The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 | $37,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,040.
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 | $50,400 | 2.38% | 21.35% |
| 2021 | $49,200 | -1.95% | - |
| 2020 | $50,160 | -1.99% | - |
| 2019 | $51,160 | 5.14% | - |
| 2018 | $48,530 | 8.61% | - |
| 2017 | $44,350 | 10.62% | - |
| 2016 | $39,640 | 5.90% | - |
| 2015 | $37,300 | -6.27% | - |
| 2012 | $39,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,400, Chambersburg-Waynesboro is the second highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city York-Hanover (median annual salary of $57,950). Compared with York-Hanover, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower.