United States
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$51,000
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the United States earn a median of $51,000 a year, about $24.52 an hour.
Median
$51,000
per year
Hourly
$24.52
as published
Mean
$55,100
pulled up by top earners
Workers
424,040
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $49,830 | -2% |
| California | State | $57,940 | +14% |
| Ohio | State | $49,410 | -3% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $53,810 | +6% |
| Illinois | State | $49,730 | -2% |
| Wisconsin | State | $55,630 | +9% |
| Florida | State | $49,430 | -3% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $50,860 | -0% |
| Georgia | State | $48,000 | -6% |
| Michigan | State | $48,930 | -4% |
| Indiana | State | $48,460 | -5% |
| Tennessee | State | $47,280 | -7% |
| Alabama | State | $47,170 | -8% |
| Louisiana | State | $59,860 | +17% |
| North Carolina | State | $49,860 | -2% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $49,290 | -3% |
| Virginia | State | $57,350 | +12% |
| Missouri | State | $49,460 | -3% |
| Oklahoma | State | $48,490 | -5% |
| Minnesota | State | $58,730 | +15% |
| Iowa | State | $49,450 | -3% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $50,700 | -1% |
| New York | State | $57,230 | +12% |
| Washington | State | $61,730 | +21% |
| Arizona | State | $53,770 | +5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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