Welding Apprentice Salary in Vermont

How much does a Welding Apprentice make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Welding Apprentice in Vermont is $43,037 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): $50,714
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,150 to $47,055
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,612

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Welding Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,055	$3,921	$905	$23
Average	$43,037	$3,586	$828	$21
25th Percentile	$39,150	$3,263	$753	$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:

Adamant: $44,052
Barre: $44,118
Cabot: $44,021

Adamant, VT $44,052 Barre, VT $44,118 Cabot, VT $44,021 Calais, VT $44,060 East Barre, VT $44,051 East Calais, VT $44,052 East Montpelier, VT $44,081 Eden, VT $44,023

Eden Mills, VT $43,983 Graniteville, VT $44,115 Hyde Park, VT $44,088 Johnson, VT $44,143 Lake Elmore, VT $44,039 Marshfield, VT $44,028 Moretown, VT $44,146 Morrisville, VT $44,141

Moscow, VT $44,164 Northfield, VT $44,092 Northfield Falls, VT $44,299 North Hyde Park, VT $44,085 North Montpelier, VT $44,040 Plainfield, VT $44,034 Roxbury, VT $43,960 South Barre, VT $44,169

Waterbury, VT $44,159 Stowe, VT $44,165 Waitsfield, VT $44,141 Warren, VT $44,058 Washington, VT $43,972 Waterbury Center, VT $44,158 Websterville, VT $44,108 Williamstown, VT $44,057

Wolcott, VT $44,033 Woodbury, VT $43,989 Worcester, VT $44,033 Rutland, VT $44,032 Belmont, VT $43,896 Benson, VT $43,896 Bomoseen, VT $43,965 Brandon, VT $43,997

Bridport, VT $44,002 Castleton, VT $43,973 Center Rutland, VT $44,003 Chittenden, VT $43,902 Cuttingsville, VT $43,887 Danby, VT $43,962 East Middlebury, VT $44,026 East Poultney, VT $43,967

East Wallingford, VT $43,919 Fair Haven, VT $43,935 Florence, VT $43,919 Forest Dale, VT $43,999 Gaysville, VT $43,720 Granville, VT $43,926 Hancock, VT $43,919 Hydeville, VT $43,970

Killington, VT $43,914 Middlebury, VT $44,094 Middletown Springs, VT $43,943 Mount Holly, VT $43,902 North Clarendon, VT $43,967 Orwell, VT $43,962 Pawlet, VT $43,978 Pittsfield, VT $43,940

Pittsford, VT $43,982 Poultney, VT $43,974 Proctor, VT $44,022 Ripton, VT $43,971 Rochester, VT $43,949 Rupert, VT $43,944 Salisbury, VT $44,014 Shoreham, VT $43,977

Stockbridge, VT $43,899 Wallingford, VT $43,923 Wells, VT $43,979 West Pawlet, VT $43,994 West Rupert, VT $43,984 West Rutland, VT $43,957 Whiting, VT $43,979 Saint Johnsbury, VT $44,026

Albany, VT $44,001 Barnet, VT $43,979 Barton, VT $43,996 Beebe Plain, VT $44,009 Concord, VT $43,938 Coventry, VT $44,060 Craftsbury, VT $44,014 Craftsbury Common, VT $44,016

Danville, VT $43,989 Derby, VT $44,009 Derby Line, VT $43,976 East Burke, VT $43,975 East Charleston, VT $43,979 East Hardwick, VT $44,003 East Haven, VT $43,879 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $44,025

Glover, VT $43,983 Granby, VT $43,825 Greensboro, VT $43,968 Greensboro Bend, VT $43,996 Hardwick, VT $44,045 Irasburg, VT $43,985 Island Pond, VT $43,913 Lowell, VT $43,970

Lower Waterford, VT $44,021 Lyndon, VT $44,013 Lyndon Center, VT $44,062 Lyndonville, VT $44,014 Morgan, VT $43,935 Newport, VT $44,035 Newport Center, VT $43,979 North Concord, VT $43,864

North Troy, VT $43,985 Orleans, VT $43,969 Passumpsic, VT $44,029 Peacham, VT $43,940 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $44,030 Sheffield, VT $43,952 Sutton, VT $43,949 Troy, VT $43,990

West Burke, VT $43,978 West Charleston, VT $43,957 West Danville, VT $43,992 Westfield, VT $43,957 West Glover, VT $43,987 Averill, VT $43,731 Beecher Falls, VT $44,014 Canaan, VT $43,905

Gilman, VT $44,098 Guildhall, VT $43,847 Lunenburg, VT $43,943 Norton, VT $43,818 North Bennington, VT $44,308 North Pownal, VT $44,397 Pownal, VT $44,422 White River Junction, VT $44,021

Ascutney, VT $44,041 Barnard, VT $43,921 Bethel, VT $43,948 Bradford, VT $43,994 Bridgewater, VT $43,966 Bridgewater Corners, VT $43,878 Brookfield, VT $43,991 Brownsville, VT $43,967

Chelsea, VT $43,965 Corinth, VT $43,953 East Corinth, VT $43,972 East Randolph, VT $43,980 East Ryegate, VT $43,942 East Thetford, VT $43,996 Fairlee, VT $43,949 Groton, VT $43,961

Hartford, VT $44,135 Hartland, VT $43,981 Hartland Four Corners, VT $43,979 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $44,092 Newbury, VT $43,956 North Hartland, VT $44,012 North Pomfret, VT $43,936 North Thetford, VT $43,996

Norwich, VT $43,987 Plymouth, VT $43,847 Post Mills, VT $43,986 Quechee, VT $44,032 Randolph, VT $44,024 Randolph Center, VT $44,001 Reading, VT $43,883 Sharon, VT $43,947

South Pomfret, VT $43,905 South Royalton, VT $43,960 South Ryegate, VT $43,968 South Strafford, VT $43,957 South Woodstock, VT $43,894 Strafford, VT $43,919 Taftsville, VT $44,035 Thetford, VT $43,996

Thetford Center, VT $43,950 Topsham, VT $43,937 Tunbridge, VT $43,946 Vershire, VT $43,925 Wells River, VT $43,971 West Fairlee, VT $44,052 West Hartford, VT $43,937 West Newbury, VT $43,954

West Topsham, VT $43,972 Wilder, VT $44,137 Windsor, VT $43,999 Woodstock, VT $43,945 Bellows Falls, VT $44,105 Cambridgeport, VT $44,055 Cavendish, VT $43,908 Chester, VT $43,952

Chester Depot, VT $43,936 Grafton, VT $43,919 Londonderry, VT $43,998 Ludlow, VT $43,931 North Springfield, VT $44,085 Perkinsville, VT $43,965 Peru, VT $43,952 Proctorsville, VT $43,916

Saxtons River, VT $44,096 South Londonderry, VT $44,025 Springfield, VT $44,063 Westminster, VT $44,105 Westminster Station, VT $44,108 Weston, VT $43,907 Shaftsbury, VT $44,255 Brattleboro, VT $44,195

Bondville, VT $44,012 East Dover, VT $44,102 Jacksonville, VT $44,213 Jamaica, VT $44,013 Marlboro, VT $44,414 Newfane, VT $44,073 Putney, VT $44,064 Readsboro, VT $44,419

South Newfane, VT $44,088 Stamford, VT $44,387 Townshend, VT $44,033 Vernon, VT $44,330 Wardsboro, VT $44,065 West Dover, VT $44,137 West Dummerston, VT $44,084 West Halifax, VT $44,152

West Townshend, VT $43,974 West Wardsboro, VT $43,975 Whitingham, VT $44,197 Williamsville, VT $44,084 Wilmington, VT $44,170 Burlington, VT $44,291 South Burlington, VT $44,288 Winooski, VT $44,291

Colchester, VT $44,291 Alburgh, VT $44,070 Bakersfield, VT $44,135 Belvidere Center, VT $43,975 Bristol, VT $44,144 Cambridge, VT $44,197 Charlotte, VT $44,231 East Berkshire, VT $44,092

East Fairfield, VT $44,158 Enosburg Falls, VT $44,036 Essex, VT $44,257 Essex Junction, VT $44,260 Fairfax, VT $44,200 Fairfield, VT $44,157 Ferrisburgh, VT $44,181 Franklin, VT $44,039

Grand Isle, VT $44,204 Highgate Center, VT $44,076 Highgate Springs, VT $44,099 Hinesburg, VT $44,230 Huntington, VT $44,196 Isle La Motte, VT $44,124 Jeffersonville, VT $44,167 Jericho, VT $44,220

Jonesville, VT $44,229 Milton, VT $44,241 Monkton, VT $44,194 Montgomery, VT $44,036 Montgomery Center, VT $43,983 New Haven, VT $44,139 North Ferrisburgh, VT $44,201 North Hero, VT $44,157

Richford, VT $44,029 Richmond, VT $44,225 Saint Albans, VT $44,177 Saint Albans Bay, VT $44,171 Shelburne, VT $44,271 Sheldon, VT $44,124 Sheldon Springs, VT $44,233 South Hero, VT $44,244

Starksboro, VT $44,170 Swanton, VT $44,117 Underhill, VT $44,210 Underhill Center, VT $44,211 Vergennes, VT $44,125 Waterville, VT $44,140 Westford, VT $44,232 Williston, VT $44,265

Montpelier, VT $44,111 Bennington, VT $44,340 Arlington, VT $44,184 Dorset, VT $44,012 East Arlington, VT $43,996 East Dorset, VT $44,013 Manchester, VT $44,132 Manchester Center, VT $44,103

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	$55,948	$27.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$53,796	$26.0	25%
Internet	$53,796	$26.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$51,644	$25.0	20%
Chemicals	$49,492	$24.0	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

$39,150

Average $43,037/year

$47,055

$3,263

Average $3,586/month

$3,921

$753

Average $828/week

$905

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,055	$3,921	$905	$23
Average	$43,037	$3,586	$828	$21
25th Percentile	$39,150	$3,263	$753	$19

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