The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Goldsboro, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Goldsboro 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 | $31,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Goldsboro, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,790 | -8.14% | 26.78% |
| 2021 | $45,190 | 7.55% | - |
| 2020 | $41,780 | -1.05% | - |
| 2019 | $42,220 | 13.29% | - |
| 2018 | $36,610 | -0.22% | - |
| 2017 | $36,690 | 0.68% | - |
| 2016 | $36,440 | -6.28% | - |
| 2015 | $38,730 | 20.99% | - |
| 2012 | $30,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,790, Goldsboro is the lowest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of North Carolina, following city of Greenville (median annual salary of $48,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Goldsboro is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Greenville.