Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary by location
National median: $53,750 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima, OH | metropolitan | $85,790 | +59.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $81,120 | +50.9% | 430 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $80,840 | +50.4% | 790 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $80,210 | +49.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $79,000 | +47.0% | 520 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $78,170 | +45.4% | 3,690 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $75,040 | +39.6% | 670 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $74,000 | +37.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $72,920 | +35.7% | 970 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $71,720 | +33.4% | 740 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $67,280 | +25.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $66,420 | +23.6% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $66,240 | +23.2% | 3,230 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $66,060 | +22.9% | 610 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $65,040 | +21.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $64,880 | +20.7% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $64,720 | +20.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Alexandria, LA | metropolitan | $64,490 | +20.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $64,470 | +19.9% | 390 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $64,320 | +19.7% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $64,140 | +19.3% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $63,860 | +18.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $63,820 | +18.7% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $63,770 | +18.6% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $63,720 | +18.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| Shreveport, LA | metropolitan | $63,610 | +18.3% | 910 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $63,470 | +18.1% | 790 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $63,460 | +18.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $63,440 | +18.0% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $63,440 | +18.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $63,270 | +17.7% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $63,020 | +17.2% | 7,720 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $62,890 | +17.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $62,820 | +16.9% | 620 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $62,800 | +16.8% | 430 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $62,790 | +16.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $62,670 | +16.6% | 3,740 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $62,660 | +16.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $62,570 | +16.4% | 2,830 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $62,560 | +16.4% | 2,940 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $62,360 | +16.0% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $62,250 | +15.8% | 13,690 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $62,220 | +15.8% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $62,060 | +15.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $62,050 | +15.4% | 3,300 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $62,000 | +15.3% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $62,000 | +15.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $61,920 | +15.2% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $61,880 | +15.1% | 4,600 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $61,680 | +14.8% | 5,780 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $61,630 | +14.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $61,520 | +14.5% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $61,520 | +14.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $61,420 | +14.3% | 1,700 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $61,410 | +14.3% | 810 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $61,140 | +13.7% | 690 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $60,930 | +13.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $60,890 | +13.3% | 340 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $60,880 | +13.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $60,840 | +13.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Slidell, LA | metropolitan | $60,810 | +13.1% | 330 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $60,720 | +13.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $60,670 | +12.9% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $60,380 | +12.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $60,320 | +12.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $60,310 | +12.2% | 2,850 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $60,280 | +12.1% | 9,270 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $60,240 | +12.1% | 960 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $60,190 | +12.0% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $60,180 | +12.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $60,000 | +11.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $59,980 | +11.6% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $59,900 | +11.4% | 660 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $59,860 | +11.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $59,840 | +11.3% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| Anniston, AL | metropolitan | $59,820 | +11.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $59,660 | +11.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $59,530 | +10.8% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $59,460 | +10.6% | 740 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $59,450 | +10.6% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $59,450 | +10.6% | 5,240 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $59,440 | +10.6% | 3,730 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $59,390 | +10.5% | 3,400 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $59,390 | +10.5% | 550 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $59,380 | +10.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $59,350 | +10.4% | 630 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $59,200 | +10.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $59,190 | +10.1% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $59,180 | +10.1% | 10,100 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $59,180 | +10.1% | 730 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $59,140 | +10.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $59,140 | +10.0% | 8,310 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $59,140 | +10.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $59,040 | +9.8% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $59,030 | +9.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $58,960 | +9.7% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $58,920 | +9.6% | 970 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $58,890 | +9.6% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $58,850 | +9.5% | 840 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $58,800 | +9.4% | 390 | 2025 |