How much does a Welder/Fabricator II make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Welder/Fabricator II in the United States is $56,070 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.
However, a Welder/Fabricator II's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,195
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,870 to $61,370
Key Factors That Influence Welder/Fabricator II Salaries
A Welder/Fabricator II's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Welder/Fabricator II Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Welder/Fabricator IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $70,770
San Francisco: $69,970
Oakland: $68,470
San Jose, CA$70,770
San Francisco, CA$69,970
Oakland, CA$68,470
New York, NY$64,570
Paramus, NJ$63,770
Queens Village, NY$63,770
Passaic, NJ$63,770
Bergenfield, NJ$63,770
Huntington, NY$63,570
Stamford, CT$63,570
Newark, NJ$63,170
Bridgeport, CT$63,070
Vallejo, CA$62,970
New Brunswick, NJ$62,870
Petaluma, CA$62,870
Middlesex, NJ$62,770
Somerset, NJ$62,770
Santa Cruz, CA$62,670
Boston, MA$62,370
Monterey, CA$62,170
Seattle, WA$61,970
Santa Rosa, CA$61,970
Los Angeles, CA$61,970
Juneau, AK$61,870
Washington, DC$61,770
Orange, CA$61,570
Anchorage, AK$61,370
Anaheim, CA$61,370
Santa Ana, CA$61,370
Long Beach, CA$61,370
Santa Maria, CA$61,170
Everett, WA$61,170
Danbury, CT$60,970
Bremerton, WA$60,870
Sacramento, CA$60,670
Tacoma, WA$60,670
New Suffolk, NY$60,670
Trenton, NJ$60,570
San Diego, CA$60,570
Santa Barbara, CA$60,570
Brockton, MA$60,470
Fairbanks, AK$60,370
Lompoc, CA$60,170
Lowell, MA$60,170
Ventura, CA$60,170
Nashua, NH$60,070
Stockton, CA$60,070
Modesto, CA$59,670
Poughkeepsie, NY$59,570
Olympia, WA$59,470
Kennewick, WA$59,470
New Haven, CT$59,470
Lawrence, MA$59,270
Hartford, CT$59,170
Riverside, CA$59,170
New Bedford, MA$59,170
Richland, WA$59,170
San Bernardino, CA$59,070
Bakersfield, CA$59,070
New Britain, CT$58,970
Atlantic City, NJ$58,970
New London, CT$58,970
Norwich, CT$58,970
Portsmouth, NH$58,970
Boulder, CO$58,870
Portland, OR$58,770
Worcester, MA$58,770
Minneapolis, MN$58,570
Philadelphia, PA$58,470
Honolulu, HI$58,370
Saint Paul, MN$58,270
Vineland, NJ$58,270
Providence, RI$58,170
Chicago, IL$57,970
Bellingham, WA$57,870
Springfield, MA$57,870
Baltimore, MD$57,870
Chico, CA$57,670
Pittsfield, MA$57,570
Manchester, NH$57,470
Spokane, WA$57,170
Denver, CO$57,170
Albany, NY$56,870
Troy, NY$56,870
Nassau, NY$56,870
Wilmington, DE$56,770
Schenectady, NY$56,770
Burlington, VT$56,670
Salem, OR$56,670
Portland, ME$56,470
Yakima, WA$56,370
Rochester, MN$56,270
Milwaukee, WI$56,170
Reno, NV$56,170
Fresno, CA$56,170
Allentown, PA$56,070
Ann Arbor, MI$56,070
Detroit, MI$56,070
Colorado Springs, CO$55,970
Syracuse, NY$55,970
Carson City, NV$55,970
Houston, TX$55,870
Eugene, OR$55,870
Gary, IN$55,770
Springfield, OR$55,770
Bismarck, ND$55,770
Galveston, TX$55,670
Medford, OR$55,570
Fort Collins, CO$55,570
Concord, NH$55,570
Austin, TX$55,570
Mesa, AZ$55,370
Reading, PA$55,370
Phoenix, AZ$55,370
Dallas, TX$55,370
Saint Cloud, MN$55,370
Madison, WI$55,270
Utica, NY$55,070
Rochester, NY$54,970
Des Moines, IA$54,970
Raleigh, NC$54,970
Atlanta, GA$54,970
Battle Creek, MI$54,870
Salt Lake City, UT$54,870
Lancaster, PA$54,770
Harrisburg, PA$54,770
Boca Raton, FL$54,670
Columbus, OH$54,670
Fort Worth, TX$54,670
Kansas City, MO$54,670
Kansas City, KS$54,670
Champaign, IL$54,670
Cleveland, OH$54,570
Pittsburgh, PA$54,570
Richmond, VA$54,570
Indianapolis, IN$54,570
Cincinnati, OH$54,470
Las Vegas, NV$54,470
Petersburg, VA$54,370
Huntsville, AL$54,370
Lansing, MI$54,270
Lebanon, PA$54,270
Pueblo, CO$54,270
Appleton, WI$54,270
Buffalo, NY$54,270
Dayton, OH$54,270
Beaumont, TX$54,170
Billings, MT$54,170
Gastonia, NC$54,170
Elkhart, IN$54,170
Racine, WI$54,170
Saint Louis, MO$54,170
Charlotte, NC$54,170
York, PA$54,170
Rockford, IL$54,070
Binghamton, NY$54,070
Rock Hill, SC$54,070
Benton Harbor, MI$54,070
Lorain, OH$54,070
Toledo, OH$54,070
Springfield, IL$53,970
Elyria, OH$53,970
Fargo, ND$53,970
Flagstaff, AZ$53,970
Fort Lauderdale, FL$53,970
Grand Forks, ND$53,870
Cheyenne, WY$53,870
Duluth, MN$53,870
Miami, FL$53,870
Bangor, ME$53,770
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,670
Durham, NC$53,670
Louisville, KY$53,670
Grand Rapids, MI$53,670
Hialeah, FL$53,670
Casper, WY$53,570
Akron, OH$53,470
Virginia Beach, VA$53,470
New Orleans, LA$53,470
Scranton, PA$53,470
Peoria, IL$53,370
Sarasota, FL$53,370
Jamestown, NY$53,270
Charleston, SC$53,270
Baton Rouge, LA$53,270
Davenport, IA$53,270
Omaha, NE$53,270
Nashville, TN$53,270
Green Bay, WI$53,270
Tucson, AZ$53,170
Saint Petersburg, FL$53,170
Tampa, FL$53,170
Evansville, IN$53,170
Port Arthur, TX$53,170
Bradenton, FL$53,070
Santa Fe, NM$52,970
Clearwater, FL$52,870
Orlando, FL$52,870
La Crosse, WI$52,770
Canton, OH$52,770
Albuquerque, NM$52,770
Newport News, VA$52,770
High Point, NC$52,670
Ogden, UT$52,670
Corpus Christi, TX$52,670
Boise, ID$52,570
Salisbury, NC$52,570
Jacksonville, FL$52,570
Rock Island, IL$52,570
Laramie, WY$52,570
Norfolk, VA$52,570
Saginaw, MI$52,570
Moline, IL$52,470
Fort Myers, FL$52,470
Memphis, TN$52,470
Tulsa, OK$52,470
Waterloo, IA$52,470
Provo, UT$52,370
Fort Wayne, IN$52,370
Spartanburg, SC$52,370
Lincoln, NE$52,370
Cedar Falls, IA$52,270
San Antonio, TX$52,270
Greensboro, NC$52,170
South Bend, IN$52,170
Savannah, GA$52,170
Muskegon, MI$52,170
Winston Salem, NC$52,070
Birmingham, AL$52,070
Lake Charles, LA$51,970
Anderson, IN$51,970
Lexington, KY$51,970
Wichita, KS$51,870
Lima, OH$51,870
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,870
Augusta, GA$51,870
Greenville, SC$51,870
Springfield, OH$51,770
Columbia, SC$51,770
Asheville, NC$51,670
Bloomington, IN$51,670
Knoxville, TN$51,470
Shreveport, LA$51,470
Wilmington, NC$51,370
Roanoke, VA$51,370
Frankfort, KY$51,270
Oklahoma City, OK$51,270
Topeka, KS$51,270
Chillicothe, OH$51,170
Longview, TX$51,170
Melbourne, FL$51,170
Altoona, PA$51,070
Sioux Falls, SD$51,070
Mobile, AL$51,070
Terre Haute, IN$51,070
Chattanooga, TN$50,970
Fayetteville, AR$50,970
Amarillo, TX$50,970
Killeen, TX$50,970
Sioux City, IA$50,870
Idaho Falls, ID$50,870
Lynchburg, VA$50,870
Gainesville, FL$50,770
Portsmouth, OH$50,770
Youngstown, OH$50,670
Temple, TX$50,670
Pensacola, FL$50,670
Clarksville, TN$50,670
Lafayette, LA$50,670
Little Rock, AR$50,670
Daytona Beach, FL$50,670
Erie, PA$50,470
Hopkinsville, KY$50,470
Florence, SC$50,470
Great Falls, MT$50,370
Charleston, WV$50,370
Waco, TX$50,270
Fayetteville, NC$50,270
Tallahassee, FL$50,270
Macon, GA$50,270
Helena, MT$50,170
Pine Bluff, AR$50,170
Vincennes, IN$50,070
Lubbock, TX$50,070
Alamogordo, NM$50,070
Twin Falls, ID$49,970
Rapid City, SD$49,970
Greenville, MS$49,870
Jackson, MS$49,870
Huntington, WV$49,870
Parkersburg, WV$49,770
Montgomery, AL$49,770
Wichita Falls, TX$49,770
Springfield, MO$49,770
Biloxi, MS$49,670
Monroe, LA$49,670
Columbus, GA$49,570
Sumter, SC$49,570
Johnstown, PA$49,570
Pascagoula, MS$49,470
Abilene, TX$49,470
Kingsport, TN$49,370
Albany, GA$49,370
Gulfport, MS$49,370
Alexandria, LA$49,170
Fort Smith, AR$48,970
El Paso, TX$48,870
Las Cruces, NM$48,570
Harlingen, TX$48,470
Pocatello, ID$48,470
Florence, AL$48,370
Brownsville, TX$48,370
Mcallen, TX$48,270
Dothan, AL$48,170
Columbus, MS$47,870
Altus, OK$47,570
Lawton, OK$47,470
Pierre, SD$47,270
What Skills Can Increase a Welder/Fabricator II's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 11.22% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 1.08% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Welder/Fabricator II's salary.
Building Maintenance: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Welder/Fabricator II Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Welder/Fabricator II salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $62,661.
While startup companies pay approximate $53,004.
Welder/Fabricator II Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$53,004
Growth Stage
51~500
$56,058
Established
501~5000
$60,507
Enterprise
5000+
$62,661
Welder/Fabricator II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Welder/Fabricator II roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Welder/Fabricator positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Welder/Fabricator II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Welder/Fabricator II
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$67,284
$32.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$64,480
$31.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$61,677
$30.0
10%
Healthcare
$61,677
$30.0
10%
Pharmaceuticals
$61,677
$30.0
10%
How Education impacts a Welder/Fabricator II's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Welder/Fabricator IIs enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Welder/Fabricator II with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$52,816
and $56,467).
Welder/Fabricator II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Welder/Fabricator II's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
For a Welder/Fabricator II, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Boiler Welder III role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$63,300 - a projected growth of
13%
over your current level.
Salary Trends for Welder/Fabricator II
Salaries for a Welder/Fabricator II can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $48,247 in 2023
to around $47,515 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Welder/Fabricator II salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Welder/Fabricator II
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Welder/Fabricator II
Here are companies hiring for Welder/Fabricator II and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Welder/Fabricator II
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Welder/Fabricator II?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Welder/Fabricator II roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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