Salary guide, May 2025

Robotic Welding Technician pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Winston-Salem, NC was $64,120 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $40,030 and $64,120.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $16,200 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 winston-Salem, NC?

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Winston-Salem, NC: median $64,120; published 25th to 75th percentile $40,030 to $64,120.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36,550	$40,030	$64,120	$64,120	$64,310

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Winston-Salem, NC: median $30.83; published 25th to 75th percentile $19.24 to $30.83.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.57	$19.24	$30.83	$30.83	$30.92

BLS estimated 80 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 1.36.

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 $64,120. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 1.38 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.36 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 Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$39,260	$53,580	$64,860
May 2025	$40,030	$64,120	$64,120

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, Winston-Salem, NC. 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
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$44,450	$36,920 to $61,460
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,520	$43,920 to $64,780

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