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

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts earns $50,480 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,351 a month.

10th percentile
$38,580
25th percentile
$41,700
Median percentile
$50,480
75th percentile
$60,610
90th percentile
$66,630

Based on 480 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

$40,217 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,480
Federal income tax−$3,878
Social Security + Medicare−$3,862
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,524
Monthly take-home$3,351
Every two weeks$1,547

Does it go far here?

$47,732Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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