Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary

The median pay for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $47,920 a year. About 31,600 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $36,860
25th percentile: $40,560
Median percentile: $47,920
75th percentile: $57,390
90th percentile: $66,540

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Arizona $70,150
Alaska $62,700
Washington $58,990
Illinois $58,840
Oregon $58,650
Wisconsin $57,640
Minnesota $57,560
Nebraska $57,280
Missouri $56,210
New Jersey $53,680
South Dakota $52,520
New York $52,080
Iowa $51,740
Texas $51,310
Idaho $50,850
Kentucky $50,740
Massachusetts $50,480
Rhode Island $50,040
Colorado $49,860
Virginia $49,160
California $48,940
Louisiana $48,740
Maine $48,410
Ohio $48,190
Connecticut $47,900
Nevada $47,870
North Carolina $47,580
Pennsylvania $47,530
New Hampshire $47,500
Tennessee $47,180
Maryland $47,110
Arkansas $46,880
Kansas $46,710
West Virginia $46,460
South Carolina $46,260
Georgia $45,850
Indiana $43,960
Michigan $42,530
Florida $41,420
Utah $40,600
Oklahoma $40,400
Alabama $40,050
Mississippi $37,390

By metro area

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,250
Phoenix, AZ $75,200
New Orleans, LA $74,910
Charleston, SC $66,570
Norwich, CT $64,380
Winston, NC $64,120
Buffalo, NY $61,700
Boise City, ID $61,530
St. Louis, MO $60,600
Portland, OR $60,180
Green Bay, WI $58,890
Asheville, NC $58,450
Springfield, MO $58,320
New York, NY $57,900
Kiryas Joel, NY $57,690
Fond du Lac, WI $57,640
Minneapolis, MN $57,570
Kansas City, MO $56,320
Jackson, MS $55,550
Omaha, NE $55,450
Chambersburg, PA $55,110
Austin, TX $54,970
Houston, TX $54,500
Waterloo, IA $54,470
Madison, WI $54,440
San Francisco, CA $54,390
Allentown, PA $53,680
Des Moines, IA $52,980
San Jose, CA $52,800
Wausau, WI $52,670
Milwaukee, WI $52,180
Dallas, TX $51,740
Sioux City, IA $51,320
Nashville, TN $51,290
Richmond, VA $51,270
Sacramento, CA $51,110
Springfield, MA $51,110
Davenport, IA $51,000
Scranton, PA $50,860
Worcester, MA $50,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,740
Rochester, NY $50,530
Niles, MI $50,370
Waterbury, CT $50,370
Boston, MA $50,230
Oshkosh, WI $50,120
Dubuque, IA $49,930
Cedar Rapids, IA $49,920
Philadelphia, PA $49,840
Washington, DC $49,820
Hartford, CT $49,780
San Diego, CA $49,390
Virginia Beach, VA $49,160
Memphis, TN $48,840
Providence, RI $48,820
Decatur, AL $48,620
Spartanburg, SC $48,580
Charlotte, NC $48,520
New Haven, CT $48,320
Baton Rouge, LA $48,260
Canton, OH $48,190
Toledo, OH $48,110
Tulsa, OK $48,000
Reading, PA $47,960
Reno, NV $47,930
Knoxville, TN $47,920
Elkhart, IN $47,840
Mansfield, OH $47,690
Akron, OH $47,570
Fresno, CA $47,560
Manchester, NH $47,500
Bridgeport, CT $47,450
Riverside, CA $47,440
Lansing, MI $47,380
Little Rock, AR $47,260
Pittsburgh, PA $47,180
Harrisburg, PA $47,090
Cleveland, OH $47,020
Las Vegas, NV $46,790
Chicago, IL $46,710
Dayton, OH $46,560
Eugene, OR $46,550
South Bend, IN $46,460
Raleigh, NC $46,450
Lynchburg, VA $46,390
Gainesville, GA $46,380
Lafayette, IN $46,370
Lancaster, PA $46,330
Cincinnati, OH $46,280
Greenville, SC $46,200
York, PA $46,090
Oxnard, CA $46,030
Los Angeles, CA $45,990
Columbus, OH $45,830
Atlanta, GA $45,580
Orlando, FL $45,540
Miami, FL $45,090
Chattanooga, TN $44,980
Wichita, KS $44,760
Fort Wayne, IN $44,670
Greensboro, NC $44,450
Evansville, IN $44,240
Detroit, MI $44,060
Huntsville, AL $44,030
Youngstown, OH $43,910
Birmingham, AL $43,480
Fort Smith, AR $43,450
San Antonio, TX $43,230
Muskegon, MI $42,830
Grand Rapids, MI $41,760
Erie, PA $41,530
Jackson, MI $41,180
Durham, NC $40,560
Kalamazoo, MI $40,240
Baltimore, MD $40,150
Montgomery, AL $40,050
Tampa, FL $39,980
Oklahoma City, OK $39,840
Indianapolis, IN $38,970
Ann Arbor, MI $38,900