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Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Salary in California

The median annual wage for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in California is $47,720 ($22.94 per hour) +6.9% vs. the national median of $44,650. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$47,720
Mean annual wage
$51,060
Median hourly wage
$22.94
Employment in CA
98,390

98,390 employed · 5.4 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in California

Wage distribution for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in California (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,020$17.80
25th percentile$40,160$19.31
Median (50th)$47,720$22.94
75th percentile$60,070$28.88
90th percentile$72,830$35.01

What this salary is worth in California

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$43,100

California prices are 110.7 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
51.2%

Median gross rent in California: $2,036/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,193/mo

Est. affordable home price
$174,079

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in California is $734,700 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.