Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,000
25th Percentile Wage
$36,230
50th Percentile Wage
$44,690
75th Percentile Wage
$67,730
90th Percentile Wage
$77,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,000.

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
$44,690
2.08% 21.77%
2016
$43,760
19.56% -
2015
$35,200
-2.50% -
2014
$36,080
-1.58% -
2013
$36,650
4.61% -
2012
$34,960
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,690 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Erie and 30.0 percent (30.0%) 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