Engine and Other Machine Assemblers Salary in the US
A engine and other machine assemblers earns a national median of $53,710 a year (mean $57,790) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #501 of 825.
How much does a engine and other machine assemblers earn in the US?
A engine and other machine assemblers in the United States earns a median of $53,710 a year (mean $57,790), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 34,000 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-2031), ranked #501 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$53,710
per year
Mean
$57,790
per year
Employment
34,000
US workers
National rank
#501
of 825 by median
What a engine and other machine assemblers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a engine and other machine assemblers (SOC 51-2031) earns a median annual wage of $53,710 and a mean (average) of $57,790. The median is the midpoint — half of engine and other machine assemblers earn more and half earn less — and is 5% 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 engine and other machine assemblers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for engine and other machine assemblers is $53,710, and the mean (average) is $57,790. The median is the midpoint — half of engine and other machine assemblers earn more and half earn less.
- How does engine and other machine assemblers pay compare to the US average?
- At $53,710, a engine and other machine assemblers earns 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many engine and other machine assemblers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 34,000 engine and other machine assemblers employed nationally (SOC 51-2031), across all industries.
- Where does this engine and other machine 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 51-2031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-2031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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