The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $37,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,260.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,310 | 11.06% | 28.22% |
| 2021 | $37,630 | 11.88% | - |
| 2020 | $33,160 | 0.78% | - |
| 2019 | $32,900 | -5.65% | - |
| 2018 | $34,760 | -6.93% | - |
| 2017 | $37,170 | 5.17% | - |
| 2016 | $35,250 | 6.84% | - |
| 2015 | $32,840 | 6.67% | - |
| 2014 | $30,650 | 1.70% | - |
| 2013 | $30,130 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $30,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,310, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Illinois, followed by Rockford (median annual salary $39,140). In comparison, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana |