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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in New Jersey

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Jersey earns $53,680 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,552 a month.

10th percentile
$36,620
25th percentile
$42,000
Median percentile
$53,680
75th percentile
$62,280
90th percentile
$64,860

Based on 510 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

$42,628 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,680
Federal income tax−$4,262
Social Security + Medicare−$4,107
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,684
Monthly take-home$3,552
Every two weeks$1,640

Does it go far here?

$49,336Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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