US?
A aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in the United States earns a median of $65,380 a year (mean $71,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 28% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 34,020 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-2011), ranked #354 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$65,380
per year
Mean
$71,420
per year
Employment
34,020
US workers
National rank
#354
of 825 by median
What a aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers (SOC 51-2011) earns a median annual wage of $65,380 and a mean (average) of $71,420. The median is the midpoint — half of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earn more and half earn less — and is 28% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers is $65,380, and the mean (average) is $71,420. The median is the midpoint — half of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earn more and half earn less.
- How does aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers pay compare to the US average?
- At $65,380, a aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earns 28% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 34,020 aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers employed nationally (SOC 51-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
Compare nearby occupations
- Teachers and Instructors, All Other$66,140
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,120
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$65,790
- Brokerage Clerks$65,750
- Millwrights$65,700
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,510
- Hearing Aid Specialists$65,160
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,120
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,950
- Designers, All Other$64,950
- Judicial Law Clerks$64,920
Find aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers jobs with salary ranges
GeraJobs lists live US vacancies with employer-stated salary ranges — see which aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers roles pay above the BLS benchmark.
Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries