Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 233 metro areas

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Tuscaloosa, AL $82,250 40
Seattle, WA $78,460 60
Washington $78,460 70
Alaska $76,860 60
Alaska $76,860 40
New Orleans, LA $74,910 60

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $76,860 60
      Alaska $76,860 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $82,250 40
      Decatur, AL $45,170 100
      Birmingham, AL $44,380 280
      Huntsville, AL $41,190 200
      Montgomery, AL $40,050 190
      Alabama $37,310 1,540
      Northeast Alabama $29,280 170
      Southeast Alabama $28,820 80
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $47,260 60
      Arkansas $43,700 150
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,880 30
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $49,420 250
      Arizona $48,010 300
      Tucson, AZ $43,840 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sacramento, CA $53,930 80
      San Jose, CA $52,470 400
      San Francisco, CA $51,590 320
      San Diego, CA $47,640 190
      Fresno, CA $47,560 40
      California $47,180 2,310
      Los Angeles, CA $44,890 830
      Oxnard, CA $43,710 80
      Riverside, CA $40,710 200
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $59,910 50
      Colorado $53,580 120
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Norwich, CT $64,380 40
      Connecticut $56,750 400
      Hartford, CT $52,330 170
      New Haven, CT $49,550 50
      Waterbury, CT $49,350 60
      Bridgeport, CT $47,450 210
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $61,140 120
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, FL $44,550 140
      Miami, FL $43,680 120
      Orlando, FL $43,490 —
      Florida $39,790 930
      Tampa, FL $38,720 310
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gainesville, GA $48,910 60
      North Georgia $48,750 70
      Augusta, GA-SC $46,810 50
      South Georgia $44,050 60
      Georgia $43,500 930
      Atlanta, GA $42,710 450
      Middle Georgia $38,750 80
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Iowa $57,040 360
      Ames, IA $56,850 70
      Davenport, IA-IL $52,980 90
      Northeast Iowa $52,380 160
      Iowa $52,100 1,650
      Waterloo, IA $51,460 80
      Des Moines, IA $51,260 330
      Cedar Rapids, IA $50,670 90
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,330 100
      Dubuque, IA $48,660 —
      Northwest Iowa $47,610 150
      Southwest Iowa $47,430 70
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $61,530 40
      Idaho $47,550 60
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $48,750 200
      Chicago, IL-IN $47,100 440
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, IN $48,950 90
      South Bend, IN-MI $44,630 30
      Evansville, IN $44,240 50
      Southern Indiana $43,100 830
      Fort Wayne, IN $42,780 220
      Indiana $38,970 2,640
      Indianapolis, IN $38,760 790
      Lafayette, IN $38,750 40
      Elkhart, IN $38,560 210
      Northern Indiana $38,260 340
      Central Indiana $37,570 230
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $54,070 90
      Kansas $46,200 80
      Kansas $45,880 220
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $57,590 2,400
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,120 460
      South Central Kentucky $47,130 180
      West Kentucky $45,180 100
      Central Kentucky $43,370 100
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $74,910 60
      Louisiana $66,660 200
      Baton Rouge, LA $48,260 140
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $50,060 520
      Massachusetts $49,920 710
      Worcester, MA $49,200 90
      Springfield, MA $48,840 80
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $64,720 60
      Maryland $62,560 240
      Maryland $62,560 80
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $45,160 90
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Saginaw, MI $51,980 40
      Niles, MI $48,770 140
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $48,560 50
      Mid Michigan $46,310 60
      Jackson, MI $44,940 30
      Muskegon, MI $41,850 110
      Southern Michigan $41,190 320
      Grand Rapids, MI $41,040 1,050
      Michigan $40,470 4,360
      Lansing, MI $39,850 100
      Kalamazoo, MI $39,640 190
      Detroit, MI $38,260 1,800
      Ann Arbor, MI $37,710 60
      Traverse City, MI $36,260 40
      Northern Michigan $34,590 90
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minnesota $57,830 360
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $56,330 190
      Southeast Minnesota $47,450 50
      Northwest Minnesota $46,990 60
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $58,320 50
      Jefferson City, MO $57,420 60
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,150 90
      Southeast Missouri $48,180 50
      Missouri $47,770 390
      Kansas City, MO-KS $47,310 80
      Central Missouri $47,080 30
      North Missouri $47,070 —
      Joplin, MO-KS $45,990 30
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $55,550 70
      Upper East Mississippi $44,010 40
      Mississippi $41,490 930
      Lower East Mississippi $32,160 —
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winston, NC $53,580 80
      Western North Carolina $48,270 100
      Central North Carolina $47,680 50
      Asheville, NC $47,410 40
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,950 270
      North Carolina $46,660 810
      Raleigh, NC $46,220 60
      Hickory, NC $45,540 30
      Durham, NC $40,560 50
      Greensboro, NC $40,410 80
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $53,710 240
      Nebraska $53,290 770
      South Nebraska $49,620 50
      Northeast Nebraska $45,110 80
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $46,050 190
      New Hampshire $46,050 310
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $57,140 480
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $47,910 50
      Nevada $46,330 260
      Las Vegas, NV $45,360 160
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $61,320 450
      Kiryas Joel, NY $57,690 40
      Buffalo, NY $48,860 170
      New York $46,890 660
      Rochester, NY $46,450 50
      Central East New York $44,490 130
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Northwestern Ohio $66,190 750
      Columbus, OH $50,750 270
      Akron, OH $48,690 120
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $47,880 370
      Ohio $47,830 2,840
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,460 320
      Cleveland, OH $47,050 550
      Canton, OH $46,680 100
      Dayton, OH $45,580 70
      Eastern Ohio $45,460 40
      Toledo, OH $42,170 100
      Mansfield, OH $41,910 40
      Youngstown, OH $40,430 60
      Springfield, OH $39,120 70
      Lima, OH $36,490 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $45,770 270
      Oklahoma $41,780 440
      Northeast Oklahoma $40,110 70
      Oklahoma City, OK $38,590 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $52,590 90
      Oregon $51,390 160
      Eugene, OR $44,270 30
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chambersburg, PA $59,110 30
      Allentown, PA-NJ $52,000 160
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,880 250
      Reading, PA $48,830 40
      Scranton, PA $48,280 40
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $48,270 50
      Harrisburg, PA $47,090 40
      Pennsylvania $46,530 1,030
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $45,730 90
      Lancaster, PA $45,700 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $45,520 170
      York, PA $41,720 70
      Erie, PA $40,260 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $26,980 80
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $45,870 260
      Providence, RI-MA $45,550 370
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $66,570 40
      Spartanburg, SC $47,010 40
      Greenville, SC $46,340 100
      South Carolina $45,640 250
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $50,920 170
      South Dakota $50,920 230
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $50,410 610
      Knoxville, TN $45,600 310
      Tennessee $45,600 1,980
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $45,200 140
      East Tennessee $44,350 80
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $41,950 180
      Jackson, TN $40,460 120
      South Central Tennessee $39,990 140
      West Tennessee $39,690 150
      North Central Tennessee $37,180 80
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $54,970 60
      Houston, TX $52,740 1,170
      Dallas, TX $51,220 530
      Texas $51,220 2,400
      North Region of Texas $45,330 50
      San Antonio, TX $43,230 130
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $47,320 90
      Salt Lake City, UT $45,850 —
      Provo, UT $37,040 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lynchburg, VA $49,140 70
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $47,620 130
      Virginia $47,310 510
      Richmond, VA $46,670 60
      West Virginia $46,370 160
      Roanoke, VA $39,850 60
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $42,280 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $78,460 60
      Washington $78,460 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fond du Lac, WI $57,640 120
      Western Wisconsin $56,010 40
      Green Bay, WI $53,040 30
      Wausau, WI $52,670 30
      Wisconsin $48,170 1,210
      Northeastern Wisconsin $47,800 40
      Madison, WI $47,290 40
      Milwaukee, WI $45,490 280
      South Central Wisconsin $45,450 100
      Oshkosh, WI $44,120 120
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $43,680 30