SOC 51-2011 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Salary in Palm Bay, FL

The average salary for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Palm Bay, Florida is $62,100 a year ($29.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,080: half of the 310 people in this job in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,667).

$62,100average per year

$29.86 / hourMedian $59,080Take-home ≈ $52,077

  • $47K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

310people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers pay range in Palm Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,620 or more. The middle half of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Palm Bay earn between $49,660 and $75,250.

  • $47K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,100$5,175$29.86
Median$59,080$4,923$28.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,660$4,138$23.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,250$6,271$36.18

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

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

On the average salary of $62,100, a single filer in Palm Bay takes home about $52,077 a year, or $4,340 a month and $2,003 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Palm Bay a good place for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Palm Bay area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.0), so the average $62,100 buys what about $62,097 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Palm Bay ($49,030). A typical home costs $344,841, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Palm Bay ranks 3rd of 3 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($76,050).

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 Palm Bay: questions

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

$29.86 an hour on average, and $28.41 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,077 a year ($4,340 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,100. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 17% 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (37340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 5.72, this job is 5.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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