Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,160
25th Percentile Wage
$28,510
50th Percentile Wage
$36,560
75th Percentile Wage
$45,120
90th Percentile Wage
$49,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,160.

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
$36,560
11.49% 8.62%
2016
$32,360
8.56% -
2015
$29,590
-4.33% -
2014
$30,870
-15.29% -
2013
$35,590
6.13% -
2012
$33,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lake County-Kenosha County with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,560 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lake County-Kenosha County is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Racine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$50,530
Wausau
$50,100
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$48,960
Oshkosh-Neenah
$45,890
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$44,670
Duluth
$44,490
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$44,300
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$41,180
Madison
$40,550
Green Bay
$40,080
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$38,230
Fond du Lac
$37,910
Appleton
$37,750
Lake County-Kenosha County
$36,560
Racine
$36,020