Highest-paying states for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

Arizona leads at $70,150 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

Place	Median	25th–75th
Arizona	$70,150	$51,020–$77,380
Alaska	$62,700	$62,400–$64,630
Washington	$58,990	$47,610–$63,830
Illinois	$58,840	$50,250–$63,840
Oregon	$58,650	$48,530–$70,390
Wisconsin	$57,640	$48,190–$63,340
Minnesota	$57,560	$48,560–$61,340
Nebraska	$57,280	$51,630–$62,480
Missouri	$56,210	$48,340–$60,110
New Jersey	$53,680	$42,000–$62,280
South Dakota	$52,520	$50,580–$56,400
New York	$52,080	$46,460–$63,760
Iowa	$51,740	$48,970–$58,080
Texas	$51,310	$43,230–$59,590
Idaho	$50,850	$44,560–$63,650
Kentucky	$50,740	$46,380–$59,820
Massachusetts	$50,480	$41,700–$60,610
Rhode Island	$50,040	$46,680–$61,510
Colorado	$49,860	$41,180–$60,560
Virginia	$49,160	$42,850–$55,690
California	$48,940	$44,770–$57,950
Louisiana	$48,740	$44,750–$79,160
Maine	$48,410	$46,650–$52,830
Ohio	$48,190	$42,020–$59,560
Connecticut	$47,900	$44,840–$62,110
Nevada	$47,870	$41,780–$55,320
North Carolina	$47,580	$40,380–$62,710
Pennsylvania	$47,530	$42,200–$54,700
New Hampshire	$47,500	$42,310–$51,530
Tennessee	$47,180	$40,540–$51,290
Maryland	$47,110	$38,560–$63,120
Arkansas	$46,880	$40,830–$49,920
Kansas	$46,710	$39,430–$61,520
West Virginia	$46,460	$40,800–$47,260
South Carolina	$46,260	$39,030–$53,610
Georgia	$45,850	$38,460–$52,500
Indiana	$43,960	$38,700–$48,030
Michigan	$42,530	$37,200–$47,450
Florida	$41,420	$39,980–$47,220
Utah	$40,600	$34,920–$47,110
Oklahoma	$40,400	$38,020–$48,370
Alabama	$40,050	$35,630–$46,440
Mississippi	$37,390	$34,340–$45,760

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.