The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 | $36,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,120.
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 | $49,630 | 2.66% | 19.42% |
| 2021 | $48,310 | 5.20% | - |
| 2020 | $45,800 | 14.89% | - |
| 2019 | $38,980 | 6.23% | - |
| 2018 | $36,550 | 1.78% | - |
| 2017 | $35,900 | -11.39% | - |
| 2016 | $39,990 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,630, Muskegon-Norton Shores is the highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Michigan, followed by South Bend-Mishawaka (median annual salary $48,940). In comparison, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Muskegon-Norton Shores is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in South Bend-Mishawaka.