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

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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.

California

$58,060 median annual pay

+8%

26,060 workers reported in this trade.

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Connecticut

$64,880 median annual pay

+21%

1,790 workers reported in this trade.

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District of Columbia

$60,180 median annual pay

+12%

280 workers reported in this trade.

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Louisiana

$62,250 median annual pay

+16%

13,690 workers reported in this trade.

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Massachusetts

$62,570 median annual pay

+16%

2,830 workers reported in this trade.

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Mississippi

$51,100 median annual pay

-5%

6,460 workers reported in this trade.

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New Hampshire

$62,360 median annual pay

+16%

1,110 workers reported in this trade.

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New Jersey

$59,440 median annual pay

+11%

3,730 workers reported in this trade.

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New Mexico

$59,840 median annual pay

+11%

2,390 workers reported in this trade.

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North Carolina

$50,590 median annual pay

-6%

11,750 workers reported in this trade.

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North Dakota

$62,000 median annual pay

+15%

2,590 workers reported in this trade.

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Pennsylvania

$52,900 median annual pay

-2%

17,850 workers reported in this trade.

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Rhode Island

$50,580 median annual pay

-6%

2,300 workers reported in this trade.

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South Carolina

$49,980 median annual pay

-7%

7,380 workers reported in this trade.

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South Dakota

$49,440 median annual pay

-8%

3,250 workers reported in this trade.

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Tennessee

$48,040 median annual pay

-11%

12,510 workers reported in this trade.

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Washington

$63,020 median annual pay

+17%

7,720 workers reported in this trade.

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West Virginia

$48,810 median annual pay

-9%

2,100 workers reported in this trade.

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