The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $46,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,460.
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 | $60,940 | -1.26% | 21.55% |
| 2021 | $61,710 | 6.47% | - |
| 2020 | $57,720 | -1.63% | - |
| 2019 | $58,660 | 3.90% | - |
| 2018 | $56,370 | 2.71% | - |
| 2017 | $54,840 | 9.08% | - |
| 2016 | $49,860 | -7.78% | - |
| 2015 | $53,740 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $52,270 | 6.22% | - |
| 2013 | $49,020 | 2.47% | - |
| 2012 | $47,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,940, Mount Vernon-Anacortes is the second highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary of $65,620). Compared with Bremerton-Silverdale, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.