Average Salary for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
SOC 51-4121 · Production Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the United States is $51,000 ($24.52/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $38,130 at the 10th percentile to $75,850 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 424,040 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 20% since 2019.
Median Annual
$51,000
Mean Annual
$55,100
10th Pct
$38,130
75th Pct
$61,610
Employment
424,040
Salary Distribution
$38k
10th
$46k
25th
$51k
Median
$62k
75th
$76k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $83,400 |
| Lima, OH | $83,100 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $77,350 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $75,670 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $69,140 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $69,120 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $67,560 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $65,510 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $65,170 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $64,510 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $64,330 |
| Anchorage, AK | $64,150 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $63,990 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $63,890 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $63,760 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $76,970 |
| Alaska | $75,140 |
| Wyoming | $66,070 |
| Connecticut | $64,520 |
| Washington | $61,730 |
| Massachusetts | $61,710 |
| North Dakota | $60,270 |
| Louisiana | $59,860 |
| New Jersey | $59,630 |
| Nevada | $59,370 |
| Minnesota | $58,730 |
| District of Columbia | $58,700 |
| Oregon | $58,590 |
| Maine | $58,340 |
| California | $57,940 |
| New Hampshire | $57,700 |
| Vermont | $57,520 |
| Virginia | $57,350 |
| New York | $57,230 |
| Colorado | $57,200 |
| Rhode Island | $57,000 |
| Delaware | $56,510 |
| Maryland | $56,420 |
| Utah | $56,050 |
| Wisconsin | $55,630 |
| Arizona | $53,770 |
| New Mexico | $52,460 |
| Montana | $51,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,860 |
| Nebraska | $50,550 |
| Virgin Islands | $50,540 |
| North Carolina | $49,860 |
| Texas | $49,830 |
| Illinois | $49,730 |
| Mississippi | $49,490 |
| Missouri | $49,460 |
| Iowa | $49,450 |
| Florida | $49,430 |
| Ohio | $49,410 |
| Kentucky | $49,260 |
| Idaho | $49,190 |
| South Carolina | $49,120 |
| Kansas | $49,040 |
| Michigan | $48,930 |
| Oklahoma | $48,490 |
| Indiana | $48,460 |
| South Dakota | $48,340 |
| Georgia | $48,000 |
| Tennessee | $47,280 |
| Alabama | $47,170 |
| Arkansas | $47,100 |
| West Virginia | $47,000 |
| Guam | $39,950 |
| Puerto Rico | $29,020 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $51,000 |
| 2023 | $48,940 |
| 2022 | $47,540 |
| 2021 | $47,010 |
| 2020 | $44,190 |
| 2019 | $42,490 |