The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $32,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,990.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $53,190 | 3.84% | 34.99% |
| 2016 | $51,150 | 3.79% | - |
| 2015 | $49,210 | 28.96% | - |
| 2014 | $34,960 | 11.67% | - |
| 2013 | $30,880 | -11.98% | - |
| 2012 | $34,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,190, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Washington, followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary $48,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes |