Salary guide, May 2025
Robotic Welding Technician pay in Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Manufacturing Headhunters uses the published BLS OEWS figures below. They describe the mapped occupation and area, not an individual offer.
This is what we do all day: recruit manufacturing professionals.
The median annual wage for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ was $57,900 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $45,920 and $64,860.
The Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is $9,980 above the national median of $47,920, both from BLS May 2025.
BLS publishes the wider New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, not Northern New Jersey separately.
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 northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,660 | $45,920 | $57,900 | $64,860 | $68,720 |
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19.55 | $22.08 | $27.84 | $31.18 | $33.04 |
BLS estimated 440 workers employed in this occupation in Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Location quotient: 0.23.
What should you know about united States?
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $36,860 | $40,560 | $47,920 | $57,390 | $66,540 |
| 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 $57,900. The all-occupations median in Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $61,430. Ratio: 0.94 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.23 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?
| Release period | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | $46,970 | $61,320 | $63,050 |
| May 2025 | $45,920 | $57,900 | $64,860 |
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, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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?
| Area | Median | 25th to 75th |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,450 | $38,120 to $47,530 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $57,690 | $51,220 to $57,690 |
National page · Robotic Welding Technician ranked across metros