Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location
National median: $47,920 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa, AL | metropolitan | $82,250 | +71.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $75,200 | +56.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $74,910 | +56.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $70,150 | +46.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $66,570 | +38.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $64,380 | +34.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $64,120 | +33.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $62,700 | +30.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $61,700 | +28.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $61,530 | +28.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $60,600 | +26.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $60,180 | +25.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $58,990 | +23.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $58,890 | +22.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $58,840 | +22.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $58,650 | +22.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $58,450 | +22.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $58,320 | +21.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $57,900 | +20.8% | 440 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $57,690 | +20.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $57,640 | +20.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $57,640 | +20.3% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $57,570 | +20.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $57,560 | +20.1% | 670 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $57,280 | +19.5% | 650 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $56,320 | +17.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $56,210 | +17.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $55,550 | +15.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $55,450 | +15.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $55,110 | +15.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $54,970 | +14.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $54,500 | +13.7% | 700 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $54,470 | +13.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $54,440 | +13.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $54,390 | +13.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $53,680 | +12.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $53,680 | +12.0% | 510 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $52,980 | +10.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $52,800 | +10.2% | 400 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $52,670 | +9.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $52,520 | +9.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $52,180 | +8.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $52,080 | +8.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $51,740 | +8.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $51,740 | +8.0% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $51,320 | +7.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $51,310 | +7.1% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $51,290 | +7.0% | 720 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $51,270 | +7.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $51,110 | +6.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $51,110 | +6.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $51,000 | +6.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $50,860 | +6.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $50,850 | +6.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $50,760 | +5.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $50,740 | +5.9% | 460 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $50,740 | +5.9% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $50,530 | +5.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $50,480 | +5.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $50,370 | +5.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Niles, MI | metropolitan | $50,370 | +5.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $50,230 | +4.8% | 360 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $50,120 | +4.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $50,040 | +4.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $49,930 | +4.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $49,920 | +4.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $49,860 | +4.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $49,840 | +4.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $49,820 | +4.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $49,780 | +3.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $49,390 | +3.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $49,160 | +2.6% | 410 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $49,160 | +2.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $48,940 | +2.1% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $48,840 | +1.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $48,820 | +1.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $48,740 | +1.7% | 320 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $48,620 | +1.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $48,580 | +1.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $48,520 | +1.3% | 360 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $48,410 | +1.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $48,320 | +0.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $48,260 | +0.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $48,190 | +0.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $48,190 | +0.6% | 2,190 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $48,110 | +0.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $48,000 | +0.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $47,960 | +0.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $47,930 | +0.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $47,920 | +0.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $47,900 | −0.0% | 590 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $47,870 | −0.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $47,840 | −0.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Mansfield, OH | metropolitan | $47,690 | −0.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $47,580 | −0.7% | 820 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $47,570 | −0.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $47,560 | −0.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $47,530 | −0.8% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,500 | −0.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $47,500 | −0.9% | 160 | 2025 |