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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — wages and employment

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earned a median annual wage of $47,060 in the United States in May 2024, with 36,290 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $47,060SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earned a median annual wage of $47,060 in the United States in May 2024, with 36,290 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $35,780 or less, the best-paid tenth $66,190 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $45,350 to $47,060, +3.8 %. The best-paying state is Washington at $78,460; the lowest Alabama at $37,310. Among metropolitan areas, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA pays the highest median, $78,460. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Washington$78,46070
Alaska$76,86060
Louisiana$66,660200
Maryland$62,560240
Minnesota$57,830360
Kentucky$57,5902,400
New Jersey$57,140480
Connecticut$56,750400
Colorado$53,580120
Nebraska$53,290770
Iowa$52,1001,650
Oregon$51,390160
Texas$51,2202,400
South Dakota$50,920230
Massachusetts$49,920710
Illinois$48,750200
Wisconsin$48,1701,210
Arizona$48,010300
Ohio$47,8302,840
Missouri$47,770390
Idaho$47,55060
Utah$47,32090
Virginia$47,310510
California$47,1802,310
New York$46,890660
North Carolina$46,660810
Pennsylvania$46,5301,030
West Virginia$46,370160
Nevada$46,330260
New Hampshire$46,050310
Kansas$45,880220
Rhode Island$45,870260
South Carolina$45,640250
Tennessee$45,6001,980
Maine$45,16090
Arkansas$43,700150
Georgia$43,500930
Vermont$42,28040
Oklahoma$41,780440
Mississippi$41,490930
Michigan$40,4704,360
Florida$39,790930
Indiana$38,9702,640
Alabama$37,3101,540

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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