Pay by state · 45 states
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most in Arizona at $70,150 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,920. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $70,150Arizona
- National median
- $47,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,980Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZArizona | $70,150 | $51,020 | $77,380 | 280 | $69,678 |
| 2 | AKAlaska | $62,700 | $62,400 | $64,630 | 50 | $61,255 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $58,990 | $47,610 | $63,830 | 50 | $55,124 |
| 4 | ILIllinois | $58,840 | $50,250 | $63,840 | 180 | $58,865 |
| 5 | OROregon | $58,650 | $48,530 | $70,390 | 250 | $56,743 |
| 6 | WIWisconsin | $57,640 | $48,190 | $63,340 | 1,150 | $61,257 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $57,560 | $48,560 | $61,340 | 670 | $58,365 |
| 8 | NENebraska | $57,280 | $51,630 | $62,480 | 650 | $63,572 |
| 9 | MOMissouri | $56,210 | $48,340 | $60,110 | 560 | $61,894 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $53,680 | $42,000 | $62,280 | 510 | $49,336 |
| 11 | SDSouth Dakota | $52,520 | $50,580 | $56,400 | 150 | $59,287 |
| 12 | NYNew York | $52,080 | $46,460 | $63,760 | 740 | $48,258 |
| 13 | IAIowa | $51,740 | $48,970 | $58,080 | 1,310 | $58,955 |
| 14 | TXTexas | $51,310 | $43,230 | $59,590 | 1,750 | $52,866 |
| 15 | IDIdaho | $50,850 | $44,560 | $63,650 | 100 | $53,249 |
| 16 | KYKentucky | $50,740 | $46,380 | $59,820 | 1,000 | $56,278 |
| 17 | MAMassachusetts | $50,480 | $41,700 | $60,610 | 480 | $47,732 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $50,040 | $46,680 | $61,510 | 160 | $48,925 |
| 19 | COColorado | $49,860 | $41,180 | $60,560 | 100 | $48,383 |
| 20 | VAVirginia | $49,160 | $42,850 | $55,690 | 410 | $48,623 |
| 21 | CACalifornia | $48,940 | $44,770 | $57,950 | 2,290 | $44,202 |
| 22 | LALouisiana | $48,740 | $44,750 | $79,160 | 320 | $55,256 |
| 23 | MEMaine | $48,410 | $46,650 | $52,830 | 60 | $49,882 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $48,190 | $42,020 | $59,560 | 2,190 | $51,943 |
| 25 | CTConnecticut | $47,900 | $44,840 | $62,110 | 590 | $46,231 |
| 26 | NVNevada | $47,870 | $41,780 | $55,320 | 170 | $47,880 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,580 | $40,380 | $62,710 | 820 | $50,442 |
| 28 | PAPennsylvania | $47,530 | $42,200 | $54,700 | 1,120 | $48,713 |
| 29 | NHNew Hampshire | $47,500 | $42,310 | $51,530 | 290 | $45,601 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $47,180 | $40,540 | $51,290 | 1,950 | $51,355 |
| 31 | MDMaryland | $47,110 | $38,560 | $63,120 | 430 | $44,884 |
| 32 | ARArkansas | $46,880 | $40,830 | $49,920 | 210 | $53,924 |
| 33 | KSKansas | $46,710 | $39,430 | $61,520 | 160 | $51,861 |
| 34 | WVWest Virginia | $46,460 | $40,800 | $47,260 | 120 | $51,912 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $46,260 | $39,030 | $53,610 | 340 | $49,345 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $45,850 | $38,460 | $52,500 | 840 | $47,615 |
| 37 | INIndiana | $43,960 | $38,700 | $48,030 | 2,840 | $47,102 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $42,530 | $37,200 | $47,450 | 3,150 | $44,202 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $41,420 | $39,980 | $47,220 | 740 | $40,053 |
| 40 | UTUtah | $40,600 | $34,920 | $47,110 | 120 | $41,067 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $40,400 | $38,020 | $48,370 | 460 | $45,991 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $40,050 | $35,630 | $46,440 | 1,250 | $45,090 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $37,390 | $34,340 | $45,760 | 480 | $43,000 |
| 44 | MTMontana | $35,670 | $29,790 | $35,670 | N/A | $37,688 |
| 45 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,980 | $25,120 | $37,210 | 90 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Arizona leads on raw pay at $70,150, while Arizona leads once prices are taken into account at $69,678.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the most?
Arizona reports the highest median wage for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $70,150 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($62,700) and Washington ($58,990).
Which state pays Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $26,980 a year, $43,170 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Arizona first at $69,678 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $70,150. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.