SOC 51-2028 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers make in Wichita, KS?

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 Wichita, KS is $45,100. The 10th percentile is $31,690 and the 90th percentile is $60,970. Employment is 710.

Median annual wage

$45,100

10th percentile
$31,690
25th percentile
$36,700
Median
$45,100
75th percentile
$50,080
90th percentile
$60,970
Mean
$45,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

An electrician connecting a generator to a home electrical panel
An electrician at a home electrical panel. Photograph by editor B. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $31,690 and the 90th percentile is $60,970. The difference is $29,280, which is 64.9% 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 $36,700 to the 75th at $50,080, covers $13,380.

The mean annual wage is $45,260, which sits above the median of $45,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 1.6% 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 $50,705, which is 10.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Kansas median of $43,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers at $50,705 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $45,820 and employment of 1,240. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,360, against $50,705 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $37,940 and employment of 690. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,965, against $50,705 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 155 miles away, with a median of $38,150 and employment of 420. That median is 15.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,506, against $50,705 here.

Employment share

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (710 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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 Wichita, KS · 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 Wichita, KS?

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 Wichita, KS is $45,100. The 10th percentile is $31,690 and the 90th percentile is $60,970. Employment is 710.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?

The local median is 1.6% lower than the national median of $45,850.

What is Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,100 is $50,705. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $45,820. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.