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

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers in Wisconsin earn a median annual salary of $55,630, which is +9.1% compared to the national median. There are 16,820 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$55,630
Wisconsin median annual wage
$27/hour median
+9.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $51,000
16,820
Local employment
5.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.09
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,270
25th
$49,420
Median
$55,630
75th
$60,020
90th
$64,960

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 Wisconsin, 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
94.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$59,121
Goods: 94.3%
Services: 89.9%
Rents: 79.3%

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 Wisconsin

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, All Other Specialists$231,0700.46
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$214,6901.21
Chief Executives$209,0901.10
Dentists, General$206,6501.00
Physicists$174,0100.54
Podiatrists$170,0901.05
Computer And Information Research Scientists$166,6900.05
Computer And Information Systems Managers$149,7600.59

Wisconsin has salary data for 753 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

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

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.