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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Atlanta, GA

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $45,580 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,036 a month.

10th percentile
$36,960
25th percentile
$38,460
Median percentile
$45,580
75th percentile
$54,120
90th percentile
$61,900

Based on 390 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,438 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,580
Federal income tax−$3,290
Social Security + Medicare−$3,487
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,366
Monthly take-home$3,036
Every two weeks$1,401

Does it go far here?

$45,554Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia