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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary by City (2026)

382 metro areas · National average: $54,133 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salaries across 382 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Fairbanks, AK $81,440
Urban Honolulu, HI $76,590
San Jose, CA $74,750
Baton Rouge, LA $73,060
Kennewick, WA $71,660
San Francisco, CA $71,390
Santa Cruz, CA $71,170
Vallejo, CA $70,290
Bremerton, WA $70,160
Lima, OH $70,110
Kahului, HI $68,870
Hartford, CT $68,610
Bridgeport, CT $68,300
New York, NY $67,830
Atlantic City, NJ $67,770
Seattle, WA $67,390
Anchorage, AK $66,760
San Luis Obispo, CA $66,480
Boulder, CO $66,400
Washington, DC $65,920
Santa Rosa, CA $64,890
San Diego, CA $64,810
Boston, MA $64,760
Lake Charles, LA $64,710
Sierra Vista, AZ $64,660
Portland, ME $64,110
Bellingham, WA $63,140
Casper, WY $63,050
Portland, OR $62,980
Mount Vernon, WA $62,930
New Orleans, LA $62,840
Los Angeles, CA $62,550
Odessa, TX $62,490
Napa, CA $62,470
Salinas, CA $62,370
Lexington Park, MD $62,030
St. Cloud, MN $62,020
Midland, TX $61,990
Minneapolis, MN $61,830
Providence, RI $61,690
Pittsfield, MA $61,610
Minot, ND $61,570
Bakersfield, CA $61,470
Trenton, NJ $61,360
Baltimore, MD $61,350
Kingston, NY $61,220
Springfield, MA $61,150
Sacramento, CA $60,990
Bismarck, ND $60,930
Albany, NY $60,690
Bay City, MI $60,690
Burlington, VT $60,460
Denver, CO $60,440
Weirton, WV $60,360
Kiryas Joel, NY $60,330
Fort Collins, CO $59,860
Staunton, VA $59,850
Carson City, NV $59,740
Worcester, MA $59,730
Duluth, MN $59,700
Richmond, VA $59,500
Alexandria, LA $59,390
Virginia Beach, VA $59,370
Waterbury, CT $59,310
Greeley, CO $59,280
Modesto, CA $59,250
Phoenix, AZ $59,110
Manchester, NH $59,060
New Haven, CT $59,030
Farmington, NM $58,920
Rochester, MN $58,920
Fargo, ND $58,870
Longview, WA $58,860
Midland, MI $58,800
Las Vegas, NV $58,700
Salt Lake City, UT $58,700
Santa Maria, CA $58,700
Charlottesville, VA $58,660
Olympia, WA $58,640
Vineland, NJ $58,570
Spokane, WA $58,460
Albany, OR $58,450
Glens Falls, NY $58,450
Mobile, AL $58,230
Lynchburg, VA $58,200
Ogden, UT $58,120
Fayetteville, NC $58,030
Kansas City, MO $58,000
Beaumont, TX $57,840
Grand Forks, ND $57,720
Hammond, LA $57,660
La Crosse, WI $57,650
Bozeman, MT $57,630
Janesville, WI $57,580
Peoria, IL $57,560
Charlotte, NC $57,400
Greenville, NC $57,400
Evansville, IN $57,370
Philadelphia, PA $57,330
St. Joseph, MO $57,300
Cheyenne, WY $57,250
Walla Walla, WA $57,200
Appleton, WI $57,190
Gulfport, MS $57,100
Oshkosh, WI $56,990
Fond du Lac, WI $56,980
Flagstaff, AZ $56,950
Great Falls, MT $56,940
Reno, NV $56,870
Stockton, CA $56,840
Colorado Springs, CO $56,810
Eugene, OR $56,810
Madison, WI $56,700
Elizabethtown, KY $56,620
Oxnard, CA $56,580
Chico, CA $56,540
Houston, TX $56,540
Milwaukee, WI $56,520
Kokomo, IN $56,420
Miami, FL $56,120
Elkhart, IN $56,100
Sheboygan, WI $56,070
Redding, CA $56,030
Corvallis, OR $55,990
Bend, OR $55,960
Salem, OR $55,950
Jackson, MS $55,940
Syracuse, NY $55,920
Slidell, LA $55,880
Riverside, CA $55,850
Raleigh, NC $55,730
Lafayette, LA $55,700
Lansing, MI $55,650
Salisbury, MD $55,630
Dover, DE $55,540
El Centro, CA $55,530
Ann Arbor, MI $55,480
Medford, OR $55,440
Pocatello, ID $55,430
Tucson, AZ $55,400
Billings, MT $55,330
Green Bay, WI $55,320
Shreveport, LA $55,310
Durham, NC $55,270
Corpus Christi, TX $55,220
Lewiston, ID $55,190
Harrisburg, PA $55,150
Wichita, KS $55,100
Buffalo, NY $55,080
Asheville, NC $55,070
Prescott Valley, AZ $55,070
Provo, UT $54,980
Yakima, WA $54,910
Anniston, AL $54,900
Jackson, MI $54,880
Allentown, PA $54,870
Chambersburg, PA $54,780
Kenosha, WI $54,690
Cincinnati, OH $54,660
Austin, TX $54,630
Des Moines, IA $54,600
Kankakee, IL $54,600
Wausau, WI $54,580
Mankato, MN $54,560
Wenatchee, WA $54,530
Detroit, MI $54,460
Tulsa, OK $54,460
Lincoln, NE $54,390
Bloomington, IL $54,320
Decatur, IL $54,280
Yuba City, CA $54,280
Nashville, TN $54,250
Michigan City, IN $54,240
Charleston, SC $54,200
Roanoke, VA $54,200
Houma, LA $54,190
Dallas, TX $54,050
Eau Claire, WI $54,010
Racine, WI $53,990
Lexington, KY $53,980
Naples, FL $53,930
Kalamazoo, MI $53,910
Columbus, OH $53,890
Chicago, IL $53,840
North Port, FL $53,820
Victoria, TX $53,790
Erie, PA $53,770
Blacksburg, VA $53,720
Rochester, NY $53,640
Savannah, GA $53,630
Williamsport, PA $53,580
Spartanburg, SC $53,570
Gettysburg, PA $53,560
Dubuque, IA $53,540
Idaho Falls, ID $53,500
Monroe, LA $53,410
Omaha, NE $53,410
Dayton, OH $53,390
St. Louis, MO $53,380
Pittsburgh, PA $53,250
Fresno, CA $53,200
Indianapolis, IN $53,170
Enid, OK $53,160
Helena, MT $53,160
Rocky Mount, NC $53,160
Pinehurst, NC $52,930
Traverse City, MI $52,930
Greensboro, NC $52,910
Longview, TX $52,870
Reading, PA $52,800
Grand Junction, CO $52,780
Sioux City, IA $52,720
Elmira, NY $52,710
Charleston, WV $52,690
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,690
Grants Pass, OR $52,680
Atlanta, GA $52,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,660
Orlando, FL $52,580
Wheeling, WV $52,580
Rockford, IL $52,510
York, PA $52,500
Winchester, VA $52,460
Crestview, FL $52,450
Fort Wayne, IN $52,420
Burlington, NC $52,350
Beckley, WV $52,290
Hagerstown, MD $52,290
Bangor, ME $52,250
Bloomington, IN $52,240
Saginaw, MI $52,210
Warner Robins, GA $52,200
Albuquerque, NM $52,100
Lewiston, ME $52,090
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,050
Pueblo, CO $52,020
Niles, MI $51,990
Jacksonville, FL $51,940
Lancaster, PA $51,870
Merced, CA $51,850
Coeur d'Alene, ID $51,790
Cape Coral, FL $51,730
Cleveland, OH $51,720
Pensacola, FL $51,710
Birmingham, AL $51,660
Utica, NY $51,630
Cedar Rapids, IA $51,610
Boise City, ID $51,590
Hanford, CA $51,590
Lafayette, IN $51,580
Lawton, OK $51,580
Visalia, CA $51,560
Topeka, KS $51,540
Sioux Falls, SD $51,530
Jefferson City, MO $51,520
Akron, OH $51,480
Decatur, AL $51,410
Lake Havasu City, AZ $51,390
Palm Bay, FL $51,340
Chattanooga, TN $51,330
Ames, IA $51,300
Battle Creek, MI $51,270
Missoula, MT $51,210
San Antonio, TX $51,110
Tampa, FL $51,110
Lawrence, KS $51,100
Lakeland, FL $51,050
College Station, TX $51,020
Brunswick, GA $51,010
Springfield, MO $51,000
Morgantown, WV $50,920
Harrisonburg, VA $50,890
St. George, UT $50,880
Rapid City, SD $50,780
Muncie, IN $50,750
Wilmington, NC $50,720
Iowa City, IA $50,700
Sandusky, OH $50,660
South Bend, IN $50,600
Canton, OH $50,550
Columbia, MO $50,530
Toledo, OH $50,530
Flint, MI $50,500
Waterloo, IA $50,500
Cape Girardeau, MO $50,490
Cleveland, TN $50,480
Oklahoma City, OK $50,380
Winston, NC $50,380
Las Cruces, NM $50,320
Augusta, GA $50,300
Amarillo, TX $50,280
Grand Rapids, MI $50,270
Lebanon, PA $50,270
Grand Island, NE $50,220
Paducah, KY $50,200
Clarksville, TN $50,190
Bowling Green, KY $50,160
Yuma, AZ $50,090
Champaign, IL $50,060
Altoona, PA $49,920
Kingsport, TN $49,870
Scranton, PA $49,810
Greenville, SC $49,750
Little Rock, AR $49,730
Owensboro, KY $49,700
Springfield, IL $49,660
Memphis, TN $49,650
Davenport, IA $49,610
Jonesboro, AR $49,600
Macon, GA $49,390
Hilton Head Island, SC $49,370
Panama City, FL $49,370
Hickory, NC $49,300
Daphne, AL $49,280
Binghamton, NY $49,170
Monroe, MI $49,140
State College, PA $49,130
Florence, SC $49,050
Twin Falls, ID $49,010
Columbus, IN $48,970
Knoxville, TN $48,910
Punta Gorda, FL $48,900
Fayetteville, AR $48,790
Montgomery, AL $48,720
Albany, GA $48,690
Abilene, TX $48,660
Huntington, WV $48,660
Parkersburg, WV $48,630
Columbia, SC $48,620
Youngstown, OH $48,580
Gainesville, FL $48,490
Sebring, FL $48,470
Deltona, FL $48,370
Joplin, MO $48,350
Tallahassee, FL $48,340
Killeen, TX $48,190
Hattiesburg, MS $48,180
Manhattan, KS $48,170
Terre Haute, IN $48,160
Logan, UT $48,120
Athens, GA $48,080
Springfield, OH $48,000
Ocala, FL $47,910
Muskegon, MI $47,780
Waco, TX $47,770
Tyler, TX $47,750
San Angelo, TX $47,570
Fort Smith, AR $47,480
Mansfield, OH $47,340
Gainesville, GA $47,290
Dalton, GA $47,200
Morristown, TN $47,180
Lubbock, TX $47,170
Johnson City, TN $47,150
Sherman, TX $46,890
Johnstown, PA $46,820
Wichita Falls, TX $46,550
Dothan, AL $46,290
Sebastian, FL $46,240
Goldsboro, NC $46,230
Gadsden, AL $46,190
Myrtle Beach, SC $46,180
Jackson, TN $45,400
Texarkana, TX $45,400
Hot Springs, AR $45,130
Huntsville, AL $45,090
Wildwood, FL $45,080
Florence, AL $44,730
Laredo, TX $44,510
Auburn, AL $44,430
McAllen, TX $44,300
Valdosta, GA $43,620
Sumter, SC $43,340
Brownsville, TX $43,310
El Paso, TX $41,940
Rome, GA $41,170
Columbus, GA $40,650
San Juan, PR $29,490
Arecibo, PR $29,090
Ponce, PR $28,800
Mayaguez, PR $27,510
Aguadilla, PR $25,980