The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $38,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,460.
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 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,410 | 19.91% | 21.28% |
| 2019 | $37,970 | 1.92% | - |
| 2018 | $37,240 | -17.83% | - |
| 2015 | $43,880 | 10.37% | - |
| 2013 | $39,330 | 5.11% | - |
| 2012 | $37,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,410, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of South Carolina, followed by Spartanburg (median annual salary $46,190). In comparison, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Anderson | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Florence | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County |