Salary guide, May 2025

Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator pay by metro, ranked

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 382. The highest is Lima, OH at $85,790 and the lowest is Aguadilla, PR at $28,450. 0 more are published but not rankable and 11 are not published by bls.

Direct match · SOC 51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

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Lima, OH$85,790
Urban Honolulu, HI$81,120
Fairbanks-College, AK$80,210
Baton Rouge, LA$78,170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$75,040
Anchorage, AK$74,000
Lake Charles, LA$72,920
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$71,720
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$67,280
Portland-South Portland, ME$66,420
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$66,240
St. Joseph, MO-KS$66,060
Boulder, CO$65,040
Kennewick-Richland, WA$64,720
Alexandria, LA$64,490
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$64,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64,320
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$64,140
Vallejo, CA$63,860
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$63,770
Bellingham, WA$63,720
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,610
Odessa, TX$63,470
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$63,460
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,440

Bars show the top 25 of 382 ranked. The table below lists all 382. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
Rank	Metro	BLS occupation	25th	Median	75th	Employment	LQ
1	Lima, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$53,680	$85,790	$85,790	470	3.54
2	Urban Honolulu, HI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$64,160	$81,120	$92,690	430	0.36
3	Fairbanks-College, AK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$60,670	$80,210	$109,940	70	0.75
4	Baton Rouge, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$61,170	$78,170	$79,880	3,690	3.36
5	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$57,400	$75,040	$78,250	670	0.42
6	Anchorage, AK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$59,820	$74,000	$93,290	250	0.53
7	Lake Charles, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$59,540	$72,920	$76,680	970	3.55
8	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$60,550	$71,720	$93,890	740	2.96
9	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,330	$67,280	$74,080	40	0.22
10	Portland-South Portland, ME	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$60,230	$66,420	$76,220	1,060	1.37
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$58,200	$66,240	$75,210	3,230	0.58
12	St. Joseph, MO-KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$55,850	$66,060	$66,060	610	4.21
13	Boulder, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,190	$65,040	$69,810	260	0.5
14	Kennewick-Richland, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$58,890	$64,720	$79,550	260	0.76
15	Alexandria, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$53,690	$64,490	$69,910	230	1.42
16	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$55,660	$64,470	$65,220	390	2.81
17	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$56,680	$64,320	$78,920	1,990	0.31
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$57,420	$64,140	$76,730	1,050	0.35
19	Vallejo, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$52,110	$63,860	$79,520	280	0.72
20	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$56,250	$63,770	$76,100	2,210	0.31
21	Bellingham, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$55,150	$63,720	$72,120	320	1.3
22	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,590	$63,610	$75,750	910	2.08
23	Odessa, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,960	$63,470	$81,670	790	3.66
24	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$59,140	$63,460	$68,720	140	0.43
25	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,580	$63,440	$79,980	210	0.2
26	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$51,100	$63,440	$63,440	2,220	5.23
27	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$55,470	$63,270	$78,340	2,000	1.68
28	Napa, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,020	$62,890	$78,930	70	0.34
29	St. Cloud, MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$56,830	$62,820	$68,160	620	2.22
30	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$53,550	$62,800	$70,410	430	3.03
31	Albany, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,600	$62,790	$67,670	280	2.24
32	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,950	$62,670	$71,090	3,740	1.83
33	Casper, WY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$56,310	$62,660	$76,130	480	4.51
34	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,400	$62,560	$76,630	2,940	0.71
35	Minot, ND	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$51,870	$62,060	$75,160	80	0.87
36	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$53,130	$62,050	$72,400	3,300	1.02
37	Bismarck, ND	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$61,530	$62,000	$62,750	320	1.66
38	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,180	$61,920	$80,060	1,290	0.35
39	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$55,020	$61,880	$72,140	4,600	0.88
40	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$52,790	$61,680	$75,930	5,780	0.23
41	New Haven, CT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,780	$61,630	$77,100	180	0.24
42	Carson City, NV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$57,210	$61,520	$67,580	60	0.68
43	Mobile, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,080	$61,420	$66,100	1,700	3.68
44	Midland, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,660	$61,410	$82,370	810	2.47
45	Fargo, ND-MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$52,260	$61,140	$64,130	690	1.73
46	Fond du Lac, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,190	$60,930	$64,100	230	1.92
47	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,880	$60,880	$70,390	90	0.2
48	Lexington Park, MD	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,990	$60,840	$74,620	80	0.42
49	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,390	$60,810	$63,280	330	1.26
50	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,560	$60,720	$65,900	540	2.15
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,120	$60,670	$77,560	2,000	0.24
52	Rochester, MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$54,930	$60,380	$60,710	510	1.56
53	Worcester, MA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$52,030	$60,320	$67,350	330	0.36
54	Ogden, UT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,000	$60,240	$70,910	960	1.32
55	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,450	$60,190	$67,630	1,490	0.67
56	Janesville-Beloit, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$53,060	$60,000	$67,020	520	2.8
57	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,520	$59,980	$61,650	1,170	1.08
58	Elizabethtown, KY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$51,470	$59,900	$65,180	660	4.8
59	Longview-Kelso, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,390	$59,860	$67,640	120	1.09
60	Anniston-Oxford, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,810	$59,820	$64,400	430	3.67
61	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,450	$59,660	$70,890	440	0.97
62	Madison, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,830	$59,530	$62,860	1,010	0.93
63	Sheboygan, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$57,940	$59,460	$59,460	740	4.57
64	Corpus Christi, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,810	$59,450	$71,090	1,280	2.47
65	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,540	$59,390	$67,340	550	0.46
66	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,520	$59,390	$63,010	3,400	1.55
67	Walla Walla, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,780	$59,380	$62,680	80	1.1
68	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,450	$59,350	$64,160	630	0.92
69	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,320	$59,200	$62,350	370	1.8
70	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,420	$59,190	$77,280	1,980	4.52
71	Greeley, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,040	$59,180	$68,780	730	2.27
72	Bozeman, MT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,740	$59,140	$63,520	170	0.87
73	Glens Falls, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$53,010	$59,140	$69,230	110	0.81
74	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,060	$59,040	$67,000	2,210	0.64
75	Cheyenne, WY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,320	$59,030	$60,560	180	1.4
76	Peoria, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,050	$58,960	$65,920	1,230	2.77
77	Appleton, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,880	$58,920	$65,570	970	2.92
78	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,870	$58,890	$70,760	1,990	0.46
79	Green Bay, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,600	$58,850	$61,480	840	1.79
80	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$54,090	$58,800	$78,320	300	1.34
81	Reno, NV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,720	$58,800	$69,220	390	0.53
82	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$52,430	$58,680	$69,870	140	0.41
83	Ames, IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,250	$58,560	$60,310	170	1.1
84	Manchester-Nashua, NH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,930	$58,510	$67,400	270	0.51
85	Hammond, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,310	$58,490	$68,470	60	0.49
86	Salisbury, MD	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,760	$58,480	$74,960	60	0.44
87	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,410	$58,460	$65,120	200	0.28
88	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,700	$58,380	$68,890	4,630	0.6
89	El Centro, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,370	$58,350	$74,200	70	0.41
90	Salinas, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,530	$58,240	$72,470	200	0.41
91	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,490	$58,230	$61,880	440	2.17
92	Grand Forks, ND-MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$51,240	$58,200	$65,270	190	1.39
93	Pocatello, ID	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$51,150	$58,140	$58,850	180	1.71
94	Eau Claire, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,460	$58,110	$60,530	350	1.53
95	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,340	$57,980	$66,180	730	0.24
96	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,470	$57,940	$71,460	15,850	1.8
97	Iowa City, IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,680	$57,780	$65,030	130	0.51
98	Kenosha, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,690	$57,780	$61,280	250	1.25
99	Bay City, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,910	$57,760	$82,410	130	1.46
100	Lafayette, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,890	$57,750	$64,630	1,860	3.88
101	Richmond, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,600	$57,710	$66,490	1,260	0.71
102	Decatur, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,840	$57,670	$62,760	200	1.66
103	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,800	$57,650	$62,820	250	1.27
104	Kingston, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,530	$57,600	$62,460	120	0.78
105	Yakima, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,300	$57,450	$62,360	290	1.1
106	Farmington, NM	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,800	$57,440	$82,670	500	3.95
107	Charlottesville, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,040	$57,420	$66,250	90	0.31
108	Duluth, MN-WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,340	$57,410	$64,420	370	1.11
109	Kansas City, MO-KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,240	$57,370	$71,380	2,710	0.92
110	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,280	$57,360	$70,220	800	0.88
111	Greenville, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,210	$57,360	$61,310	230	1.08
112	Corvallis, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,170	$57,350	$65,080	60	0.55
113	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,210	$57,290	$63,980	1,530	0.53
114	Salem, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,880	$57,180	$60,540	410	0.82
115	Rochester, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,620	$57,130	$62,630	650	0.49
116	Decatur, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,120	$56,990	$65,220	530	3.23
117	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,680	$56,990	$61,290	1,350	6.03
118	Raleigh-Cary, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,190	$56,940	$60,980	1,090	0.55
119	Bend, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,460	$56,910	$62,380	330	1.14
120	Cedar Rapids, IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,710	$56,750	$59,730	560	1.49
121	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,360	$56,720	$70,280	260	0.48
122	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,890	$56,540	$65,690	5,440	0.86
123	Naples-Marco Island, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,560	$56,440	$66,910	180	0.39
124	Savannah, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,530	$56,410	$60,080	460	0.86
125	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,910	$56,160	$64,800	7,850	0.47
126	Dubuque, IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,560	$56,100	$59,610	330	2.14
127	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,420	$56,070	$62,740	3,370	0.93
128	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,460	$56,060	$61,860	830	0.79
129	Roanoke, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,670	$56,040	$61,320	940	2.27
130	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,700	$56,020	$62,630	130	0.45
131	Springfield, MA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,870	$56,010	$61,350	220	0.4
132	Lewiston, ID-WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,590	$55,890	$60,090	210	2.76
133	Wausau, WI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,270	$55,780	$58,650	930	5
134	Great Falls, MT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,510	$55,720	$63,880	120	1.2
135	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,230	$55,690	$65,280	450	1.39
136	Syracuse, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,110	$55,660	$62,760	430	0.53
137	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,100	$55,520	$59,820	80	0.62
138	Amarillo, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,290	$55,460	$60,060	620	1.86
139	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,210	$55,420	$63,000	970	0.68
140	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,540	$55,410	$61,380	180	1.82
141	Wilmington, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,890	$55,340	$60,560	260	0.52
142	Colorado Springs, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,930	$55,270	$62,990	470	0.56
143	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,520	$55,200	$62,400	850	1.77
144	York-Hanover, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,640	$55,070	$61,040	730	1.49
145	Sherman-Denison, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,550	$55,020	$58,410	290	2.08
146	Reading, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,790	$54,840	$58,000	870	1.86
147	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,530	$54,790	$61,630	860	0.85
148	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,710	$54,740	$62,890	790	0.97
149	Winchester, VA-WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,480	$54,690	$61,100	120	0.69
150	Eugene-Springfield, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,480	$54,670	$60,760	530	1.25
151	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,700	$54,640	$66,670	180	0.28
152	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,870	$54,590	$62,630	3,510	0.46
153	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,860	$54,560	$64,250	580	0.67
154	Flagstaff, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,530	$54,460	$69,240	60	0.34
155	Lancaster, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,860	$54,370	$63,000	1,270	1.88
156	Wichita, KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,360	$54,190	$66,010	1,460	1.77
157	Ann Arbor, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,210	$54,180	$64,060	220	0.37
158	Greensboro-High Point, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,480	$54,180	$62,550	1,180	1.2
159	Ithaca, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,580	$54,170	$61,340	30	0.23
160	Springfield, MO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,520	$54,080	$60,390	1,060	1.78
161	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,480	$54,030	$60,370	90	0.42
162	Lincoln, NE	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,840	$53,990	$62,870	820	1.69
163	Lexington-Fayette, KY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,390	$53,680	$64,740	480	0.63
164	Bowling Green, KY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,910	$53,630	$53,630	400	1.83
165	Pittsburgh, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,480	$53,610	$63,120	3,600	1.21
166	Tulsa, OK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,600	$53,550	$61,810	4,520	3.68
167	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,220	$53,420	$59,560	220	2.04
168	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,720	$53,350	$61,420	250	1.05
169	Chambersburg, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,060	$53,340	$70,490	510	3.14
170	Muncie, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,200	$53,340	$56,130	200	1.69
171	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,060	$53,280	$67,650	180	0.55
172	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,610	$53,160	$69,550	50	0.52
173	Omaha, NE-IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,750	$53,110	$60,750	1,060	0.8
174	Vineland, NJ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,830	$53,000	$63,710	70	0.39
175	Battle Creek, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,060	$52,970	$59,870	210	1.42
176	Clarksville, TN-KY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,190	$52,970	$58,500	490	1.78
177	Mankato, MN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,810	$52,940	$60,640	280	1.84
178	Santa Fe, NM	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$49,280	$52,820	$61,180	30	0.19
179	College Station-Bryan, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,410	$52,800	$65,630	330	0.91
180	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,580	$52,800	$68,640	2,490	1.3
181	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,160	$52,800	$66,990	170	0.32
182	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,990	$52,710	$64,270	200	0.47
183	Columbia, MO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,250	$52,700	$52,700	200	0.69
184	Billings, MT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,280	$52,670	$62,920	430	1.72
185	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,270	$52,650	$61,750	9,320	0.77
186	Modesto, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,390	$52,590	$62,050	450	0.86
187	Asheville, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,250	$52,540	$60,950	290	0.61
188	Redding, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,760	$52,450	$61,850	100	0.51
189	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,460	$52,410	$61,870	580	0.71
190	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,840	$52,330	$64,270	420	0.46
191	Longview, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,350	$52,300	$60,760	1,270	4.03
192	Port St. Lucie, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,440	$52,270	$60,520	290	0.64
193	Jackson, MS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,770	$52,220	$60,550	530	0.73
194	Tuscaloosa, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,410	$52,180	$64,090	290	1
195	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,830	$52,050	$60,850	3,810	0.83
196	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,050	$51,990	$62,240	3,160	1.07
197	Lynchburg, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,030	$51,970	$63,200	610	2.34
198	Jonesboro, AR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,600	$51,900	$52,920	340	2.08
199	Harrisonburg, VA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,120	$51,870	$60,830	110	0.62
200	Monroe, LA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,340	$51,870	$60,740	420	1.77
201	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,360	$51,820	$61,150	910	1
202	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,650	$51,810	$61,010	4,580	0.9
203	Owensboro, KY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,990	$51,700	$51,700	410	3.11
204	Rapid City, SD	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,300	$51,690	$63,160	200	1.04
205	St. Louis, MO-IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,630	$51,640	$60,560	2,820	0.78
206	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,180	$51,630	$62,670	10,620	0.98
207	Grand Junction, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,660	$51,580	$62,670	170	0.96
208	Jefferson City, MO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,730	$51,580	$59,070	360	1.65
209	Altoona, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,590	$51,540	$58,220	170	1.11
210	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,110	$51,510	$57,560	230	1.19
211	Stockton-Lodi, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,220	$51,480	$61,630	740	0.96
212	Topeka, KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,580	$51,390	$59,200	330	1.06
213	Grants Pass, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$50,140	$51,330	$59,890	100	1.24
214	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,270	$51,300	$60,680	200	1.01
215	Columbus, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,400	$51,260	$60,140	2,190	0.74
216	Pueblo, CO	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,060	$51,190	$59,300	310	1.9
217	Tucson, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,240	$51,150	$62,460	740	0.71
218	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,430	$51,080	$59,060	540	2.41
219	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,590	$51,070	$62,550	2,790	0.94
220	Yuba City, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,060	$51,040	$62,640	90	0.69
221	State College, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,850	$51,030	$56,580	140	0.76
222	Evansville, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,360	$50,960	$61,460	350	0.98
223	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,260	$50,950	$64,330	2,000	5.86
224	Lebanon, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,570	$50,920	$58,140	250	1.74
225	St. George, UT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,660	$50,890	$58,620	160	0.65
226	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,440	$50,870	$60,330	1,790	0.98
227	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,070	$50,840	$62,400	90	0.35
228	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,480	$50,800	$60,730	680	1.09
229	Idaho Falls, ID	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,240	$50,770	$57,410	170	0.77
230	Burlington, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,970	$50,740	$58,000	120	0.65
231	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,780	$50,710	$60,690	120	0.35
232	Jacksonville, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,290	$50,640	$61,140	1,420	0.69
233	Bangor, ME	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,960	$50,590	$62,670	140	0.73
234	Binghamton, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,960	$50,560	$59,230	110	0.41
235	Fresno, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,290	$50,550	$59,940	950	0.74
236	distribution management software, KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,590	$50,550	$50,550	180	1.25
237	Canton-Massillon, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,610	$50,510	$57,720	860	1.97
238	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,250	$50,390	$59,570	820	0.82
239	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,540	$50,370	$60,490	370	0.64
240	Akron, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,680	$50,340	$61,070	1,170	1.37
241	Merced, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,410	$50,340	$58,340	310	1.43
242	Medford, OR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,900	$50,270	$58,700	200	0.83
243	Boise City, ID	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,660	$50,240	$59,530	1,400	1.34
244	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,940	$50,200	$59,630	2,020	0.53
245	Rockford, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,190	$50,200	$61,000	870	2.35
246	Warner Robins, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,390	$50,170	$55,600	340	1.66
247	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,160	$50,030	$63,280	110	0.71
248	Albuquerque, NM	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,720	$49,980	$71,080	510	0.47
249	Birmingham, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,350	$49,930	$62,080	2,160	1.55
250	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,700	$49,930	$59,860	600	0.92
251	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,670	$49,930	$60,310	2,520	0.65
252	Wheeling, WV-OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,500	$49,920	$63,360	160	1
253	Kokomo, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,280	$49,860	$65,090	110	1.2
254	Springfield, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,200	$49,860	$57,440	100	0.38
255	Spartanburg, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,650	$49,820	$58,680	710	1.6
256	Jackson, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,590	$49,790	$59,860	130	0.85
257	Fayetteville, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,320	$49,780	$60,780	80	0.22
258	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,040	$49,780	$60,570	90	0.67
259	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,860	$49,770	$56,690	80	0.52
260	Columbia, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,350	$49,730	$56,280	830	0.78
261	Lawton, OK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,190	$49,720	$59,450	80	0.7
262	Yuma, AZ	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,060	$49,680	$60,950	120	0.65
263	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,130	$49,630	$59,700	5,240	0.68
264	Utica-Rome, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,850	$49,630	$58,510	230	0.73
265	Rocky Mount, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,790	$49,600	$59,320	250	1.74
266	Monroe, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,590	$49,570	$58,910	240	2.25
267	Hattiesburg, MS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,940	$49,500	$62,860	160	0.97
268	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,730	$49,460	$61,100	2,590	0.88
269	Traverse City, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,710	$49,420	$60,580	130	0.71
270	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,170	$49,370	$58,620	250	0.48
271	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,810	$49,330	$58,150	90	0.94
272	Columbus, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,970	$49,320	$57,210	310	2.34
273	Fort Wayne, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,570	$49,300	$59,540	890	1.47
274	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,950	$49,280	$60,640	290	0.31
275	Chattanooga, TN-GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,500	$49,220	$61,130	1,850	2.57
276	Erie, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,950	$49,180	$58,390	740	2.29
277	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,970	$49,130	$57,020	1,760	1.51
278	Toledo, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,810	$49,130	$57,020	960	1.23
279	Enid, OK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,400	$49,090	$70,740	90	1.4
280	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,210	$49,090	$59,410	560	0.82
281	Cleveland, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,620	$49,040	$58,850	3,510	1.27
282	Homosassa Springs, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,420	$49,040	$57,980	40	0.44
283	Niles, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,880	$49,040	$58,400	230	1.43
284	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,910	$49,020	$53,420	560	2.03
285	Gettysburg, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,800	$49,010	$59,190	110	1.24
286	Wichita Falls, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,740	$49,010	$59,640	230	1.53
287	Beckley, WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,390	$48,960	$64,800	120	1.07
288	Grand Island, NE	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,360	$48,940	$57,440	170	1.58
289	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,300	$48,920	$57,210	2,520	1.58
290	Logan, UT-ID	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,760	$48,920	$58,500	350	1.95
291	Elmira, NY	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,650	$48,820	$58,230	90	1.03
292	Saginaw, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,120	$48,820	$57,670	220	1.03
293	Flint, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,440	$48,810	$58,380	200	0.56
294	Oklahoma City, OK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,740	$48,760	$59,600	2,200	1.21
295	Chico, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,380	$48,740	$58,850	160	0.76
296	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,270	$48,630	$60,000	1,240	2.57
297	Champaign-Urbana, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,040	$48,610	$57,020	100	0.35
298	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,240	$48,600	$57,480	1,590	0.97
299	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,160	$48,580	$54,580	170	1.42
300	Victoria, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,960	$48,580	$62,320	160	1.56
301	Paducah, KY-IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,550	$48,560	$58,800	310	2.27
302	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,290	$48,520	$60,290	820	1.15
303	Dover, DE	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,540	$48,510	$59,140	90	0.48
304	Killeen-Temple, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,530	$48,460	$61,440	400	1
305	Gainesville, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$48,430	$48,430	$49,770	890	3.19
306	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,180	$48,380	$55,640	80	0.62
307	Goldsboro, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,420	$48,320	$52,370	140	1.27
308	Ocala, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,130	$48,270	$55,620	570	1.75
309	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,010	$48,220	$60,930	2,510	0.83
310	Lawrence, KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,340	$48,180	$59,230	70	0.51
311	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,500	$48,170	$56,380	380	0.65
312	Abilene, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,480	$48,160	$59,800	290	1.44
313	Williamsport, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,640	$48,130	$60,080	160	1.22
314	Midland, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,280	$48,120	$60,380	60	0.62
315	Knoxville, TN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,060	$48,040	$56,260	1,780	1.56
316	Punta Gorda, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,850	$48,040	$57,150	60	0.36
317	Charleston, WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,450	$48,000	$60,850	190	0.68
318	Athens-Clarke County, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$47,870	$47,970	$59,050	370	1.44
319	Sandusky, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,020	$47,900	$56,820	200	1.49
320	Montgomery, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,670	$47,880	$59,760	560	1.27
321	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,830	$47,860	$58,060	210	0.9
322	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,730	$47,850	$59,540	390	2.34
323	Springfield, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,030	$47,780	$57,270	220	1.8
324	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,890	$47,740	$53,680	570	0.77
325	Missoula, MT	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,900	$47,720	$56,790	160	0.89
326	Youngstown-Warren, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,110	$47,690	$55,640	680	1.59
327	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,250	$47,670	$58,030	360	1.01
328	Morgantown, WV	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,580	$47,650	$58,060	140	0.78
329	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,130	$47,560	$56,090	250	0.77
330	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,510	$47,520	$58,460	60	0.47
331	Las Cruces, NM	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,900	$47,520	$65,360	80	0.38
332	Kankakee, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,490	$47,460	$58,590	230	2.02
333	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,660	$47,440	$53,350	1,190	1.24
334	Sebring, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,990	$47,250	$57,350	40	0.49
335	Valdosta, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,450	$47,240	$59,260	180	1.26
336	Gainesville, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,520	$47,230	$52,610	150	0.37
337	Dalton, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,640	$47,190	$50,940	120	0.71
338	Albany, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,110	$47,180	$57,290	170	1.08
339	Bloomington, IL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,520	$47,180	$57,220	70	0.3
340	Tallahassee, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,620	$47,130	$56,970	220	0.44
341	Morristown, TN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,160	$47,070	$60,230	180	1.42
342	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,550	$46,980	$57,500	550	1.45
343	Visalia, CA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,420	$46,850	$59,710	350	0.76
344	Johnstown, PA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,800	$46,780	$50,740	170	1.35
345	Lubbock, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,470	$46,760	$56,760	500	1.13
346	Cleveland, TN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$44,840	$46,670	$57,460	120	1.02
347	Fort Smith, AR-OK	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,030	$46,630	$50,170	400	1.56
348	San Angelo, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$37,690	$46,440	$59,240	270	2.01
349	Macon-Bibb County, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,620	$46,420	$53,610	210	0.83
350	Hot Springs, AR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$37,610	$46,400	$48,040	110	1.05
351	Waco, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$42,010	$46,380	$52,540	630	1.81
352	Winston-Salem, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,520	$46,370	$62,140	1,230	1.69
353	Terre Haute, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$46,090	$46,090	$52,610	350	1.98
354	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,270	$46,080	$55,700	450	1.1
355	Johnson City, TN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$41,100	$46,070	$53,160	170	0.78
356	Joplin, MO-KS	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,070	$45,770	$54,900	570	2.46
357	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,000	$45,640	$52,800	130	0.33
358	Twin Falls, ID	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$45,550	$45,550	$55,950	290	2.12
359	Jackson, TN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,100	$45,460	$48,590	600	2.66
360	Laredo, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$36,610	$45,370	$58,620	100	0.35
361	Dothan, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,510	$45,210	$49,300	310	1.93
362	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$36,050	$45,020	$57,540	650	1.53
363	El Paso, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$35,490	$45,000	$52,010	650	0.71
364	Florence, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$43,620	$44,990	$51,130	300	1.25
365	Bloomington, IN	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,470	$44,730	$53,870	60	0.28
366	Sumter, SC	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,180	$44,540	$55,170	170	1.79
367	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,230	$44,210	$50,060	130	0.89
368	Huntsville, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$37,310	$44,020	$51,460	1,810	2.54
369	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$40,670	$43,490	$50,790	80	0.68
370	Mansfield, OH	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$36,800	$43,120	$48,550	350	2.66
371	Tyler, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,580	$43,100	$51,790	550	1.77
372	Auburn-Opelika, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,520	$42,520	$46,910	270	1.37
373	Rome, GA	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$39,680	$42,280	$46,930	160	1.32
374	Gadsden, AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$37,750	$42,240	$48,490	190	2.18
375	Texarkana, TX-AR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$38,070	$41,920	$50,850	590	3.83
376	Columbus, GA-AL	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$31,650	$40,100	$47,850	330	1.05
377	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$34,320	$39,710	$47,110	350	0.43
378	Ponce, PR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$29,780	$31,680	$35,360	100	0.61
379	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$27,620	$30,390	$33,830	1,240	0.67
380	Mayaguez, PR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$27,780	$30,230	$35,240	70	0.48
381	Arecibo, PR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$29,380	$29,380	$30,270	150	1.57
382	Aguadilla, PR	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)	$26,280	$28,450	$31,200	90	0.68

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, Barnstable Town, MA, Eagle Pass, TX, Guayama, PR, Helena, MT, Hinesville, GA, Jacksonville, NC, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, Pittsfield, MA, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

Bars show the highest 25 of 382. The table lists all.

Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
Metro	Role median	All-occupations median	Ratio	LQ
Lima, OH	$85,790	$47,170	1.82	3.54
Baton Rouge, LA	$78,170	$48,710	1.60	3.36
Lake Charles, LA	$72,920	$45,700	1.60	3.55
Alexandria, LA	$64,490	$40,600	1.59	1.42
Hammond, LA	$58,490	$38,480	1.52	0.49
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$63,440	$43,470	1.46	5.23
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,610	$44,820	1.42	2.08
Urban Honolulu, HI	$81,120	$57,220	1.42	0.36
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$59,820	$42,680	1.40	3.67
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$66,060	$47,350	1.40	4.21
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$60,810	$43,710	1.39	1.26
Lafayette, LA	$57,750	$41,780	1.38	3.88
Monroe, LA	$51,870	$38,150	1.36	1.77
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$64,470	$48,040	1.34	2.81
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$63,270	$47,290	1.34	1.68
Hattiesburg, MS	$49,500	$37,750	1.31	0.97
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,450	$45,350	1.31	2.47
Mobile, AL	$61,420	$47,000	1.31	3.68
Odessa, TX	$63,470	$48,590	1.31	3.66
Fairbanks-College, AK	$80,210	$61,810	1.30	0.75
El Centro, CA	$58,350	$45,140	1.29	0.41
Pocatello, ID	$58,140	$45,160	1.29	1.71
Casper, WY	$62,660	$48,880	1.28	4.51
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$60,880	$47,520	1.28	0.2
Elizabethtown, KY	$59,900	$46,810	1.28	4.8
Hot Springs, AR	$46,400	$36,540	1.27	1.05
Minot, ND	$62,060	$48,940	1.27	0.87
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$62,670	$49,430	1.27	1.83
Bay City, MI	$57,760	$45,620	1.27	1.46
Albany, OR	$62,790	$49,700	1.26	2.24
Farmington, NM	$57,440	$45,820	1.25	3.95
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$75,040	$59,940	1.25	0.42
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$56,990	$45,610	1.25	6.03
Amarillo, TX	$55,460	$44,580	1.24	1.86
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$47,860	$38,520	1.24	0.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$57,980	$46,670	1.24	0.24
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$60,000	$48,390	1.24	2.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$58,230	$47,030	1.24	2.17
St. Cloud, MN	$62,820	$50,840	1.24	2.22
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$45,020	$36,490	1.23	1.53
Sherman-Denison, TX	$55,020	$44,610	1.23	2.08
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$54,030	$43,850	1.23	0.42
Greenville, NC	$57,360	$46,560	1.23	1.08
Ogden, UT	$60,240	$48,900	1.23	1.32
Decatur, AL	$56,990	$46,280	1.23	3.23
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$55,690	$45,240	1.23	1.39
Anchorage, AK	$74,000	$60,200	1.23	0.53
Salinas, CA	$58,240	$47,380	1.23	0.41
Jonesboro, AR	$51,900	$42,240	1.23	2.08
Jackson, MS	$52,220	$42,850	1.22	0.73
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$58,800	$48,260	1.22	1.34
Laredo, TX	$45,370	$37,250	1.22	0.35
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$59,190	$48,630	1.22	4.52
Enid, OK	$49,090	$40,500	1.21	1.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$59,200	$48,870	1.21	1.8
Fond du Lac, WI	$60,930	$50,340	1.21	1.92
Muncie, IN	$53,340	$44,110	1.21	1.69
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$55,410	$45,840	1.21	1.82
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$57,360	$47,470	1.21	0.88
Wilmington, NC	$55,340	$45,800	1.21	0.52
Eau Claire, WI	$58,110	$48,100	1.21	1.53
Valdosta, GA	$47,240	$39,110	1.21	1.26
Glens Falls, NY	$59,140	$49,090	1.20	0.81
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$45,640	$37,930	1.20	0.33
Yakima, WA	$57,450	$47,810	1.20	1.1
Salisbury, MD	$58,480	$48,710	1.20	0.44
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$57,650	$48,120	1.20	1.27
Great Falls, MT	$55,720	$46,510	1.20	1.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$61,140	$51,050	1.20	1.73
Mayaguez, PR	$30,230	$25,270	1.20	0.48
Kenosha, WI	$57,780	$48,310	1.20	1.25
Savannah, GA	$56,410	$47,240	1.19	0.86
Goldsboro, NC	$48,320	$40,570	1.19	1.27
Bowling Green, KY	$53,630	$45,040	1.19	1.83
Peoria, IL	$58,960	$49,590	1.19	2.77
Roanoke, VA	$56,040	$47,140	1.19	2.27
College Station-Bryan, TX	$52,800	$44,470	1.19	0.91
Homosassa Springs, FL	$49,040	$41,360	1.19	0.44
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$53,350	$45,030	1.18	1.05
Dothan, AL	$45,210	$38,170	1.18	1.93
Reno, NV	$58,800	$49,660	1.18	0.53
Springfield, MO	$54,080	$45,780	1.18	1.78
Lawton, OK	$49,720	$42,090	1.18	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$56,020	$47,440	1.18	0.45
Clarksville, TN-KY	$52,970	$44,860	1.18	1.78
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$56,440	$47,800	1.18	0.39
Appleton, WI	$58,920	$49,910	1.18	2.92
Bismarck, ND	$62,000	$52,560	1.18	1.66
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,630	$39,560	1.18	1.56
Green Bay, WI	$58,850	$49,940	1.18	1.79
Ponce, PR	$31,680	$26,940	1.18	0.61
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$49,330	$42,000	1.17	0.94
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$53,420	$45,540	1.17	2.04
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$57,940	$49,410	1.17	1.8
Beckley, WV	$48,960	$41,850	1.17	1.07
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$58,200	$49,760	1.17	1.39
Sebring, FL	$47,250	$40,400	1.17	0.49
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$67,280	$57,640	1.17	0.22
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,420	$56,960	1.17	1.37
Ames, IA	$58,560	$50,220	1.17	1.1
Altoona, PA	$51,540	$44,270	1.16	1.11
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$47,970	$41,220	1.16	1.44
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,180	$46,570	1.16	1.2
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,690	$47,070	1.16	0.69
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$59,390	$51,160	1.16	1.55
Cleveland, TN	$46,670	$40,230	1.16	1.02
Longview, TX	$52,300	$45,150	1.16	4.03
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,980	$51,820	1.16	1.08
Lewiston, ID-WA	$55,890	$48,300	1.16	2.76
Iowa City, IA	$57,780	$50,060	1.15	0.51
Tuscaloosa, AL	$52,180	$45,220	1.15	1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$48,380	$41,940	1.15	0.62
Burlington, NC	$50,740	$44,010	1.15	0.65
Gadsden, AL	$42,240	$36,660	1.15	2.18
Kingston, NY	$57,600	$50,020	1.15	0.78
Dubuque, IA	$56,100	$48,750	1.15	2.14
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$55,200	$47,970	1.15	1.77
Owensboro, KY	$51,700	$44,960	1.15	3.11
Cedar Rapids, IA	$56,750	$49,360	1.15	1.49
Duluth, MN-WI	$57,410	$50,000	1.15	1.11
Tulsa, OK	$53,550	$46,670	1.15	3.68
Flagstaff, AZ	$54,460	$47,500	1.15	0.34
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$58,460	$50,990	1.15	0.28
Sheboygan, WI	$59,460	$51,890	1.15	4.57
Cheyenne, WY	$59,030	$51,540	1.15	1.4
Wausau, WI	$55,780	$48,790	1.14	5
York-Hanover, PA	$55,070	$48,170	1.14	1.49
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,060	$49,150	1.14	0.79
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$54,740	$48,010	1.14	0.97
Napa, CA	$62,890	$55,210	1.14	0.34
El Paso, TX	$45,000	$39,510	1.14	0.71
Wichita, KS	$54,190	$47,630	1.14	1.77
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$71,720	$63,200	1.13	2.96
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,010	$43,210	1.13	1.53
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$50,030	$44,230	1.13	0.71
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$53,160	$47,050	1.13	0.52
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$64,720	$57,290	1.13	0.76
Las Cruces, NM	$47,520	$42,070	1.13	0.38
Kansas City, MO-KS	$57,370	$50,820	1.13	0.92
Victoria, TX	$48,580	$43,050	1.13	1.56
Rocky Mount, NC	$49,600	$43,960	1.13	1.74
Wheeling, WV-OH	$49,920	$44,250	1.13	1
Lancaster, PA	$54,370	$48,210	1.13	1.88
St. George, UT	$50,890	$45,140	1.13	0.65
Midland, TX	$61,410	$54,480	1.13	2.47
Lynchburg, VA	$51,970	$46,190	1.13	2.34
Harrisonburg, VA	$51,870	$46,110	1.12	0.62
Arecibo, PR	$29,380	$26,120	1.12	1.57
Yuma, AZ	$49,680	$44,170	1.12	0.65
Decatur, IL	$57,670	$51,290	1.12	1.66
Port St. Lucie, FL	$52,270	$46,490	1.12	0.64
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,720	$54,060	1.12	2.15
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,590	$48,640	1.12	0.46
Chambersburg, PA	$53,340	$47,540	1.12	3.14
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,070	$49,990	1.12	0.93
Richmond, VA	$57,710	$51,460	1.12	0.71
Asheville, NC	$52,540	$46,870	1.12	0.61
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$55,520	$49,540	1.12	0.62
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$52,410	$46,780	1.12	0.71
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$54,790	$48,990	1.12	0.85
Walla Walla, WA	$59,380	$53,100	1.12	1.1
Dalton, GA	$47,190	$42,210	1.12	0.71
Rapid City, SD	$51,690	$46,270	1.12	1.04
Rochester, NY	$57,130	$51,210	1.12	0.49
Columbia, MO	$52,700	$47,260	1.12	0.69
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$44,210	$39,740	1.11	0.89
Lubbock, TX	$46,760	$42,130	1.11	1.13
Reading, PA	$54,840	$49,440	1.11	1.86
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$39,710	$35,830	1.11	0.43
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$51,300	$46,330	1.11	1.01
Erie, PA	$49,180	$44,460	1.11	2.29
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$50,800	$45,990	1.10	1.09
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$53,680	$48,620	1.10	0.63
Canton-Massillon, OH	$50,510	$45,810	1.10	1.97
Bellingham, WA	$63,720	$57,820	1.10	1.3
distribution management software, KS	$50,550	$45,900	1.10	1.25
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$54,670	$49,680	1.10	1.25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,540	$51,380	1.10	0.86
Vineland, NJ	$53,000	$48,190	1.10	0.39
Ocala, FL	$48,270	$43,990	1.10	1.75
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$56,940	$51,990	1.10	0.55
Lebanon, PA	$50,920	$46,500	1.10	1.74
Evansville, IN	$50,960	$46,540	1.09	0.98
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$49,770	$45,480	1.09	0.52
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$48,580	$44,470	1.09	1.42
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$51,820	$47,440	1.09	1
Fayetteville, NC	$49,780	$45,620	1.09	0.22
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$55,420	$50,790	1.09	0.68
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,190	$55,240	1.09	0.67
Vallejo, CA	$63,860	$58,620	1.09	0.72
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,690	$43,800	1.09	1.59
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$42,520	$39,070	1.09	1.37
Battle Creek, MI	$52,970	$48,690	1.09	1.42
Abilene, TX	$48,160	$44,340	1.09	1.44
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$59,350	$54,660	1.09	0.92
Carson City, NV	$61,520	$56,680	1.09	0.68
Idaho Falls, ID	$50,770	$46,800	1.08	0.77
Santa Fe, NM	$52,820	$48,710	1.08	0.19
Lincoln, NE	$53,990	$49,800	1.08	1.69
Albany, GA	$47,180	$43,620	1.08	1.08
Pittsburgh, PA	$53,610	$49,650	1.08	1.21
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$51,510	$47,750	1.08	1.19
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$59,660	$55,310	1.08	0.97
Bozeman, MT	$59,140	$54,830	1.08	0.87
Springfield, MA	$56,010	$51,930	1.08	0.4
Fresno, CA	$50,550	$46,910	1.08	0.74
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$51,080	$47,430	1.08	2.41
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,200	$46,630	1.08	0.53
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$52,050	$48,400	1.08	0.83
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,380	$54,310	1.07	0.6
Greeley, CO	$59,180	$55,070	1.07	2.27
Aguadilla, PR	$28,450	$26,480	1.07	0.68
Jefferson City, MO	$51,580	$48,030	1.07	1.65
Billings, MT	$52,670	$49,060	1.07	1.72
Redding, CA	$52,450	$48,920	1.07	0.51
Monroe, MI	$49,570	$46,240	1.07	2.25
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,170	$44,940	1.07	0.65
Columbia, SC	$49,730	$46,430	1.07	0.78
Tucson, AZ	$51,150	$47,760	1.07	0.71
Omaha, NE-IA	$53,110	$49,660	1.07	0.8
Mankato, MN	$52,940	$49,530	1.07	1.84
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$49,370	$46,240	1.07	0.48
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$50,710	$47,510	1.07	0.35
San Angelo, TX	$46,440	$43,530	1.07	2.01
Niles, MI	$49,040	$45,980	1.07	1.43
Merced, CA	$50,340	$47,220	1.07	1.43
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,560	$58,690	1.07	0.71
Rockford, IL	$50,200	$47,120	1.07	2.35
Montgomery, AL	$47,880	$44,950	1.07	1.27
Sandusky, OH	$47,900	$44,970	1.07	1.49
Flint, MI	$48,810	$45,880	1.06	0.56
Grand Junction, CO	$51,580	$48,510	1.06	0.96
Morristown, TN	$47,070	$44,280	1.06	1.42
Johnstown, PA	$46,780	$44,110	1.06	1.35
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$50,950	$48,070	1.06	5.86
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,090	$46,330	1.06	0.82
Johnson City, TN	$46,070	$43,480	1.06	0.78
Paducah, KY-IL	$48,560	$45,860	1.06	2.27
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$63,460	$60,020	1.06	0.43
Saginaw, MI	$48,820	$46,200	1.06	1.03
Punta Gorda, FL	$48,040	$45,500	1.06	0.36
Logan, UT-ID	$48,920	$46,360	1.06	1.95
Gainesville, GA	$48,430	$45,900	1.06	3.19
Bangor, ME	$50,590	$47,960	1.05	0.73
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$52,330	$49,610	1.05	0.46
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,130	$46,580	1.05	1.51
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$49,220	$46,700	1.05	2.57
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,800	$59,590	1.05	3.03
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,980	$44,600	1.05	1.45
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$50,870	$48,370	1.05	0.98
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,520	$46,140	1.05	1.15
Gettysburg, PA	$49,010	$46,610	1.05	1.24
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$51,480	$48,990	1.05	0.96
Springfield, OH	$47,780	$45,470	1.05	1.8
Syracuse, NY	$55,660	$52,990	1.05	0.53
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$53,280	$50,770	1.05	0.55
Colorado Springs, CO	$55,270	$52,710	1.05	0.56
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$61,920	$59,070	1.05	0.35
Charleston, WV	$48,000	$45,830	1.05	0.68
Pueblo, CO	$51,190	$48,940	1.05	1.9
Spartanburg, SC	$49,820	$47,650	1.05	1.6
Birmingham, AL	$49,930	$47,770	1.05	1.55
Williamsport, PA	$48,130	$46,050	1.05	1.22
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$61,880	$59,320	1.04	0.88
Worcester, MA	$60,320	$57,830	1.04	0.36
Bend, OR	$56,910	$54,570	1.04	1.14
Jackson, MI	$49,790	$47,760	1.04	0.85
Longview-Kelso, WA	$59,860	$57,420	1.04	1.09
Traverse City, MI	$49,420	$47,470	1.04	0.71
Charlottesville, VA	$57,420	$55,180	1.04	0.31
Albuquerque, NM	$49,980	$48,060	1.04	0.47
Modesto, CA	$52,590	$50,610	1.04	0.86
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$54,560	$52,510	1.04	0.67
Dover, DE	$48,510	$46,690	1.04	0.48
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$47,850	$46,060	1.04	2.34
Killeen-Temple, TX	$48,460	$46,660	1.04	1
Sumter, SC	$44,540	$42,890	1.04	1.79
Visalia, CA	$46,850	$45,130	1.04	0.76
Topeka, KS	$51,390	$49,540	1.04	1.06
Jacksonville, FL	$50,640	$48,830	1.04	0.69
State College, PA	$51,030	$49,220	1.04	0.76
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,040	$56,950	1.04	0.64
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,600	$46,890	1.04	0.97
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,990	$50,170	1.04	1.07
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$47,440	$45,790	1.04	1.24
Kankakee, IL	$47,460	$45,830	1.04	2.02
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,070	$49,340	1.04	0.94
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$58,510	$56,530	1.04	0.51
Salem, OR	$57,180	$55,310	1.03	0.82
Florence, SC	$44,990	$43,520	1.03	1.25
Fort Wayne, IN	$49,300	$47,700	1.03	1.47
St. Louis, MO-IL	$51,640	$49,990	1.03	0.78
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,760	$47,230	1.03	1.21
Warner Robins, GA	$50,170	$48,600	1.03	1.66
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$30,390	$29,440	1.03	0.67
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,440	$61,470	1.03	0.2
Akron, OH	$50,340	$48,840	1.03	1.37
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,920	$47,570	1.03	1.58
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$46,420	$45,160	1.03	0.83
Terre Haute, IN	$46,090	$44,870	1.03	1.98
New Haven, CT	$61,630	$60,060	1.03	0.24
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$48,220	$47,010	1.03	0.83
Madison, WI	$59,530	$58,080	1.02	0.93
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$52,710	$51,440	1.02	0.47
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$47,670	$46,540	1.02	1.01
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,740	$46,610	1.02	0.77
Boise City, ID	$50,240	$49,100	1.02	1.34
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,050	$60,690	1.02	1.02
Binghamton, NY	$50,560	$49,460	1.02	0.41
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$52,800	$51,690	1.02	0.32
Yuba City, CA	$51,040	$49,970	1.02	0.69
Knoxville, TN	$48,040	$47,080	1.02	1.56
Elmira, NY	$48,820	$47,850	1.02	1.03
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,930	$48,940	1.02	0.65
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,080	$45,220	1.02	1.1
Toledo, OH	$49,130	$48,220	1.02	1.23
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,930	$49,030	1.02	0.92
Kokomo, IN	$49,860	$48,980	1.02	1.2
Joplin, MO-KS	$45,770	$44,980	1.02	2.46
Columbus, IN	$49,320	$48,470	1.02	2.34
Lawrence, KS	$48,180	$47,390	1.02	0.51
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,390	$58,460	1.02	0.46
Jackson, TN	$45,460	$44,790	1.01	2.66
Chico, CA	$48,740	$48,050	1.01	0.76
Utica-Rome, NY	$49,630	$48,970	1.01	0.73
Tallahassee, FL	$47,130	$46,520	1.01	0.44
Grants Pass, OR	$51,330	$50,730	1.01	1.24
Tyler, TX	$43,100	$42,650	1.01	1.77
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$49,780	$49,290	1.01	0.67
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,390	$49,980	1.01	0.82
Waco, TX	$46,380	$46,020	1.01	1.81
Medford, OR	$50,270	$49,900	1.01	0.83
Morgantown, WV	$47,650	$47,350	1.01	0.78
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$56,160	$55,850	1.01	0.47
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$49,020	$48,780	1.00	2.03
Gainesville, FL	$47,230	$47,020	1.00	0.37
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,680	$61,430	1.00	0.23
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,630	$51,440	1.00	0.98
Twin Falls, ID	$45,550	$45,400	1.00	2.12
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$48,630	$48,550	1.00	2.57
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,370	$46,380	1.00	1.69
Columbus, OH	$51,260	$51,340	1.00	0.74
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$56,720	$56,850	1.00	0.48
Missoula, MT	$47,720	$47,830	1.00	0.89
Rochester, MN	$60,380	$60,620	1.00	1.56
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,810	$52,080	0.99	0.9
Corvallis, OR	$57,350	$57,680	0.99	0.55
Rome, GA	$42,280	$42,670	0.99	1.32
Grand Island, NE	$48,940	$49,410	0.99	1.58
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$52,800	$53,680	0.98	1.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,460	$50,390	0.98	0.88
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$47,560	$48,510	0.98	0.77
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$47,520	$48,470	0.98	0.47
Ann Arbor, MI	$54,180	$55,380	0.98	0.37
Cleveland, OH	$49,040	$50,140	0.98	1.27
Midland, MI	$48,120	$49,340	0.98	0.62
Texarkana, TX-AR	$41,920	$43,200	0.97	3.83
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$49,630	$51,170	0.97	0.68
Mansfield, OH	$43,120	$44,700	0.96	2.66
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$52,650	$54,720	0.96	0.77
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,290	$59,750	0.96	0.53
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$48,610	$50,700	0.96	0.35
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$63,770	$66,620	0.96	0.31
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,370	$52,800	0.95	0.64
Lexington Park, MD	$60,840	$63,990	0.95	0.42
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$43,490	$45,830	0.95	0.68
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$58,680	$61,960	0.95	0.41
Springfield, IL	$49,860	$52,670	0.95	0.38
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$58,890	$62,320	0.94	0.46
Bloomington, IN	$44,730	$47,660	0.94	0.28
Boulder, CO	$65,040	$69,580	0.93	0.5
Ithaca, NY	$54,170	$58,130	0.93	0.23
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$50,840	$54,730	0.93	0.35
Columbus, GA-AL	$40,100	$43,540	0.92	1.05
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$66,240	$72,610	0.91	0.58
Bloomington, IL	$47,180	$53,140	0.89	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$64,320	$74,260	0.87	0.31
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$54,640	$63,490	0.86	0.28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,670	$71,060	0.85	0.24
Huntsville, AL	$44,020	$51,740	0.85	2.54
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,280	$60,720	0.81	0.31
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$64,140	$84,050	0.76	0.35

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, Lima. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

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Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Lima, OH has a published annual median of $85,790 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

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For the same Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Lima, OH row, the published lower quartile is $53,680 and the upper quartile is $85,790. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Lima, OH employment estimate is 470. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Port St. Lucie, FL has a published annual median of $52,270 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Port St. Lucie, FL row, the published lower quartile is $48,440 and the upper quartile is $60,520. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Port St. Lucie, FL employment estimate is 290. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Aguadilla, PR has a published annual median of $28,450 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

For the same Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Aguadilla, PR row, the published lower quartile is $26,280 and the upper quartile is $31,200. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking: Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator, mapped to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121), in Aguadilla, PR employment estimate is 90. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Which questions matter for Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking?

Does Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?

What does the wage band in Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking describe?

Does the employment figure in Laser / Plasma / Waterjet Cutting Operator metro ranking measure available candidates?

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Using the published data

What does this ranking mean for your opening?

Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.

The published wage rankings for these cutting operators encompass a wide range of skill levels and machine types that are likely unrelated to your specific shop floor needs. When planning your search, do not rely on these figures to define your compensation strategy. The broad nature of the occupational data means that it does not reflect the unique technical requirement for someone who can perform part nesting and troubleshoot cut quality for your specific equipment.

A higher or lower median wage in a specific metro does not promise the availability of operators who possess the precise laser, plasma, or waterjet process knowledge you require. Instead of looking at salary data to gauge the feasibility of your search, focus on your technical requirements. High-performing operators are usually well-established in their current shops and are best approached by explaining the specific technical challenges they will solve in your facility.

When you plan your offer, base it on the level of responsibility you are giving the operator. The regional pay medians should be used only as a qualitative reference point, never as a strict rule for your internal hiring. By emphasizing your need for someone who can trace cut quality problems to material or settings, you better define the role’s value than any salary table could. Focus on testing these decisions during your interview.

Avoid assuming that these wage rankings establish a market standard for your specific type of cutting role. The salary statistics do not account for the shift, machine complexity, or the degree of autonomy you provide. Your success depends on your ability to reach individuals who are actively performing this work today. By prioritizing technical alignment in your recruitment and interview process, you ensure a successful hire regardless of how your metro ranks in regional salary surveys.

What should you know about questions before using this pay map?

How can I set a fair offer for this role?

Base the offer on the operator's ability to handle nesting and machine settings. Regional averages do not measure this specific technical value.

Do high-wage metros have better operators?

No, wage levels do not correlate with the technical competence required for your work. You must assess the individual’s process knowledge directly.

How does this wage data impact my search?

It provides market context but should not affect your search planning. Your strategy must focus on your specific production needs.

What is the best way to verify skills?

Test the candidate’s ability to solve real cut-quality issues during the interview. This is more effective than checking regional salary rankings.