Salary guide, May 2025

Robotic Welding Technician pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $74,910 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $43,290 and $81,820.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $26,990 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 new Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $74,910; published 25th to 75th percentile $43,290 to $81,820.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31,050	$43,290	$74,910	$81,820	$90,190

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $36.02; published 25th to 75th percentile $20.81 to $39.34.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$14.93	$20.81	$36.02	$39.34	$43.36

BLS estimated 60 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.64.

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 $74,910. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 1.58 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.64 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, so no release comparison is shown.

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, New Orleans-Metairie, LA. 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
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,260	$47,850 to $80,500
Jackson, MS	$55,550	$42,940 to $60,010

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