Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,400
25th Percentile Wage
$35,150
50th Percentile Wage
$42,110
75th Percentile Wage
$49,080
90th Percentile Wage
$58,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,400.

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
$42,110
6.65% 31.61%
2016
$39,310
11.96% -
2015
$34,610
8.99% -
2014
$31,500
2.95% -
2013
$30,570
5.79% -
2012
$28,800
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Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,110 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$56,290
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$51,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$48,540
Waco
$48,440
Odessa
$47,910
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$47,330
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$46,400
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,150
Midland
$44,400
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,140
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$42,180
Fort Worth-Arlington
$42,110
College Station-Bryan
$37,110
Lubbock
$36,360
Tyler
$33,200
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$31,240
Longview
$29,340