Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$47,920
10th percentile
$36,860
90th percentile
$66,540
Employment
31,600
- MIMedian $42,530 · Employment 3,150
- INMedian $43,960 · Employment 2,840
- CAMedian $48,940 · Employment 2,290
- OHMedian $48,190 · Employment 2,190
- TNMedian $47,180 · Employment 1,950
- TXMedian $51,310 · Employment 1,750
- IAMedian $51,740 · Employment 1,310
- ALMedian $40,050 · Employment 1,250
- Detroit, MIMedian $44,060 · Employment 1,190
- WIMedian $57,640 · Employment 1,150
- PAMedian $47,530 · Employment 1,120
- KYMedian $50,740 · Employment 1,000
- GAMedian $45,850 · Employment 840
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $45,990 · Employment 830
- NCMedian $47,580 · Employment 820
- FLMedian $41,420 · Employment 740
- NYMedian $52,080 · Employment 740
- Grand Rapids, MIMedian $41,760 · Employment 730
- Nashville, TNMedian $51,290 · Employment 720
- Houston, TXMedian $54,500 · Employment 700
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.