The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $24,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $36,050 | -4.85% | 19.45% |
| 2016 | $37,800 | 20.71% | - |
| 2015 | $29,970 | 6.21% | - |
| 2014 | $28,110 | 3.52% | - |
| 2013 | $27,120 | -7.08% | - |
| 2012 | $29,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,050 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.