Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,880
25th Percentile Wage
$34,190
50th Percentile Wage
$46,020
75th Percentile Wage
$60,210
90th Percentile Wage
$71,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,880.

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
$46,020
-18.06% -8.08%
2016
$54,330
-0.35% -
2015
$54,520
27.77% -
2014
$39,380
-25.70% -
2013
$49,500
-0.48% -
2012
$49,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,020 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$49,630
South Bend-Mishawaka
$48,940
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$46,020
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$45,250
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$41,860
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$40,470
Kalamazoo-Portage
$39,670
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$38,640
Lansing-East Lansing
$37,550
Jackson
$37,130
Niles-Benton Harbor
$36,830
Ann Arbor
$32,960
Holland-Grand Haven
$32,930
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$30,280
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$30,000
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$29,790
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$24,090