Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,530
25th Percentile Wage
$35,920
50th Percentile Wage
$47,280
75th Percentile Wage
$57,020
90th Percentile Wage
$62,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,530.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$47,280
6.60% 28.02%
2016
$44,160
16.92% -
2015
$36,690
-2.51% -
2014
$37,610
4.09% -
2013
$36,070
5.66% -
2012
$34,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,280 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bedford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$58,960
Peabody
$53,800
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$48,420
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$47,280
Springfield
$46,890
Worcester
$46,520
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$45,270
Framingham
$44,370
New Bedford
$39,350