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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in California

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in California earns $58,060 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,731 a month.

10th percentile
$44,520
25th percentile
$48,480
Median percentile
$58,060
75th percentile
$70,400
90th percentile
$81,940

Based on 26,060 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$44,767 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,060
Federal income tax−$4,787
Social Security + Medicare−$4,442
California income tax (approx.)−$4,064
Monthly take-home$3,731
Every two weeks$1,722

Does it go far here?

$52,439Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salaries · Take-home pay in California