The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $36,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,720.
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 | $48,940 | 22.23% | 36.60% |
| 2021 | $38,060 | 6.81% | - |
| 2020 | $35,470 | 4.37% | - |
| 2019 | $33,920 | 5.72% | - |
| 2018 | $31,980 | -0.75% | - |
| 2017 | $32,220 | 3.38% | - |
| 2016 | $31,130 | -8.96% | - |
| 2015 | $33,920 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $33,630 | 3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $32,360 | 4.11% | - |
| 2012 | $31,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,940, South Bend-Mishawaka is the second highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Muskegon-Norton Shores (median annual salary of $49,630). Compared with Muskegon-Norton Shores, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Bend-Mishawaka is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.