The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,470 | 10.33% | 47.99% |
| 2016 | $65,880 | 9.20% | - |
| 2015 | $59,820 | 14.48% | - |
| 2014 | $51,160 | 8.33% | - |
| 2013 | $46,900 | 18.53% | - |
| 2012 | $38,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,470, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of California, followed by North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $61,040). In comparison, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.