Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,590
25th Percentile Wage
$34,170
50th Percentile Wage
$37,210
75th Percentile Wage
$40,230
90th Percentile Wage
$46,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,590.

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
$37,210
-2.96% -2.96%
2016
$38,310
2.74% -
2015
$37,260
6.44% -
2014
$34,860
1.84% -
2013
$34,220
-11.95% -
2012
$38,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,210 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury and 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nashua.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$45,760
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$42,480
Portsmouth
$40,970
Manchester
$40,930
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$39,990
Dover-Durham
$38,370
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$37,690
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$37,210
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$36,490
Rochester-Dover
$33,800
Nashua
$33,200