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Average Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers Salary in Nebraska

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers in Nebraska earn a median annual salary of $50,550, which is -0.9% compared to the national median. There are 3,990 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Nebraska (state).

$50,550
Nebraska median annual wage
$24/hour median
-0.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $51,000
3,990
Local employment
3.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.43
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,640
25th
$46,500
Median
$50,550
75th
$58,890
90th
$64,880

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nebraska, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$56,102
Goods: 94.1%
Services: 75.6%
Rents: 75.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Hawaii$76,970Compare570
Alaska$75,140Compare650
Wyoming$66,070Compare1,900
Connecticut$64,520Compare2,030
Washington$61,730Compare7,680
Massachusetts$61,710Compare3,080

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nebraska

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$231,0200.87
Psychiatrists$229,240N/A
Chief Executives$206,0802.00
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$196,3900.96
Pediatricians, General$186,6801.47
General Internal Medicine Physicians$178,6201.68
Dentists, General$168,1100.99
Nuclear Engineers$149,280N/A

Nebraska has salary data for 672 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers in Nebraska

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers are projected to change by +2.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 45,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.