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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in California

SOC 51-4121 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in California is $57,940 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.86 per hour. This is 14% above the national median of $51,000. 26,100 people work as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in California. Wages have grown 51% since 2014, when the median was $38,350.

Median Annual Salary

$57,940

Mean Annual

$61,980

Median Hourly

$27.86

Total Employed

26,100

Location Quotient

0.53

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$44k
10th
$48k
25th
$58k
Median
$70k
75th
$85k
90th

How This Compares

California

$57,940

this metro

United States

$51,000

you earn +14% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $57,940
2023 $56,100
2022 $51,040
2021 $48,590
2020 $45,930
2019 $44,480
2018 $42,760
2017 $41,350
2016 $39,570
2015 $38,690
2014 $38,350

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