BLS metro-level wage data places Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ at a median of $37,250 per year ($17.91/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $44,650, Lake Havasu City-Kingman pays 17% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 410 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricatorss are employed across the Lake Havasu City-Kingman MSA in SOC 51-2090.

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay distribution spans from $33,080 at the 10th percentile to $49,310 at the 90th — a 1.5× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $35,630 and the 75th at $44,890, so half of Lake Havasu City-Kingman-based miscellaneous assemblers and fabricatorss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide AZ data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.