SOC 51-2028 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $30,480. The 10th percentile is $30,480 and the 90th percentile is $37,210. Employment is 180.
Median annual wage
$30,480
- 10th percentile
- $30,480
- 25th percentile
- $30,480
- Median
- $30,480
- 75th percentile
- $30,480
- 90th percentile
- $37,210
- Mean
- $32,150
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $30,480 and the 90th percentile is $37,210. The difference is $6,730, which is 22.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,480 to the 75th at $30,480, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $32,150, which sits above the median of $30,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 33.5% lower than the national median of $45,850 for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,663, which is 24.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 20.2% lower than the Alabama median of $38,180.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers at $34,663 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 11th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $48,680 and employment of 470. That median is 59.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,281, against $34,663 here.
- Birmingham, AL is 100 miles away, with a median of $39,370 and employment of 580. That median is 29.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,960, against $34,663 here.
- Warner Robins, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $29,470 and employment of 60. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,422, against $34,663 here.
Employment share
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Auburn-Opelika, AL (180 of 72,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.56 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL · Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $30,480. The 10th percentile is $30,480 and the 90th percentile is $37,210. Employment is 180.
How does that compare with the national median for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?
The local median is 33.5% lower than the national median of $45,850.
What is Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $30,480 is $34,663. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Auburn-Opelika, AL compare with nearby metros for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?
Montgomery, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $48,680. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 11th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.