The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,910 | 0.58% | 22.02% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 3.45% | - |
| 2020 | $45,030 | 7.57% | - |
| 2019 | $41,620 | 6.42% | - |
| 2018 | $38,950 | 5.29% | - |
| 2017 | $36,890 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $37,020 | -0.11% | - |
| 2015 | $37,060 | 0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $36,770 | -0.54% | - |
| 2013 | $36,970 | 1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $36,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,910, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Chattanooga (median annual salary of $47,450). Compared with Chattanooga, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Clarksville | |
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson |