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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,980
25th Percentile Wage	$28,410
50th Percentile Wage	$35,090
75th Percentile Wage	$46,010
90th Percentile Wage	$52,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,980.

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 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2015	$35,090	12.37%	1.60%
2014	$30,750	-16.10%	-
2013	$35,700	3.28%	-
2012	$34,530	-	-

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,090 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$44,150
Oklahoma City	$41,840
Tulsa	$37,300
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,220
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$36,360
Fort Smith	$35,090
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,950