Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,650
25th Percentile Wage
$44,700
50th Percentile Wage
$48,870
75th Percentile Wage
$54,660
90th Percentile Wage
$56,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,650.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$48,870
8.76% 42.44%
2021
$44,590
15.54% -
2020
$37,660
7.12% -
2019
$34,980
2.00% -
2018
$34,280
18.58% -
2014
$27,910
0.57% -
2013
$27,750
-1.37% -
2012
$28,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,870 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Dubuque and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dubuque
$52,240
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$49,660
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$48,920
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$48,870
Cedar Rapids
$48,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$47,430
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$47,360
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$45,890
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$38,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa.