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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Columbus, IN

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Columbus, IN earns $49,320 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,361 a month.

10th percentile
$36,720
25th percentile
$45,970
Median percentile
$49,320
75th percentile
$57,210
90th percentile
$66,790

Based on 310 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

$40,329 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,320
Federal income tax−$3,738
Social Security + Medicare−$3,773
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,480
Monthly take-home$3,361
Every two weeks$1,551

Does it go far here?

$53,031Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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