SOC 51-2011 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Miami, Florida is $76,050 a year ($36.56 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,920: half of the 400 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,667).

$76,050average per year

$36.56 / hourMedian $77,920Take-home ≈ $62,331

  • $49K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

400people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,300 or more. The middle half of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Miami earn between $60,880 and $98,290.

  • $49K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,050$6,338$36.56
Median$77,920$6,493$37.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,880$5,073$29.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,290$8,191$47.25

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

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

On the average salary of $76,050, a single filer in Miami takes home about $62,331 a year, or $5,194 a month and $2,397 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $76,050 buys what about $66,620 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Miami ranks 1st of 3 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 Miami: questions

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

$36.56 an hour on average, and $37.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,331 a year ($5,194 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,050. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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