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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Boston, MA

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $50,230 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,336 a month.

10th percentile
$40,090
25th percentile
$44,670
Median percentile
$50,230
75th percentile
$59,270
90th percentile
$67,750

Based on 360 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

$40,028 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,230
Federal income tax−$3,848
Social Security + Medicare−$3,843
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,512
Monthly take-home$3,336
Every two weeks$1,540

Does it go far here?

$46,395Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

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