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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Worker Salary in the Industry of Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)

The salary statistics and trend of welding, soldering, and brazing workers in the industry of federal, state, and local government (oes designation) are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare welding, soldering, and brazing worker salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$36,650
25th Percentile Wage	$44,610
50th Percentile Wage	$52,660
75th Percentile Wage	$61,400
90th Percentile Wage	$74,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for welding, soldering, and brazing workers in the industry of federal, state, and local government (oes designation). The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) welding, soldering, and brazing workers is $74,620. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $52,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent welding, soldering, and brazing workers is $36,650.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2016)

The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of welding, soldering, and brazing workers in the industry of Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) from 2012 to 2016.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	52,660	1.08%	1.92%
2015	52,090	-0.19%	-
2014	52,190	0.46%	-
2013	51,950	0.58%	-
2012	51,650	-	-

Table 2. Average Hourly Salary

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17.62
25th Percentile Wage	$21.45
50th Percentile Wage	$25.32
75th Percentile Wage	$29.52
90th Percentile Wage	$35.88

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for welding, soldering, and brazing workers in the industry of federal, state, and local government (oes designation). The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) welding, soldering, and brazing workers is $35.88. The median hourly salary is $25.32. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $17.62.

Table 3. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of welding, soldering, and brazing workers in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of welding, soldering, and brazing workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry	Median Annual Salary
Federal government, including USPS	$53,370
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,980
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,710
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,660
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,320
Local government, including schools and hospitals	$51,640
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,340
State government, including schools and hospitals	$48,390

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