SOC 51-2011 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Salary in Sacramento, CA

The average salary for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Sacramento, California is $67,500 a year ($32.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,480: half of the 30 people in this job in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,667).

$67,500average per year

$32.45 / hourMedian $64,480Take-home ≈ $53,989

  • $50K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 5California metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,080 or more. The middle half of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Sacramento earn between $50,220 and $80,360.

  • $50K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,500$5,625$32.45
Median$64,480$5,373$31.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,220$4,185$24.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,360$6,697$38.63

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $67,500, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $53,989 a year, or $4,499 a month and $2,076 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Sacramento a good place for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sacramento area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.7), so the average $67,500 buys what about $63,279 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 3rd of 5 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($87,360).

All Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($102,450).

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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers salary in Sacramento: questions

How much do aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers make an hour in Sacramento?

$32.45 an hour on average, and $31.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers salary in Sacramento?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers take-home pay in Sacramento?

About $53,989 a year ($4,499 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,500. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earn more in Sacramento than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,667).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-2011; area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (40900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.14, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.14).

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