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Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in San Jose, CA

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn a median $55,230 a year — 20% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $44,476 take-home, or $3,706 a month.

Median salary
$55,230
$26.55 per hour
Typical range
$40,940 – $77,400
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in San Jose, CA
7,320
4.06× national concentration
▲14.0%
Pay trend: The median for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers in San Jose, CA rose from $48,430 (May 2024) to $55,230 (May 2025). That beat inflation (2.4%), a real raise of about 11.6%.

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Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in San Jose, CA
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$44,476
per year · effective tax rate 19.5%
$3,706Monthly
$1,853Twice a month
$1,711Every 2 weeks
$21.38Hourly
  • Federal income tax$4,448
  • Social Security (6.2%)$3,424
  • Medicare (1.45%)$801
  • California income tax$1,363
  • CA State Disability Insurance (SDI)$718
  • Take-home pay$44,476

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 6.00% state

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Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers pay by experience in San Jose, CA

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$40,940$19.68$33,916$2,826
25th percentile$46,280$22.25$37,924$3,160
Median (50th)$55,230$26.55$44,476$3,706
75th percentile$65,520$31.50$51,944$4,329
90th percentile (top earners)$77,400$37.21$59,295$4,941

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, California resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $55,230 buys in San Jose, CA

Prices in San Jose, CA are 10.4% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 2.12× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers's $44,476 take-home pay has the buying power of $40,278 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,957
80% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$3,464
93% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$749
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

San Jose, CA has 4.1× the national concentration of electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers jobs — a strong local market for this occupation.

Best-paying cities for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers, adjusted for cost of living

San Jose, CA ranks #3 of 20 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Seattle, WA $58,370$49,080$44,164
2Kansas City, MO $45,240$37,341$40,350
3San Jose, CA $55,230$44,476$40,278
4Pittsburgh, PA $45,810$37,582$39,697
5Milwaukee, WI $46,380$38,187$39,393
6San Francisco, CA $56,400$45,331$39,209
7Houston, TX $45,270$38,554$39,090
8Philadelphia, PA $47,570$38,942$37,972

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 20 metros →

About the job: electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
+5.0% (faster than average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers make in San Jose, CA?

The median electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers salary in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area is $55,230 a year, or about $26.55 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $46,280 and $65,520.

What is a electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers’s take-home pay in San Jose, CA?

On the median $55,230 salary, a single filer living in California takes home about $44,476 a year ($3,706 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $2,081 in California taxes in 2026.

Is San Jose, CA a good place to work as a electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers?

Pay here is 20% above the national median of $45,850. Local prices are 10.4% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $40,278 would in a typical U.S. city. San Jose, CA ranks #3 of 20 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers afford rent in San Jose, CA?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in San Jose, CA is $2,957 a month ($3,464 for two bedrooms) — 80% of a median electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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