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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Louisiana

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Louisiana earns $62,250 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,194 a month.

10th percentile
$42,810
25th percentile
$50,680
Median percentile
$62,250
75th percentile
$77,310
90th percentile
$81,750

Based on 13,690 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

$50,330 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,250
Federal income tax−$5,290
Social Security + Medicare−$4,762
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,868
Monthly take-home$4,194
Every two weeks$1,936

Does it go far here?

$70,573Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

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