The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $37,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,480.
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 | $43,000 | 15.44% | 24.33% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | -2.72% | - |
| 2020 | $37,350 | 2.09% | - |
| 2019 | $36,570 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $35,460 | 5.39% | - |
| 2017 | $33,550 | 5.66% | - |
| 2016 | $31,650 | 1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $31,080 | 6.82% | - |
| 2014 | $28,960 | -14.05% | - |
| 2013 | $33,030 | 1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $32,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,000, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $40,850). In comparison, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |