SOC 51-2011 · Wichita, KS metro

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Salary in Wichita, KS

The average salary for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Wichita, Kansas is $67,570 a year ($32.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,850: half of the 9,460 people in this job in the Wichita, KS 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).

$67,570average per year

$32.48 / hourMedian $59,850Take-home ≈ $53,395

  • $53K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

9,460people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers pay range in Wichita

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,440 or more. The middle half of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in Wichita earn between $59,670 and $77,440.

  • $53K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,570$5,631$32.49
Median$59,850$4,988$28.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,670$4,972$28.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,440$6,453$37.23

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

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

On the average salary of $67,570, a single filer in Wichita takes home about $53,395 a year, or $4,450 a month and $2,054 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Wichita area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $67,570 buys what about $75,967 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita ($47,630). A typical home costs $225,557, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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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 Wichita: questions

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

$32.48 an hour on average, and $28.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,630 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,395 a year ($4,450 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,570.

Do aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers earn more in Wichita 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 Wichita, KS (48620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 140.11, this job is 140.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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