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

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

How does experience change A Certified Welding Inspector's salary?

A Certified Welding Inspector's salary grows with experience: a Welder I (0-1 years)earns $46,361, a Certified Welding Inspector (1-3 years)earns $57,319, a Welder III (3-5 years)earns $64,644, a Welder IV (5-7 years)earns $73,746,

What are the highest paying states for a Certified Welding Inspector?

Certified Welding Inspector salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Certified Welding Inspector roles are District of Columbia $63,906, California $63,664, Massachusetts $62,815. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Certified Welding Inspector roles make?

Salaries for Certified Welding Inspector level roles vary by specialization: Elevator Inspector: $75,704; Certified Automotive State Inspector: $68,801; Certified Home Inspector: $59,603; Welding Inspector: $56,765; Welding: $54,333.

How do different companies affect a Certified Welding Inspector's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Certified Welding Inspector 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.

Certified Welding Inspector Salary in the United States

How much does a Certified Welding Inspector make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Certified Welding Inspector in the United States is $57,719 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,100
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,449 to $63,153
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,650

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Certified Welding Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,153	$5,263	$1,214	$30
Average	$57,719	$4,810	$1,110	$28
25th Percentile	$52,449	$4,371	$1,009	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Certified Welding Inspector Salaries

A Certified Welding Inspector'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 Certified Welding Inspector 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 Certified Welding Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,906.
California: $63,664.
Massachusetts: $62,815.

District of Columbia $63,906 California $63,664 Massachusetts $62,815 Washington $62,584 New Jersey $62,561 Alaska $62,481 Connecticut $61,684 New York $61,361

Hawaii $60,328 Rhode Island $59,843 Maryland $59,514 Minnesota $59,064 Colorado $58,890 Illinois $58,833 Oregon $58,613 Delaware $58,452

New Hampshire $58,350 Virginia $58,123 Pennsylvania $57,459 Nevada $57,124 North Dakota $57,015 Michigan $56,841 Wisconsin $56,778 Vermont $56,651

Texas $56,299 Maine $56,276 Arizona $56,241 Ohio $56,201 Georgia $55,670 Indiana $55,404 Wyoming $55,352 Utah $55,272

Iowa $55,237 Kansas $54,960 Louisiana $54,879 North Carolina $54,850 Missouri $54,839 Florida $54,614 Montana $54,492 Nebraska $54,377

Kentucky $54,313 South Carolina $54,083 Tennessee $53,938 Idaho $53,880 New Mexico $53,459 Oklahoma $53,367 Alabama $53,026 South Dakota $52,455

Arkansas $52,143 West Virginia $51,976 Mississippi $51,474

Top Paying Cities for Certified Welding Inspectors

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: $72,801
San Francisco: $72,004
Oakland: $70,486

San Jose, CA $72,801

San Francisco, CA $72,004

Oakland, CA $70,486

New York, NY $66,457

Paramus, NJ $65,649

Queens Village, NY $65,646

Passaic, NJ $65,591

Bergenfield, NJ $65,586

Stamford, CT $65,459

Huntington, NY $65,435

Newark, NJ $65,009

Bridgeport, CT $64,887

Vallejo, CA $64,772

New Brunswick, NJ $64,749

Petaluma, CA $64,714

Middlesex, NJ $64,605

Somerset, NJ $64,564

Santa Cruz, CA $64,489

Boston, MA $64,137

Monterey, CA $63,935

Seattle, WA $63,802

Santa Rosa, CA $63,791

Los Angeles, CA $63,774

Juneau, AK $63,623

Washington, DC $63,560

Orange, CA $63,354

Santa Ana, CA $63,202

Long Beach, CA $63,144

Anaheim, CA $63,133

Anchorage, AK $63,104

Santa Maria, CA $62,931

Everett, WA $62,919

Danbury, CT $62,716

Bremerton, WA $62,636

Tacoma, WA $62,429

New Suffolk, NY $62,427

Sacramento, CA $62,411

Santa Barbara, CA $62,348

Trenton, NJ $62,284

San Diego, CA $62,284

Brockton, MA $62,221

Fairbanks, AK $62,079

Lompoc, CA $61,932

Lowell, MA $61,886

Ventura, CA $61,875

Nashua, NH $61,863

Stockton, CA $61,857

Modesto, CA $61,436

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,309

Olympia, WA $61,199

Kennewick, WA $61,199

New Haven, CT $61,176

Lawrence, MA $60,968

Hartford, CT $60,911

Riverside, CA $60,899

New Bedford, MA $60,841

Richland, WA $60,841

Bakersfield, CA $60,761

San Bernardino, CA $60,737

New Britain, CT $60,732

Atlantic City, NJ $60,732

New London, CT $60,709

Norwich, CT $60,691

Portsmouth, NH $60,680

Boulder, CO $60,557

Portland, OR $60,478

Worcester, MA $60,472

Minneapolis, MN $60,293

Philadelphia, PA $60,212

Honolulu, HI $60,022

Saint Paul, MN $59,994

Vineland, NJ $59,981

Providence, RI $59,814

Chicago, IL $59,647

Bellingham, WA $59,577

Springfield, MA $59,531

Baltimore, MD $59,514

Chico, CA $59,370

Pittsfield, MA $59,214

Manchester, NH $59,104

Spokane, WA $58,850

Denver, CO $58,844

Albany, NY $58,573

Troy, NY $58,550

Nassau, NY $58,488

Schenectady, NY $58,429

Wilmington, DE $58,383

Burlington, VT $58,302

Salem, OR $58,279

Portland, ME $58,100

Yakima, WA $58,042

Rochester, MN $57,863

Reno, NV $57,834

Fresno, CA $57,834

Milwaukee, WI $57,782

Detroit, MI $57,725

Ann Arbor, MI $57,715

Allentown, PA $57,707

Colorado Springs, CO $57,609

Syracuse, NY $57,580

Carson City, NV $57,580

Houston, TX $57,499

Eugene, OR $57,471

Gary, IN $57,401

Springfield, OR $57,355

Bismarck, ND $57,344

Galveston, TX $57,303

Medford, OR $57,217

Fort Collins, CO $57,194

Concord, NH $57,165

Austin, TX $57,147

Mesa, AZ $57,026

Reading, PA $57,020

Phoenix, AZ $57,015

Dallas, TX $56,997

Saint Cloud, MN $56,942

Madison, WI $56,865

Utica, NY $56,709

Rochester, NY $56,616

Des Moines, IA $56,611

Raleigh, NC $56,605

Atlanta, GA $56,518

Battle Creek, MI $56,501

Salt Lake City, UT $56,484

Lancaster, PA $56,397

Harrisburg, PA $56,316

Kansas City, MO $56,259

Champaign, IL $56,247

Kansas City, KS $56,247

Fort Worth, TX $56,241

Columbus, OH $56,231

Boca Raton, FL $56,218

Pittsburgh, PA $56,195

Richmond, VA $56,172

Indianapolis, IN $56,160

Cleveland, OH $56,155

Las Vegas, NV $56,085

Cincinnati, OH $56,085

Petersburg, VA $55,999

Huntsville, AL $55,912

Lansing, MI $55,874

Lebanon, PA $55,866

Pueblo, CO $55,860

Appleton, WI $55,843

Buffalo, NY $55,820

Dayton, OH $55,803

Racine, WI $55,791

Charlotte, NC $55,785

Saint Louis, MO $55,768

York, PA $55,733

Elkhart, IN $55,733

Gastonia, NC $55,722

Billings, MT $55,708

Beaumont, TX $55,693

Lorain, OH $55,681

Benton Harbor, MI $55,670

Toledo, OH $55,658

Binghamton, NY $55,629

Rock Hill, SC $55,624

Rockford, IL $55,595

Springfield, IL $55,572

Elyria, OH $55,566

Fargo, ND $55,566

Flagstaff, AZ $55,525

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,491

Duluth, MN $55,456

Miami, FL $55,456

Cheyenne, WY $55,416

Grand Forks, ND $55,416

Bangor, ME $55,289

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,225

Durham, NC $55,201

Louisville, KY $55,196

Grand Rapids, MI $55,185

Hialeah, FL $55,179

Casper, WY $55,098

Scranton, PA $55,029

New Orleans, LA $55,012

Virginia Beach, VA $55,006

Akron, OH $54,977

Peoria, IL $54,902

Sarasota, FL $54,891

Nashville, TN $54,850

Omaha, NE $54,850

Green Bay, WI $54,850

Baton Rouge, LA $54,821

Charleston, SC $54,810

Jamestown, NY $54,781

Davenport, IA $54,781

Tucson, AZ $54,752

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,717

Tampa, FL $54,706

Evansville, IN $54,671

Port Arthur, TX $54,671

Bradenton, FL $54,648

Santa Fe, NM $54,544

Orlando, FL $54,440

Clearwater, FL $54,423

Canton, OH $54,302

La Crosse, WI $54,302

Albuquerque, NM $54,267

Newport News, VA $54,261

High Point, NC $54,244

Ogden, UT $54,221

Corpus Christi, TX $54,175

Norfolk, VA $54,140

Laramie, WY $54,140

Rock Island, IL $54,106

Saginaw, MI $54,094

Jacksonville, FL $54,088

Salisbury, NC $54,077

Boise, ID $54,065

Moline, IL $54,036

Fort Myers, FL $54,019

Memphis, TN $54,007

Tulsa, OK $53,979

Waterloo, IA $53,944

Spartanburg, SC $53,886

Lincoln, NE $53,857

Fort Wayne, IN $53,846

Provo, UT $53,840

Cedar Falls, IA $53,771

San Antonio, TX $53,748

Greensboro, NC $53,725

South Bend, IN $53,719

Savannah, GA $53,655

Muskegon, MI $53,632

Birmingham, AL $53,627

Winston Salem, NC $53,598

Lake Charles, LA $53,459

Anderson, IN $53,448

Lexington, KY $53,430

Augusta, GA $53,413

Greenville, SC $53,413

Lima, OH $53,367

Wichita, KS $53,361

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,361

Columbia, SC $53,309

Springfield, OH $53,298

Asheville, NC $53,205

Bloomington, IN $53,165

Knoxville, TN $52,957

Shreveport, LA $52,951

Wilmington, NC $52,876

Roanoke, VA $52,876

Topeka, KS $52,772

Frankfort, KY $52,766

Oklahoma City, OK $52,726

Chillicothe, OH $52,703

Longview, TX $52,697

Melbourne, FL $52,691

Sioux Falls, SD $52,599

Mobile, AL $52,593

Terre Haute, IN $52,570

Altoona, PA $52,536

Amarillo, TX $52,495

Killeen, TX $52,478

Fayetteville, AR $52,432

Chattanooga, TN $52,414

Sioux City, IA $52,362

Idaho Falls, ID $52,351

Lynchburg, VA $52,305

Gainesville, FL $52,230

Portsmouth, OH $52,201

Little Rock, AR $52,189

Lafayette, LA $52,166

Youngstown, OH $52,166

Daytona Beach, FL $52,132

Clarksville, TN $52,126

Pensacola, FL $52,120

Temple, TX $52,116

Hopkinsville, KY $51,947

Erie, PA $51,935

Florence, SC $51,912

Charleston, WV $51,820

Great Falls, MT $51,791

Macon, GA $51,710

Tallahassee, FL $51,705

Fayetteville, NC $51,693

Waco, TX $51,681

Helena, MT $51,641

Pine Bluff, AR $51,619

Vincennes, IN $51,549

Lubbock, TX $51,526

Alamogordo, NM $51,491

Twin Falls, ID $51,439

Rapid City, SD $51,422

Jackson, MS $51,318

Huntington, WV $51,314

Greenville, MS $51,312

Parkersburg, WV $51,253

Montgomery, AL $51,243

Wichita Falls, TX $51,185

Springfield, MO $51,185

Biloxi, MS $51,156

Monroe, LA $51,098

Johnstown, PA $51,058

Sumter, SC $51,035

Columbus, GA $51,029

Pascagoula, MS $50,920

Abilene, TX $50,920

Kingsport, TN $50,769

Albany, GA $50,769

Gulfport, MS $50,752

Alexandria, LA $50,562

Fort Smith, AR $50,417

El Paso, TX $50,262

Las Cruces, NM $50,002

Harlingen, TX $49,855

Pocatello, ID $49,846

Florence, AL $49,771

Brownsville, TX $49,759

Mcallen, TX $49,638

Dothan, AL $49,557

Columbus, MS $49,215

Altus, OK $48,946

Lawton, OK $48,836

Pierre, SD $48,628

What Skills Can Increase a Certified Welding Inspector'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%

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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 Certified Welding Inspector'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	$61,759	7%
Analysis	$60,605	5%
Custodial	$60,028	4%
Coaching	$60,028	4%
Confidentiality	$60,028	4%
Scheduling	$59,450	3%

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How Education impacts a Certified Welding Inspector's Salary?

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

Certified Welding Inspector Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Certified Welding Inspector

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

Understanding how a Certified Welding Inspector'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 May 01, 2026

$52,449

Average $57,719/year

$63,153

$4,371

Average $4,810/month

$5,263

$1,009

Average $1,110/week

$1,214

$25

Average $28/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,153	$5,263	$1,214	$30
Average	$57,719	$4,810	$1,110	$28
25th Percentile	$52,449	$4,371	$1,009	$25

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Salary Trends for Certified Welding Inspector

Salaries for a Certified Welding Inspector can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,342 in 2023 to around $48,594 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Certified Welding Inspector salary trends, .

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