Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers among New York areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,390
25th Percentile Wage
$42,310
50th Percentile Wage
$49,850
75th Percentile Wage
$61,890
90th Percentile Wage
$77,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $36,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$49,850
3.43% 26.02%
2021
$48,140
7.83% -
2020
$44,370
0.34% -
2019
$44,220
0.07% -
2018
$44,190
-1.15% -
2017
$44,700
4.23% -
2016
$42,810
6.28% -
2015
$40,120
5.06% -
2014
$38,090
2.18% -
2013
$37,260
1.02% -
2012
$36,880
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of New York ranges from $36,840 to $56,040. The highest paying area for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in New York is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with a median annual salary of $56,040. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is Glens Falls (mean annual salary $55,930). The lowest paying area is Central New York nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $36,840.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$56,040
Glens Falls
$55,930
Kingston
$52,770
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$50,690
Nassau-Suffolk
$50,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,740
Syracuse
$48,570
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$48,490
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,310
Rochester
$46,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,820
Watertown-Fort Drum
$46,040
Utica-Rome
$46,040
Ithaca
$45,620
Binghamton
$44,030
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$40,810
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,130
Elmira
$39,720
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$38,090
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,840