Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Hattiesburg, MS

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Hattiesburg, MS earns $49,500 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,331 a month.

10th percentile: $38,030
25th percentile: $41,940
Median percentile: $49,500
75th percentile: $62,860
90th percentile: $88,730

Based on 160 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

$39,973 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,500
Federal income tax	−$3,760
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,787
Mississippi income tax (approx.)	−$1,980
Monthly take-home	$3,331
Every two weeks	$1,537

Does it go far here?

$56,486Median pay in Hattiesburg, MS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$97,860
Registered Nurses	$76,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$49,590
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$48,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$40,230

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