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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $58,380 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,941 a month.

10th percentile
$44,430
25th percentile
$49,700
Median percentile
$58,380
75th percentile
$68,890
90th percentile
$79,960

Based on 4,630 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

$47,296 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,380
Federal income tax−$4,826
Social Security + Medicare−$4,466
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,792
Monthly take-home$3,941
Every two weeks$1,819

Does it go far here?

$56,926Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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