Salary guide, May 2025

Robotic Welding Technician pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $50,230 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $44,670 and $59,270.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $2,310 above the national median of $47,920, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The Robotic Welding Technician title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $50,230; published 25th to 75th percentile $44,670 to $59,270.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$40,090	$44,670	$50,230	$59,270	$67,750

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $24.15; published 25th to 75th percentile $21.48 to $28.49.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$19.28	$21.48	$24.15	$28.49	$32.57

BLS estimated 360 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 0.66.

What should you know about united States?

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in U.S.: median $47,920; published 25th to 75th percentile $40,560 to $57,390.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36,860	$40,560	$47,920	$57,390	$66,540

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in U.S.: median $23.04; published 25th to 75th percentile $19.50 to $27.59.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.72	$19.50	$23.04	$27.59	$31.99

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Robotic Welding Technician median is $50,230. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 0.75 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.66 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Robotic Welding Technician in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$43,000	$50,060	$57,190
May 2025	$44,670	$50,230	$59,270

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Robotic Welding Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$47,500	$40,080 to $51,530
Worcester, MA	$50,760	$43,580 to $58,400

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