Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lafayette, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,960
25th Percentile Wage
$34,020
50th Percentile Wage
$50,450
75th Percentile Wage
$56,280
90th Percentile Wage
$59,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,960.

Median salary trend

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$50,450
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$50,450
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Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lafayette with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,450 in Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Michigan City-La Porte.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$53,680
Muncie
$52,750
Lafayette
$50,450
Columbus
$47,860
Kokomo
$41,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$41,460
Elkhart-Goshen
$40,050
Indianapolis-Carmel
$39,560
Fort Wayne
$39,140
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$38,750
Gary
$34,520
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$30,070
Michigan City-La Porte
$29,060