The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,230.
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 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,910 | -1.66% | 10.58% |
| 2016 | $41,590 | 0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $41,470 | -7.16% | - |
| 2014 | $44,440 | 14.33% | - |
| 2013 | $38,070 | 3.91% | - |
| 2012 | $36,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,910 in Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |