How does Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Ames, IA compare to the national average?

Ames, IA Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries are 21% above the US national median of $47,060 per year.

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Ames, IA

SOC 51-4122 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ames, IA is $56,850 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.33 per hour. This is 21% above the national median of $47,060. 70 people work as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ames, IA.

Median Annual Salary

$56,850

Mean Annual

$55,790

Median Hourly

$27.33

Total Employed

Salary Distribution

$48k

10th

$56k

25th

$57k

Median

$57k

75th

$57k

90th

How This Compares

Ames, IA

$56,850

this metro

Iowa

$52,100

you earn +9% vs state

United States

$47,060

you earn +21% vs US

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