Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · SOC 51-2031
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers Salary in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $46,340 per year ($22.28 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $32,810 at the 10th percentile to $59,950 at the 90th. BLS estimates 110 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Engine and Other Machine Assemblers in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earn more than $46,340 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $35,900 and $51,310.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $32,810 | $35,900 | $46,340 | $51,310 | $59,950 |
| Hourly | $15.78 | $17.26 | $22.28 | $24.67 | $28.82 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,340 median for Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,900 to $51,310
- Michiganstate$60,950 median for Michigan; middle half earns $44,630 to $75,770
- United Statesnational$53,710 median for United States; middle half earns $45,230 to $74,920
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −24% vs Michigan overall and −14% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for engine and other machine assemblers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areathis page$46,340 median for Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,900 to $51,310
- $64,820 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $49,220 to $76,880
- $61,680 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $49,500 to $73,920
- $59,600 median for Lansing metro area; middle half earns $48,110 to $71,400
- $53,570 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $46,590 to $63,140
- $40,360 median for Muskegon metro area; middle half earns $33,670 to $47,190
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for engine and other machine assemblerss · Highest-paying occupations in Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.