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

The median aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in California earns $63,640 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,072 a month.

10th percentile
$48,120
25th percentile
$60,130
Median percentile
$63,640
75th percentile
$78,380
90th percentile
$94,280

Based on 2,930 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,860 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,640
Federal income tax−$5,457
Social Security + Medicare−$4,868
California income tax (approx.)−$4,455
Monthly take-home$4,072
Every two weeks$1,879

Does it go far here?

$57,478Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers salaries · Take-home pay in California