What are the main factors that influence a Welding's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Welding's salary?

A Welding's salary grows with experience: a Welder I (0-1 years)earns $44,884, a Welding (1-3 years)earns $55,486, a Welder III (3-5 years)earns $62,573, a Welder IV (5-7 years)earns $71,386,

What are the highest paying states for a Welding?

Welding salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Welding roles are District of Columbia $60,151, California $59,922, Massachusetts $59,124. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Welding roles make?

Salaries for Welding level roles vary by specialization: Welding Manager: $145,999; Welding Engineer: $103,042; Welding Supervisor: $75,016; Welding Foreman: $70,811; Welding Specialist: $70,378.

How do different companies affect a Welding's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Welding roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Welding Salary in the United States

How much does a Welding make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Welding in the United States is $54,327 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,784
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,761 to $59,277
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,694

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Welding Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,277	$4,940	$1,140	$28
Average	$54,327	$4,527	$1,045	$26
25th Percentile	$48,761	$4,063	$938	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Welding Salaries

A Welding'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $60,151.
California: $59,922.
Massachusetts: $59,124.

District of Columbia $60,151 California $59,922 Massachusetts $59,124 Washington $58,906 New Jersey $58,885 Alaska $58,809 Connecticut $58,059 New York $57,755

Hawaii $56,782 Rhode Island $56,326 Maryland $56,016 Minnesota $55,593 Colorado $55,430 Illinois $55,375 Oregon $55,169 Delaware $55,017

New Hampshire $54,921 Virginia $54,707 Pennsylvania $54,082 Nevada $53,767 North Dakota $53,664 Michigan $53,501 Wisconsin $53,441 Vermont $53,322

Texas $52,990 Maine $52,969 Arizona $52,936 Ohio $52,898 Georgia $52,398 Indiana $52,148 Wyoming $52,099 Utah $52,023

Iowa $51,991 Kansas $51,730 Louisiana $51,654 North Carolina $51,627 Missouri $51,616 Florida $51,404 Montana $51,290 Nebraska $51,181

Kentucky $51,121 South Carolina $50,904 Tennessee $50,768 Idaho $50,714 New Mexico $50,317 Oklahoma $50,230 Alabama $49,910 South Dakota $49,372

Arkansas $49,079 West Virginia $48,921 Mississippi $48,449

Top Paying Cities for Weldings

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: $68,522
San Francisco: $67,849
Oakland: $66,344

San Jose, CA $68,522

San Francisco, CA $67,849

Oakland, CA $66,344

New York, NY $62,959

Queens Village, NY $62,552

Paramus, NJ $62,117

Passaic, NJ $62,063

Bergenfield, NJ $62,008

Stamford, CT $61,927

Huntington, NY $61,873

Newark, NJ $61,520

Bridgeport, CT $61,411

New Brunswick, NJ $61,232

Vallejo, CA $61,118

Middlesex, NJ $61,085

Somerset, NJ $61,036

Petaluma, CA $60,911

Santa Cruz, CA $60,699

Boston, MA $60,591

Monterey, CA $60,319

Fairbanks, AK $60,281

Los Angeles, CA $60,178

Washington, DC $60,151

Seattle, WA $60,053

Santa Rosa, CA $60,042

Juneau, AK $59,884

Orange, CA $59,705

Anchorage, AK $59,607

Anaheim, CA $59,569

Santa Ana, CA $59,488

Nassau, NY $59,455

Long Beach, CA $59,433

Danbury, CT $59,417

Santa Maria, CA $59,232

Everett, WA $59,222

Bremerton, WA $58,955

Trenton, NJ $58,852

Sacramento, CA $58,830

San Diego, CA $58,803

Brockton, MA $58,781

Tacoma, WA $58,760

Santa Barbara, CA $58,684

Lowell, MA $58,466

New Suffolk, NY $58,445

Nashua, NH $58,379

Lompoc, CA $58,293

Ventura, CA $58,238

Stockton, CA $58,222

New Haven, CT $58,113

Atlantic City, NJ $57,972

Hartford, CT $57,853

Modesto, CA $57,825

Poughkeepsie, NY $57,706

New Britain, CT $57,679

Olympia, WA $57,603

Kennewick, WA $57,603

New London, CT $57,592

Norwich, CT $57,575

Lawrence, MA $57,548

Bakersfield, CA $57,396

Riverside, CA $57,320

New Bedford, MA $57,320

Richland, WA $57,266

Portsmouth, NH $57,222

Vineland, NJ $57,211

San Bernardino, CA $57,168

Boulder, CO $57,016

Worcester, MA $56,972

Portland, OR $56,924

Saint Paul, MN $56,858

Minneapolis, MN $56,858

Philadelphia, PA $56,782

Honolulu, HI $56,494

Springfield, MA $56,304

Providence, RI $56,299

Chicago, IL $56,141

Bellingham, WA $56,076

Baltimore, MD $56,016

Chico, CA $55,880

Wilmington, DE $55,788

Pittsfield, MA $55,734

Manchester, NH $55,631

Spokane, WA $55,392

Denver, CO $55,386

Albany, NY $55,131

Troy, NY $55,109

Schenectady, NY $54,995

Burlington, VT $54,875

Portland, ME $54,685

Salem, OR $54,642

Yakima, WA $54,631

Ann Arbor, MI $54,615

Rochester, MN $54,463

Fresno, CA $54,435

Reno, NV $54,435

Milwaukee, WI $54,386

Detroit, MI $54,332

Allentown, PA $54,316

Carson City, NV $54,310

Houston, TX $54,229

Colorado Springs, CO $54,223

Syracuse, NY $54,196

Eugene, OR $54,093

Bismarck, ND $54,028

Gary, IN $54,028

Galveston, TX $54,028

Springfield, OR $53,984

Medford, OR $53,854

Fort Collins, CO $53,832

Austin, TX $53,789

Mesa, AZ $53,675

Phoenix, AZ $53,664

Dallas, TX $53,648

Reading, PA $53,615

Saint Cloud, MN $53,593

Concord, NH $53,544

Madison, WI $53,523

Utica, NY $53,376

Raleigh, NC $53,333

Las Vegas, NV $53,327

Rochester, NY $53,289

Des Moines, IA $53,284

Atlanta, GA $53,197

Battle Creek, MI $53,180

Salt Lake City, UT $53,164

Lancaster, PA $53,083

Champaign, IL $53,072

Harrisburg, PA $53,007

Durham, NC $52,958

Kansas City, MO $52,952

Kansas City, KS $52,941

Fort Worth, TX $52,936

Boca Raton, FL $52,914

Cleveland, OH $52,909

Columbus, OH $52,898

Pittsburgh, PA $52,892

Richmond, VA $52,871

Indianapolis, IN $52,860

Cincinnati, OH $52,789

Petersburg, VA $52,708

Billings, MT $52,588

Lansing, MI $52,588

Huntsville, AL $52,588

Lebanon, PA $52,583

Dayton, OH $52,577

Pueblo, CO $52,577

Appleton, WI $52,561

Buffalo, NY $52,539

Racine, WI $52,512

Charlotte, NC $52,507

Saint Louis, MO $52,490

Springfield, IL $52,469

Elkhart, IN $52,458

York, PA $52,458

Gastonia, NC $52,452

Benton Harbor, MI $52,452

Beaumont, TX $52,420

Lorain, OH $52,409

Toledo, OH $52,387

Binghamton, NY $52,360

Rock Hill, SC $52,355

Rockford, IL $52,327

Fargo, ND $52,300

Elyria, OH $52,300

Flagstaff, AZ $52,262

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,230

Miami, FL $52,197

Duluth, MN $52,110

Bangor, ME $52,040

Cedar Rapids, IA $51,980

Louisville, KY $51,953

Grand Rapids, MI $51,942

Hialeah, FL $51,936

Casper, WY $51,860

Scranton, PA $51,795

New Orleans, LA $51,779

Virginia Beach, VA $51,773

Akron, OH $51,746

Peoria, IL $51,676

Sarasota, FL $51,665

Green Bay, WI $51,627

Baton Rouge, LA $51,599

Charleston, SC $51,589

Nashville, TN $51,572

Jamestown, NY $51,561

Davenport, IA $51,561

Tucson, AZ $51,534

Cheyenne, WY $51,518

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,502

Tampa, FL $51,491

Omaha, NE $51,480

Port Arthur, TX $51,458

Evansville, IN $51,458

Bradenton, FL $51,437

Santa Fe, NM $51,339

Orlando, FL $51,284

Clearwater, FL $51,225

Canton, OH $51,111

La Crosse, WI $51,111

Grand Forks, ND $51,094

Albuquerque, NM $51,078

Tulsa, OK $51,078

Newport News, VA $51,073

High Point, NC $51,056

Ogden, UT $51,035

Corpus Christi, TX $50,991

Laramie, WY $50,958

Norfolk, VA $50,958

Rock Island, IL $50,926

Saginaw, MI $50,915

Jacksonville, FL $50,910

Salisbury, NC $50,899

Memphis, TN $50,888

Moline, IL $50,861

Fort Myers, FL $50,844

Waterloo, IA $50,774

Spartanburg, SC $50,719

Lincoln, NE $50,692

Fort Wayne, IN $50,681

Birmingham, AL $50,622

Cedar Falls, IA $50,611

Provo, UT $50,605

Springfield, OH $50,600

San Antonio, TX $50,589

Greensboro, NC $50,567

South Bend, IN $50,562

Winston Salem, NC $50,556

Boise, ID $50,540

Savannah, GA $50,502

Muskegon, MI $50,404

Lima, OH $50,339

Lake Charles, LA $50,317

Anderson, IN $50,307

Lexington, KY $50,290

Augusta, GA $50,274

Greenville, SC $50,274

Wichita, KS $50,225

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,225

Columbia, SC $50,176

Bloomington, IN $50,040

Roanoke, VA $50,008

Asheville, NC $49,937

Knoxville, TN $49,845

Shreveport, LA $49,839

Wilmington, NC $49,769

Frankfort, KY $49,665

Oklahoma City, OK $49,627

Chillicothe, OH $49,606

Longview, TX $49,600

Topeka, KS $49,584

Mobile, AL $49,502

Terre Haute, IN $49,481

Erie, PA $49,475

Altoona, PA $49,448

Melbourne, FL $49,432

Amarillo, TX $49,410

Killeen, TX $49,394

Fayetteville, AR $49,350

Sioux Falls, SD $49,312

Chattanooga, TN $49,280

Idaho Falls, ID $49,274

Gainesville, FL $49,160

Portsmouth, OH $49,133

Little Rock, AR $49,122

Lynchburg, VA $49,122

Lafayette, LA $49,100

Youngstown, OH $49,100

Temple, TX $49,079

Daytona Beach, FL $49,068

Clarksville, TN $49,062

Pensacola, FL $49,057

Hopkinsville, KY $48,894

Charleston, WV $48,889

Florence, SC $48,861

Sioux City, IA $48,829

Macon, GA $48,671

Tallahassee, FL $48,666

Fayetteville, NC $48,655

Waco, TX $48,644

Wichita Falls, TX $48,644

Pine Bluff, AR $48,622

Vincennes, IN $48,519

Lubbock, TX $48,497

Great Falls, MT $48,465

Alamogordo, NM $48,459

Abilene, TX $48,416

Rapid City, SD $48,345

Monroe, LA $48,345

Albany, GA $48,313

Huntington, WV $48,307

Jackson, MS $48,302

Greenville, MS $48,296

Parkersburg, WV $48,242

Montgomery, AL $48,231

Johnstown, PA $48,220

Springfield, MO $48,177

Biloxi, MS $48,150

Sumter, SC $48,036

Columbus, GA $48,030

Twin Falls, ID $47,998

Pascagoula, MS $47,927

Kingsport, TN $47,786

Gulfport, MS $47,769

Alexandria, LA $47,590

Fort Smith, AR $47,454

El Paso, TX $47,308

Helena, MT $47,237

Las Cruces, NM $47,063

Harlingen, TX $46,911

Pocatello, ID $46,862

Florence, AL $46,846

Brownsville, TX $46,835

Dothan, AL $46,748

Mcallen, TX $46,721

Columbus, MS $46,319

Altus, OK $46,069

Lawton, OK $45,966

Pierre, SD $45,770

What Skills Can Increase a Welding'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.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	11.22%
Preventative Maintenance	3.11%
Pneumatics	1.08%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Welding's salary.

Building Maintenance: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Custodial: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Building Maintenance	$58,130	7%
Analysis	$57,043	5%
Custodial	$56,500	4%
Coaching	$56,500	4%
Confidentiality	$56,500	4%
Scheduling	$55,957	3%

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How Education impacts a Welding's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Weldings 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 Welding with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $53,222 and $56,836).

Welding Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Welding

No Diploma 80.8%

High School 80.8%

Associates 12.8%

Bachelors 5.1%

Masters 1.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	80.8%
High School	80.8%
Associates	12.8%
Bachelors	5.1%
Masters	1.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Welding'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 April 01, 2026

$48,761

Average $54,327/year

$59,277

$4,063

Average $4,527/month

$4,940

$938

Average $1,045/week

$1,140

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,277	$4,940	$1,140	$28
Average	$54,327	$4,527	$1,045	$26
25th Percentile	$48,761	$4,063	$938	$23

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Salary Trends for Welding

Salaries for a Welding can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,769 in 2023 to around $47,045 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Welding salary trends, .

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2024

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