Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary
The median pay for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in the United States is $53,750 a year. About 416,210 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,240
- 25th percentile
- $46,790
- Median percentile
- $53,750
- 75th percentile
- $63,010
- 90th percentile
- $77,530
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $80,840
- Hawaii $79,000
- Connecticut $64,880
- Wyoming $63,820
- Washington $63,020
- Massachusetts $62,570
- New Hampshire $62,360
- Louisiana $62,250
- Maine $62,220
- North Dakota $62,000
- Nevada $61,520
- Vermont $60,890
- Maryland $60,310
- Minnesota $60,280
- District of Columbia $60,180
- New Mexico $59,840
- Oregon $59,450
- New Jersey $59,440
- Virginia $59,180
- New York $59,140
- Colorado $58,590
- Wisconsin $58,410
- Utah $58,380
- California $58,060
- Delaware $57,270
- Montana $55,610
- Arizona $55,600
- Iowa $55,090
- Texas $53,340
- Pennsylvania $52,900
- Nebraska $52,220
- Missouri $51,950
- Kentucky $51,470
- Illinois $51,320
- Mississippi $51,100
- Florida $50,640
- North Carolina $50,590
- Rhode Island $50,580
- Idaho $50,530
- Ohio $50,340
- Michigan $49,990
- South Carolina $49,980
- Indiana $49,730
- Oklahoma $49,720
- South Dakota $49,440
- Kansas $49,410
- West Virginia $48,810
- Alabama $48,490
- Georgia $48,430
- Tennessee $48,040
- Arkansas $47,970
By metro area
- Lima, OH $85,790
- Urban Honolulu, HI $81,120
- Fairbanks, AK $80,210
- Baton Rouge, LA $78,170
- Hartford, CT $75,040
- Anchorage, AK $74,000
- Lake Charles, LA $72,920
- Bremerton, WA $71,720
- Kahului, HI $67,280
- Portland, ME $66,420
- Seattle, WA $66,240
- St. Joseph, MO $66,060
- Boulder, CO $65,040
- Kennewick, WA $64,720
- Alexandria, LA $64,490
- Staunton, VA $64,470
- San Francisco, CA $64,320
- San Jose, CA $64,140
- Vallejo, CA $63,860
- Boston, MA $63,770
- Bellingham, WA $63,720
- Shreveport, LA $63,610
- Odessa, TX $63,470
- Burlington, VT $63,460
- Bridgeport, CT $63,440
- Gulfport, MS $63,440
- New Orleans, LA $63,270
- Napa, CA $62,890
- St. Cloud, MN $62,820
- Mount Vernon, WA $62,800
- Albany, OR $62,790
- Virginia Beach, VA $62,670
- Casper, WY $62,660
- San Diego, CA $62,560
- Minot, ND $62,060
- Portland, OR $62,050
- Bismarck, ND $62,000
- Baltimore, MD $61,920
- Minneapolis, MN $61,880
- New York, NY $61,680
- New Haven, CT $61,630
- Carson City, NV $61,520
- Mobile, AL $61,420
- Midland, TX $61,410
- Fargo, ND $61,140
- Fond du Lac, WI $60,930
- Atlantic City, NJ $60,880
- Lexington Park, MD $60,840
- Slidell, LA $60,810
- Oshkosh, WI $60,720
- Washington, DC $60,670
- Rochester, MN $60,380
- Worcester, MA $60,320
- Ogden, UT $60,240
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,190
- Janesville, WI $60,000
- Des Moines, IA $59,980
- Elizabethtown, KY $59,900
- Longview, WA $59,860
- Anniston, AL $59,820
- Fort Collins, CO $59,660
- Madison, WI $59,530
- Sheboygan, WI $59,460
- Corpus Christi, TX $59,450
- Albany, NY $59,390
- Milwaukee, WI $59,390
- Walla Walla, WA $59,380
- Spokane, WA $59,350
- Racine, WI $59,200
- Beaumont, TX $59,190
- Greeley, CO $59,180
- Bozeman, MT $59,140
- Glens Falls, NY $59,140
- Austin, TX $59,040
- Cheyenne, WY $59,030
- Peoria, IL $58,960
- Appleton, WI $58,920
- Denver, CO $58,890
- Green Bay, WI $58,850
- La Crosse, WI $58,800
- Reno, NV $58,800
- Olympia, WA $58,680
- Ames, IA $58,560
- Manchester, NH $58,510
- Hammond, LA $58,490
- Salisbury, MD $58,480
- Kiryas Joel, NY $58,460
- Philadelphia, PA $58,380
- El Centro, CA $58,350
- Salinas, CA $58,240
- Sioux City, IA $58,230
- Grand Forks, ND $58,200
- Pocatello, ID $58,140
- Eau Claire, WI $58,110
- Las Vegas, NV $57,980
- Houston, TX $57,940
- Iowa City, IA $57,780
- Kenosha, WI $57,780
- Bay City, MI $57,760
- Lafayette, LA $57,750
- Richmond, VA $57,710
- Decatur, IL $57,670
- Blacksburg, VA $57,650
- Kingston, NY $57,600
- Yakima, WA $57,450
- Farmington, NM $57,440
- Charlottesville, VA $57,420
- Duluth, MN $57,410
- Kansas City, MO $57,370
- Bakersfield, CA $57,360
- Greenville, NC $57,360
- Corvallis, OR $57,350
- Sacramento, CA $57,290
- Salem, OR $57,180
- Rochester, NY $57,130
- Decatur, AL $56,990
- Houma, LA $56,990
- Raleigh, NC $56,940
- Bend, OR $56,910
- Cedar Rapids, IA $56,750