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Potentiometer: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.375 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.196 at volume. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.375 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.196 |
What moves the price
For potentiometer, the drivers are material, thickness, finish, hole pattern, load rating, tray compatibility, microvia count, laser drill size — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published distributor pricing is strongest for small-to-mid quantities of trimmer potentiometers, with LCSC showing a Bourns 10kΩ trimmer at $0.3747 at 1+, $0.2904 at 10+, $0.2028 at 500+, and $0.1963 at 1,000+. For higher-volume custom or imported potentiometer-like assemblies, supplier marketplaces show very low FOB prices on bulk industrial units, such as $0.18-$0.20 at 1,000-1,999 pieces on Made-in-China, but those are not tightly comparable to branded distributors and often vary heavily by spec and shipping terms. The biggest price drivers are resistance type, construction quality, number of turns, mounting/package, and whether the item is a simple trimmer versus a guitar/audio potentiometer or wirewound industrial unit.
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