Welding Apprentice Salary in Oregon

How much does a Welding Apprentice make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Welding Apprentice in Oregon is $44,527 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,470
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,506 to $48,685
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,845

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Welding Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,685	$4,057	$936	$23
Average	$44,527	$3,711	$856	$21
25th Percentile	$40,506	$3,376	$779	$19

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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:

Antelope: $42,382
Aurora: $44,951
Beaverton: $45,857

Antelope, OR $42,382 Aurora, OR $44,951 Beaverton, OR $45,857 Beavercreek, OR $45,107 Boring, OR $45,398 Bridal Veil, OR $45,328 Brightwood, OR $44,621 Canby, OR $44,981

Cascade Locks, OR $43,982 Clackamas, OR $45,840 Clatskanie, OR $43,901 Colton, OR $44,634 Columbia City, OR $45,037 Corbett, OR $45,106 Donald, OR $44,711 Dufur, OR $42,613

Eagle Creek, OR $45,203 Estacada, OR $44,525 Fairview, OR $45,761 Gervais, OR $44,237 Gladstone, OR $45,824 Government Camp, OR $43,810 Grass Valley, OR $42,477 Gresham, OR $45,747

Hood River, OR $43,731 Hubbard, OR $44,483 Kent, OR $42,381 Lake Oswego, OR $45,935 Marylhurst, OR $45,875 Maupin, OR $42,432 Molalla, OR $44,262 Moro, OR $42,566

Mosier, OR $43,280 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $43,569 Mulino, OR $44,929 Odell, OR $43,631 Oregon City, OR $45,503 Rainier, OR $44,539 Rhododendron, OR $44,210 Rufus, OR $42,698

Saint Helens, OR $44,893 Warren, OR $45,144 Deer Island, OR $44,733 Sandy, OR $44,854 Scappoose, OR $45,083 Shaniko, OR $42,521 The Dalles, OR $42,848 Troutdale, OR $45,587

Tualatin, OR $45,722 Tygh Valley, OR $42,806 Vernonia, OR $44,402 Wasco, OR $42,602 Welches, OR $44,402 West Linn, OR $45,722 Wilsonville, OR $45,437 Woodburn, OR $44,332

Happy Valley, OR $45,902 Damascus, OR $45,673 Amity, OR $44,127 Arch Cape, OR $42,964 Astoria, OR $43,242 Banks, OR $45,012 Bay City, OR $43,144 Beaver, OR $43,364

Buxton, OR $44,738 Cannon Beach, OR $42,945 Carlton, OR $44,237 Cloverdale, OR $43,096 Cornelius, OR $45,348 Dayton, OR $44,266 Dundee, OR $44,622 Forest Grove, OR $44,988

Gales Creek, OR $44,487 Garibaldi, OR $43,148 Gaston, OR $44,755 Hammond, OR $42,752 Hebo, OR $43,236 Hillsboro, OR $45,473 Manning, OR $44,787 Lafayette, OR $44,320

Mcminnville, OR $44,103 Manzanita, OR $43,092 Nehalem, OR $43,206 Newberg, OR $45,020 North Plains, OR $45,265 Oceanside, OR $42,996 Pacific City, OR $43,098 Rockaway Beach, OR $43,090

Saint Paul, OR $44,459 Seaside, OR $43,328 Sherwood, OR $45,487 Tillamook, OR $43,395 Netarts, OR $43,036 Timber, OR $44,466 Tolovana Park, OR $42,952 Warrenton, OR $42,933

Wheeler, OR $43,202 Yamhill, OR $44,375 Neskowin, OR $43,076 Portland, OR $45,944 Salem, OR $44,273 Keizer, OR $44,281 Albany, OR $43,837 Alsea, OR $43,091

Aumsville, OR $44,188 Blodgett, OR $43,140 Brownsville, OR $43,379 Cascadia, OR $42,866 Corvallis, OR $43,732 Crabtree, OR $43,793 Crawfordsville, OR $43,357 Dallas, OR $44,053

Depoe Bay, OR $42,926 Detroit, OR $42,755 Eddyville, OR $42,910 Falls City, OR $43,837 Foster, OR $43,203 Gates, OR $43,579 Grand Ronde, OR $43,655 Halsey, OR $43,386

Idanha, OR $42,789 Independence, OR $44,217 Jefferson, OR $44,123 Lebanon, OR $43,422 Logsden, OR $43,090 Lyons, OR $43,672 Mill City, OR $43,675 Monmouth, OR $43,936

Mount Angel, OR $44,225 Neotsu, OR $43,127 Newport, OR $42,842 South Beach, OR $42,702 Lincoln City, OR $43,074 Otis, OR $43,159 Otter Rock, OR $42,850 Philomath, OR $43,293

Rickreall, OR $44,225 Rose Lodge, OR $43,202 Saint Benedict, OR $44,219 Scio, OR $43,867 Scotts Mills, OR $44,115 Seal Rock, OR $42,652 Shedd, OR $43,368 Sheridan, OR $43,954

Siletz, OR $43,009 Silverton, OR $44,128 Stayton, OR $44,008 Mehama, OR $43,890 Sublimity, OR $44,080 Sweet Home, OR $43,281 Gleneden Beach, OR $42,972 Tangent, OR $43,446

Tidewater, OR $42,806 Toledo, OR $42,856 Turner, OR $44,196 Waldport, OR $42,705 Willamina, OR $43,804 Eugene, OR $43,659 Agness, OR $42,263 Allegany, OR $42,314

Alvadore, OR $43,617 Azalea, OR $42,757 Bandon, OR $42,346 Blachly, OR $43,245 Blue River, OR $42,577 Broadbent, OR $42,282 Brookings, OR $42,526 Camas Valley, OR $42,305

Canyonville, OR $42,621 Cheshire, OR $43,407 Coos Bay, OR $42,326 Coquille, OR $42,329 Cottage Grove, OR $43,260 Crescent Lake, OR $42,385 Creswell, OR $43,516 Culp Creek, OR $43,079

Curtin, OR $43,228 Days Creek, OR $42,565 Deadwood, OR $43,066 Dexter, OR $43,391 Dillard, OR $42,440 Dorena, OR $42,949 Drain, OR $43,072 Elkton, OR $42,769

Elmira, OR $43,464 Fall Creek, OR $43,333 Florence, OR $42,731 Gardiner, OR $42,384 Glendale, OR $42,668 Glide, OR $42,487 Gold Beach, OR $42,398 Harrisburg, OR $43,550

Idleyld Park, OR $42,384 Junction City, OR $43,522 Lakeside, OR $42,397 Langlois, OR $42,305 Lorane, OR $43,345 Lowell, OR $43,329 Mapleton, OR $42,822 Marcola, OR $43,465

Pleasant Hill, OR $43,581 Monroe, OR $43,328 Myrtle Creek, OR $42,444 Myrtle Point, OR $42,298 North Bend, OR $42,328 Noti, OR $43,319 Oakland, OR $42,703 Oakridge, OR $42,899

Ophir, OR $42,394 Port Orford, OR $42,335 Powers, OR $42,327 Reedsport, OR $42,627 Riddle, OR $42,531 Roseburg, OR $42,501 Scottsburg, OR $42,552 Springfield, OR $43,572

Sixes, OR $42,300 Sutherlin, OR $42,724 Swisshome, OR $42,869 Tenmile, OR $42,347 Thurston, OR $43,591 Tiller, OR $42,603 Umpqua, OR $42,465 Veneta, OR $43,427

Vida, OR $43,096 Walterville, OR $43,300 Walton, OR $43,158 Wedderburn, OR $42,423 Westfir, OR $43,042 Westlake, OR $42,610 Wilbur, OR $42,541 Winchester, OR $42,544

Winston, OR $42,356 Wolf Creek, OR $42,746 Yachats, OR $42,713 Yoncalla, OR $42,953 Medford, OR $43,466 Central Point, OR $43,405 White City, OR $43,132 Ashland, OR $43,151

Butte Falls, OR $42,874 Cave Junction, OR $42,752 Eagle Point, OR $43,224 Gold Hill, OR $43,302 Grants Pass, OR $42,962 Jacksonville, OR $43,223 Kerby, OR $42,819 Merlin, OR $42,685

Murphy, OR $43,126 O Brien, OR $42,731 Phoenix, OR $43,453 Prospect, OR $42,766 Rogue River, OR $43,106 Selma, OR $42,713 Shady Cove, OR $43,164 Talent, OR $43,370

Trail, OR $42,834 Wilderville, OR $42,802 Williams, OR $43,089 Klamath Falls, OR $42,758 Crater Lake, OR $42,299 Adel, OR $42,517 Beatty, OR $42,408 Bly, OR $42,449

Bonanza, OR $42,485 Chiloquin, OR $42,481 Dairy, OR $42,462 Fort Klamath, OR $42,467 Keno, OR $42,775 Lakeview, OR $42,552 Malin, OR $42,540 Merrill, OR $42,558

Midland, OR $42,603 New Pine Creek, OR $42,647 Paisley, OR $42,447 Plush, OR $42,496 Silver Lake, OR $42,432 Sprague River, OR $42,443 Summer Lake, OR $42,392 Christmas Valley, OR $42,463

Bend, OR $42,561 Fields, OR $42,507 Ashwood, OR $42,371 Brothers, OR $42,411 Burns, OR $42,514 Princeton, OR $42,434 Diamond, OR $42,406 Camp Sherman, OR $42,438

Chemult, OR $42,407 Crane, OR $42,480 Crescent, OR $42,385 Culver, OR $42,470 Fort Rock, OR $42,438 Frenchglen, OR $42,402 Gilchrist, OR $42,467 Hines, OR $42,523

La Pine, OR $42,513 Madras, OR $42,499 Mitchell, OR $42,405 Paulina, OR $42,422 Post, OR $42,403 Powell Butte, OR $42,504 Prineville, OR $42,506 Redmond, OR $42,566

Riley, OR $42,400 Sisters, OR $42,439 Terrebonne, OR $42,523 Warm Springs, OR $42,446 Pendleton, OR $43,875 Adams, OR $43,014 Arlington, OR $42,525 Athena, OR $43,972

Baker City, OR $42,551 Bates, OR $42,433 Boardman, OR $43,679 Bridgeport, OR $42,442 Canyon City, OR $42,501 Condon, OR $42,425 Cove, OR $42,507 Dayville, OR $42,455

Echo, OR $43,999 Elgin, OR $42,515 Enterprise, OR $42,417 Fossil, OR $42,431 Haines, OR $42,525 Halfway, OR $42,433 Helix, OR $45,008 Heppner, OR $42,451

Hereford, OR $42,460 Hermiston, OR $45,253 Lexington, OR $43,232 Oxbow, OR $42,241 Imbler, OR $42,539 Imnaha, OR $42,136 Ione, OR $42,514 Irrigon, OR $44,955

John Day, OR $42,570 Joseph, OR $42,367 Kimberly, OR $42,442 La Grande, OR $42,564 Long Creek, OR $42,450 Lostine, OR $42,469 Meacham, OR $42,525 Mikkalo, OR $42,578

Milton Freewater, OR $43,564 Monument, OR $42,441 Mount Vernon, OR $42,499 North Powder, OR $42,507 Pilot Rock, OR $42,663 Prairie City, OR $42,530 Richland, OR $42,390 Seneca, OR $42,504

Spray, OR $42,439 Stanfield, OR $45,134 Summerville, OR $42,521 Sumpter, OR $42,485 Ukiah, OR $42,443 Umatilla, OR $45,469 Union, OR $42,516 Unity, OR $42,507

Wallowa, OR $42,528 Weston, OR $43,131 Adrian, OR $41,804 Arock, OR $42,251 Brogan, OR $42,424 Drewsey, OR $42,477 Durkee, OR $42,395 Harper, OR $42,304

Huntington, OR $42,428 Ironside, OR $42,446 Jamieson, OR $42,311 Jordan Valley, OR $42,258 Juntura, OR $42,446 Nyssa, OR $42,008 Ontario, OR $42,100 Riverside, OR $42,403

Vale, OR $42,323 Westfall, OR $42,459

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	$57,886	$28.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,659	$27.0	25%
Internet	$55,659	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$53,433	$26.0	20%
Chemicals	$51,207	$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

$40,506

Average $44,527/year

$48,685

$3,376

Average $3,711/month

$4,057

$779

Average $856/week

$936

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,685	$4,057	$936	$23
Average	$44,527	$3,711	$856	$21
25th Percentile	$40,506	$3,376	$779	$19

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