Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,030
25th Percentile Wage
$28,050
50th Percentile Wage
$33,570
75th Percentile Wage
$41,140
90th Percentile Wage
$47,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,030.

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 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$33,570
4.62% 9.03%
2017
$32,020
4.62% -
2016
$30,540
0.00% -
2012
$30,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,570 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Erie and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Erie
$50,320
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,100
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$48,340
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,860
Newark-Union
$44,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$44,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$43,430
Pittsburgh
$42,310
Philadelphia
$39,160
York-Hanover
$37,710
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$36,360
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,230
Reading
$35,970
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,280
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$33,570
Lancaster
$31,290

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.