Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $50,380 a year.

$50,380 / year, mean
↑ 0.3% above national average 80th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.1%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Austin $64,940 San Francisco $64,060 Buffalo $62,490 Portland $61,890 Chambersburg $58,090 San Jose $57,220 New York $56,310 Houston $55,740 Kiryas Joel $55,270 Sacramento $54,510 Rochester $54,280 Chicago $53,810 San Diego $53,410 Louisville $52,160 Dallas $51,960 Virginia Beach $51,820 Scranton $51,450 Lafayette $51,420 Richmond $50,880 Niles $50,850 Allentown $50,380 Fresno $50,090 South Bend $49,990 Eugene $49,610 Philadelphia $49,490 Pittsburgh $49,470 Los Angeles $49,390 Oxnard $48,470 Reading $48,300 Riverside $48,250 Lynchburg $47,970 San Antonio $47,400 Orlando $47,370 Harrisburg $47,150 Lancaster $46,880 Evansville $46,710 Detroit $46,470 Lansing $46,220 Jackson $45,880 York $45,850 Fort Wayne $45,680 Miami $45,410 Elkhart $45,290 Jacksonville $44,820 Erie $43,500 Baltimore $43,470 Kalamazoo $43,050 Grand Rapids $42,860 Muskegon $42,550 Indianapolis $42,370 Ann Arbor $41,150 Tampa $41,120 Traverse City $39,060
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Ann Arbor, Michigan$41,150-18.3%
Austin, Texas$64,940+28.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$43,470-13.7%
Buffalo, New York$62,490+24.0%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$58,090+15.3%
Chicago, Illinois$53,810+6.8%
Dallas, Texas$51,960+3.1%
Detroit, Michigan$46,470-7.8%
Elkhart, Indiana$45,290-10.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$43,500-13.7%
Eugene, Oregon$49,610-1.5%
Evansville, Indiana$46,710-7.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$45,680-9.3%
Fresno, California$50,090-0.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$42,860-14.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$47,150-6.4%
Houston, Texas$55,740+10.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$42,370-15.9%
Jackson, Michigan$45,880-8.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$44,820-11.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$43,050-14.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$55,270+9.7%
Lafayette, Indiana$51,420+2.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$46,880-6.9%
Lansing, Michigan$46,220-8.3%
Los Angeles, California$49,390-2.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$52,160+3.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$47,970-4.8%
Miami, Florida$45,410-9.9%
Muskegon, Michigan$42,550-15.5%
New York, New York$56,310+11.8%
Niles, Michigan$50,850+0.9%
Orlando, Florida$47,370-6.0%
Oxnard, California$48,470-3.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$49,490-1.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$49,470-1.8%
Portland, Oregon$61,890+22.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$48,300-4.1%
Richmond, Virginia$50,880+1.0%
Riverside, California$48,250-4.2%
Rochester, New York$54,280+7.7%
Sacramento, California$54,510+8.2%
San Antonio, Texas$47,400-5.9%
San Diego, California$53,410+6.0%
San Francisco, California$64,060+27.2%
San Jose, California$57,220+13.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$51,450+2.1%
South Bend, Indiana$49,990-0.8%
Tampa, Florida$41,120-18.4%
Traverse City, Michigan$39,060-22.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$51,820+2.9%
York, Pennsylvania$45,850-9.0%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
50,380/yr
Estimated take-home
41,114/yr
Est. total withheld
18.4%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-4122 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764