Welding Apprentice Salary in Colorado

How much does a Welding Apprentice make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Welding Apprentice in Colorado is $44,738 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Welding Apprentice's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,718
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,698 to $48,915
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,019

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Welding Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,915	$4,076	$941	$24
Average	$44,738	$3,728	$860	$22
25th Percentile	$40,698	$3,391	$783	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Welding Apprentice Salaries

A Welding Apprentice's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Welding Apprentice 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 Welding Apprentices. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,548.
California: $48,364.
Massachusetts: $47,720.

District of Columbia $48,548 California $48,364 Massachusetts $47,720 Washington $47,544 New Jersey $47,527 Alaska $47,465 Connecticut $46,860 New York $46,615

Hawaii $45,830 Rhode Island $45,461 Maryland $45,211 Minnesota $44,869 Colorado $44,738 Illinois $44,694 Oregon $44,527 Delaware $44,405

New Hampshire $44,327 Virginia $44,155 Pennsylvania $43,650 Nevada $43,396 North Dakota $43,313 Michigan $43,181 Wisconsin $43,133 Vermont $43,037

Texas $42,769 Maine $42,752 Arizona $42,725 Ohio $42,695 Georgia $42,291 Indiana $42,090 Wyoming $42,050 Utah $41,989

Iowa $41,962 Kansas $41,752 Louisiana $41,690 North Carolina $41,669 Missouri $41,660 Florida $41,489 Montana $41,397 Nebraska $41,309

Kentucky $41,261 South Carolina $41,085 Tennessee $40,976 Idaho $40,932 New Mexico $40,612 Oklahoma $40,542 Alabama $40,283 South Dakota $39,849

Arkansas $39,612 West Virginia $39,485 Mississippi $39,103

Top Paying Cities for Welding Apprentices

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:

Glen Haven: $43,862
Hygiene: $45,386
Johnstown: $43,960

Glen Haven, CO $43,862 Hygiene, CO $45,386 Johnstown, CO $43,960 Laporte, CO $43,472 Livermore, CO $43,331 Loveland, CO $43,822 Lyons, CO $45,307 Masonville, CO $43,500

Mead, CO $44,459 Milliken, CO $43,899 Niwot, CO $45,742 Red Feather Lakes, CO $43,451 Severance, CO $43,535 Timnath, CO $43,479 Wellington, CO $43,235 Windsor, CO $43,541

Brighton, CO $44,620 Ault, CO $43,458 Briggsdale, CO $43,470 Carr, CO $42,723 Eastlake, CO $44,737 Eaton, CO $43,596 Evans, CO $43,818 Fort Lupton, CO $44,493

Galeton, CO $43,600 Gilcrest, CO $44,057 Gill, CO $43,672 Greeley, CO $43,710 Henderson, CO $44,690 Hudson, CO $44,347 Keenesburg, CO $44,133 Kersey, CO $43,677

La Salle, CO $43,981 Lucerne, CO $43,663 Nunn, CO $43,320 Orchard, CO $43,465 Pierce, CO $43,486 Ohio City, CO $43,933 Parlin, CO $43,727 Penrose, CO $43,345

Pitkin, CO $43,879 Poncha Springs, CO $43,582 Powderhorn, CO $43,636 Rockvale, CO $43,148 Sargents, CO $43,508 Twin Lakes, CO $44,945 Westcliffe, CO $43,172 Wetmore, CO $42,895

Durango, CO $43,758 Cahone, CO $43,650 Cortez, CO $43,617 Dolores, CO $43,721 Dove Creek, CO $43,607 Egnar, CO $43,631 Hesperus, CO $43,376 Lewis, CO $43,727

Mancos, CO $43,616 Marvel, CO $43,374 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $43,390 Pleasant View, CO $43,525 Rico, CO $43,732 Towaoc, CO $43,435 Yellow Jacket, CO $43,675 Montrose, CO $43,895

Austin, CO $43,952 Bedrock, CO $43,620 Cedaredge, CO $43,997 Cory, CO $43,942 Crawford, CO $43,817 Delta, CO $43,894 Eckert, CO $43,963 Hotchkiss, CO $43,936

Lazear, CO $43,903 Naturita, CO $43,708 Norwood, CO $43,725 Nucla, CO $43,775 Olathe, CO $43,846 Ophir, CO $43,773 Ouray, CO $43,766 Paonia, CO $44,138

Paradox, CO $43,644 Placerville, CO $43,732 Redvale, CO $43,746 Ridgway, CO $43,760 Silverton, CO $43,686 Somerset, CO $44,271 Telluride, CO $43,781 Grand Junction, CO $44,165

Platteville, CO $44,155 Roggen, CO $43,699 Weldona, CO $43,362 Wiggins, CO $43,594 Fort Morgan, CO $43,380 Log Lane Village, CO $43,522 Akron, CO $43,065 Amherst, CO $42,927

Atwood, CO $43,216 Brush, CO $43,213 Crook, CO $43,093 Eckley, CO $42,957 Fleming, CO $43,176 Grover, CO $43,141 Haxtun, CO $43,167 Hereford, CO $42,866

Hillrose, CO $43,255 Holyoke, CO $43,036 Idalia, CO $42,820 Iliff, CO $43,206 Julesburg, CO $43,032 Lindon, CO $42,881 Merino, CO $43,254 New Raymer, CO $43,244

Otis, CO $43,104 Ovid, CO $43,047 Padroni, CO $43,097 Paoli, CO $43,167 Peetz, CO $43,085 Sedgwick, CO $43,063 Snyder, CO $43,221 Sterling, CO $43,290

Stoneham, CO $43,246 Vernon, CO $42,861 Woodrow, CO $42,970 Wray, CO $42,947 Yuma, CO $43,091 Anton, CO $42,891 Arapahoe, CO $42,553 Arriba, CO $42,708

Bethune, CO $42,771 Burlington, CO $42,731 Calhan, CO $43,407 Cascade, CO $43,764 Cheyenne Wells, CO $42,615 Cope, CO $42,871 Cripple Creek, CO $43,682 Divide, CO $43,705

Flagler, CO $42,752 Florissant, CO $43,669 Fountain, CO $43,403 Genoa, CO $42,737 Green Mountain Falls, CO $43,753 Guffey, CO $43,622 Hugo, CO $42,475 Joes, CO $42,914

Karval, CO $42,229 Kirk, CO $42,878 Kit Carson, CO $42,562 Limon, CO $42,995 Lake George, CO $43,735 Manitou Springs, CO $43,764 Matheson, CO $42,963 Peyton, CO $43,612

Ramah, CO $42,685 Rush, CO $42,787 Seibert, CO $42,734 Simla, CO $43,159 Stratton, CO $42,776 U S A F Academy, CO $43,761 Victor, CO $43,662 Vona, CO $42,759

Wild Horse, CO $42,480 Woodland Park, CO $43,728 Yoder, CO $42,952 Colorado Springs, CO $43,764 Clifton, CO $44,138 Fruita, CO $44,028 Gateway, CO $43,718 Glade Park, CO $43,869

Loma, CO $44,044 Mack, CO $43,927 Palisade, CO $44,058 Whitewater, CO $43,866 Glenwood Springs, CO $44,591 Dinosaur, CO $43,854 Aspen, CO $45,426 Snowmass Village, CO $45,425

Avon, CO $45,017 Basalt, CO $45,282 Carbondale, CO $45,113 Collbran, CO $44,014 Craig, CO $44,338 De Beque, CO $44,009 Eagle, CO $44,833 Edwards, CO $44,929

Parachute, CO $44,238 Battlement Mesa, CO $44,198 Gypsum, CO $44,609 Hamilton, CO $44,527 Hayden, CO $44,401 Maybell, CO $43,909 Meeker, CO $44,531 Meredith, CO $45,133

Mesa, CO $43,993 Minturn, CO $44,880 Molina, CO $43,967 New Castle, CO $44,437 Rangely, CO $44,033 Red Cliff, CO $44,874 Rifle, CO $44,327 Silt, CO $44,309

Slater, CO $44,127 Snowmass, CO $45,333 Wolcott, CO $44,859 Woody Creek, CO $45,423 Vail, CO $45,072 Pueblo, CO $42,436 Colorado City, CO $42,726 Aguilar, CO $42,913

Arlington, CO $42,157 Avondale, CO $42,549 Beulah, CO $42,729 Boncarbo, CO $42,934 Boone, CO $42,687 Branson, CO $42,582 Campo, CO $42,425 Cheraw, CO $42,506

Crowley, CO $42,597 Eads, CO $42,536 Fort Lyon, CO $42,489 Fowler, CO $42,611 Gardner, CO $43,028 Granada, CO $42,632 Hartman, CO $42,713 Hasty, CO $42,583

Haswell, CO $42,331 Hoehne, CO $42,864 Holly, CO $42,579 Kim, CO $42,539 La Junta, CO $42,566 Lamar, CO $42,696 Las Animas, CO $42,542 La Veta, CO $43,103

Mc Clave, CO $42,589 Manzanola, CO $42,533 Model, CO $42,598 Olney Springs, CO $42,460 Ordway, CO $42,249 Pritchett, CO $42,541 Rocky Ford, CO $42,472 Rye, CO $42,792

Sheridan Lake, CO $42,553 Springfield, CO $42,628 Sugar City, CO $42,136 Swink, CO $42,524 Trinchera, CO $42,681 Trinidad, CO $42,866 Two Buttes, CO $42,626 Vilas, CO $42,619

Walsenburg, CO $42,876 Walsh, CO $42,574 Weston, CO $43,015 Wiley, CO $42,550 Alamosa, CO $43,431 Antonito, CO $43,403 Arboles, CO $43,491 Arvada, CO $44,738

Aurora, CO $44,708 Bayfield, CO $43,613 Broomfield, CO $44,935 Commerce City, CO $44,633 Dupont, CO $44,719 Eldorado Springs, CO $45,783 Lafayette, CO $45,377 Louisville, CO $45,433

Westminster, CO $44,718 Wheat Ridge, CO $44,716 Agate, CO $43,131 Bennett, CO $44,253 Byers, CO $43,724 Castle Rock, CO $43,918 Deer Trail, CO $43,436 Elbert, CO $43,640

Elizabeth, CO $44,008 Englewood, CO $44,708 Franktown, CO $43,889 Kiowa, CO $43,692 Larkspur, CO $43,775 Littleton, CO $44,663 Lone Tree, CO $44,545 Louviers, CO $44,484

Monument, CO $43,732 Palmer Lake, CO $43,737 Parker, CO $44,382 Sedalia, CO $43,940 Strasburg, CO $44,112 Watkins, CO $44,443 Denver, CO $44,703 Thornton, CO $44,738

Boulder, CO $46,004 Golden, CO $44,712 Alma, CO $44,460 Bailey, CO $44,360 Black Hawk, CO $45,159 Bond, CO $44,855 Breckenridge, CO $44,556 Buffalo Creek, CO $44,206

Burns, CO $44,567 Central City, CO $44,905 Clark, CO $44,145 Climax, CO $44,607 Coalmont, CO $44,068 Como, CO $43,918 Conifer, CO $44,475 Cowdrey, CO $43,890

Dillon, CO $44,529 Dumont, CO $44,745 Evergreen, CO $44,634 Empire, CO $44,541 Fairplay, CO $43,959 Fraser, CO $44,591 Frisco, CO $44,804 Georgetown, CO $44,507

Granby, CO $44,472 Grand Lake, CO $44,448 Grant, CO $44,131 Hartsel, CO $43,725 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $44,413 Idaho Springs, CO $44,669 Idledale, CO $44,666 Indian Hills, CO $44,643

Jamestown, CO $45,930 Jefferson, CO $44,039 Kittredge, CO $44,648 Kremmling, CO $44,408 Leadville, CO $44,552 Mc Coy, CO $44,560 Morrison, CO $44,634 Nederland, CO $45,512

Oak Creek, CO $44,481 Parshall, CO $44,672 Phippsburg, CO $44,524 Pine, CO $44,260 Pinecliffe, CO $45,726 Rand, CO $44,071 Rollinsville, CO $45,300 Shawnee, CO $44,249

Silver Plume, CO $44,319 Steamboat Springs, CO $44,398 Tabernash, CO $44,695 Toponas, CO $44,508 Walden, CO $44,006 Ward, CO $45,393 Winter Park, CO $44,752 Yampa, CO $44,568

Silverthorne, CO $44,766 Longmont, CO $45,209 Allenspark, CO $45,004 Estes Park, CO $44,328 Bellvue, CO $43,761 Berthoud, CO $44,297 Dacono, CO $44,814 Drake, CO $43,777

Erie, CO $45,015 Firestone, CO $44,702 Fort Collins, CO $43,449 Frederick, CO $44,704 Blanca, CO $43,277 Capulin, CO $43,499 Center, CO $43,464 Chama, CO $43,129

Chimney Rock, CO $43,509 Chromo, CO $43,217 Conejos, CO $43,376 Creede, CO $43,604 Crestone, CO $43,297 Del Norte, CO $43,509 Fort Garland, CO $43,180 San Luis, CO $43,004

Homelake, CO $43,469 Hooper, CO $43,324 Ignacio, CO $43,426 Jaroso, CO $43,099 La Jara, CO $43,446 Manassa, CO $43,402 Moffat, CO $43,354 Monte Vista, CO $43,494

Mosca, CO $43,269 Pagosa Springs, CO $43,506 Romeo, CO $43,530 Saguache, CO $43,504 Sanford, CO $43,286 San Pablo, CO $43,064 South Fork, CO $43,553 Villa Grove, CO $43,412

Salida, CO $43,583 Almont, CO $44,705 Buena Vista, CO $44,637 Canon City, CO $43,389 Cimarron, CO $43,682 Coal Creek, CO $43,131 Coaldale, CO $43,476 Cotopaxi, CO $43,355

Crested Butte, CO $44,940 Florence, CO $43,063 Monarch, CO $43,674 Granite, CO $44,330 Gunnison, CO $43,715 Hillside, CO $43,338 Howard, CO $43,555 Lake City, CO $43,679

Nathrop, CO $43,714

Welding Apprentice Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Welding Apprentice roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Welding Apprentice positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Welding Apprentice as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Welding Apprentice

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$58,159	$28.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,922	$27.0	25%
Internet	$55,922	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$53,685	$26.0	20%
Chemicals	$51,449	$25.0	15%

Welding Apprentice Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Welding Apprentice'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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$40,698

Average $44,738/year

$48,915

$3,391

Average $3,728/month

$4,076

$783

Average $860/week

$941

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,915	$4,076	$941	$24
Average	$44,738	$3,728	$860	$22
25th Percentile	$40,698	$3,391	$783	$20

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