Alabama
$48,490 median annual pay
12,450 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Skilled trades
welder salary by state
See which states publish BLS wage data for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers, compare medians to the national midpoint of $53,750, and click into a state page for debt-to-income math and the full training context.
NATIONAL MEDIAN
$53,750
Annual median wage
STATE PAGES
51
50 states plus DC
BLS STATE ROWS
51
Pages with published wage data
CLUSTER
Skilled trades
Linked back to the main career guide
Where do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn the most?
States with live BLS wage data show a median and a national comparison. States without a publishable BLS row still have a page so you can use nearby benchmarks and the calculator.
-10%
Alaska
$80,840 median annual pay
790 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Arizona
$55,600 median annual pay
7,270 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Arkansas
$47,970 median annual pay
6,150 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →California
$58,060 median annual pay
26,060 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Colorado
$58,590 median annual pay
4,970 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Connecticut
$64,880 median annual pay
1,790 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Delaware
$57,270 median annual pay
600 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →District of Columbia
$60,180 median annual pay
280 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Florida
$50,640 median annual pay
16,420 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Georgia
$48,430 median annual pay
13,130 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Hawaii
$79,000 median annual pay
520 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Idaho
$50,530 median annual pay
3,300 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Illinois
$51,320 median annual pay
16,260 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Indiana
$49,730 median annual pay
13,280 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Iowa
$55,090 median annual pay
9,270 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Kansas
$49,410 median annual pay
6,370 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Kentucky
$51,470 median annual pay
6,630 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Louisiana
$62,250 median annual pay
13,690 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Maine
$62,220 median annual pay
1,690 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Maryland
$60,310 median annual pay
2,850 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Massachusetts
$62,570 median annual pay
2,830 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Michigan
$49,990 median annual pay
13,330 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Minnesota
$60,280 median annual pay
9,270 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Mississippi
$51,100 median annual pay
6,460 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Missouri
$51,950 median annual pay
10,600 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Montana
$55,610 median annual pay
1,530 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Nebraska
$52,220 median annual pay
4,200 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Nevada
$61,520 median annual pay
1,600 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New Hampshire
$62,360 median annual pay
1,110 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New Jersey
$59,440 median annual pay
3,730 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New Mexico
$59,840 median annual pay
2,390 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →New York
$59,140 median annual pay
8,310 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →North Carolina
$50,590 median annual pay
11,750 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →North Dakota
$62,000 median annual pay
2,590 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Ohio
$50,340 median annual pay
20,330 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Oklahoma
$49,720 median annual pay
9,960 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Oregon
$59,450 median annual pay
5,240 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Pennsylvania
$52,900 median annual pay
17,850 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Rhode Island
$50,580 median annual pay
2,300 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →South Carolina
$49,980 median annual pay
7,380 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →South Dakota
$49,440 median annual pay
3,250 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Tennessee
$48,040 median annual pay
12,510 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Texas
$53,340 median annual pay
52,000 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Utah
$58,380 median annual pay
4,440 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Vermont
$60,890 median annual pay
340 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Virginia
$59,180 median annual pay
10,100 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Washington
$63,020 median annual pay
7,720 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →West Virginia
$48,810 median annual pay
2,100 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Wisconsin
$58,410 median annual pay
15,320 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →Wyoming
$63,820 median annual pay
1,850 workers reported in this trade.
Open state page →