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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Staunton, VA

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA earns $64,470 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,203 a month.

10th percentile
$44,860
25th percentile
$55,660
Median percentile
$64,470
75th percentile
$65,220
90th percentile
$85,360

Based on 390 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

$50,436 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,470
Federal income tax−$5,556
Social Security + Medicare−$4,932
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,546
Monthly take-home$4,203
Every two weeks$1,940

Does it go far here?

$70,747Median pay in Staunton, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,068 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Staunton, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,450
Registered Nurses$92,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,750
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,310
Office Clerks, General$43,630
Nursing Assistants$42,490

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