Welder Salaries in the United States
How much does a Welder make in the United States?
Welders earn $36,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 59% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Welders work for Total-Western at $100,000 annually while the lowest paid Welders work for Job Corps earning approximately $19,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$33K Johnson Controls' Average Welder Salary (5 salaries)
-$3K (8%) less than national average Welder salary ($36K)
-$27K (58%) less than average Johnson Controls salary ($60K)
-$10K (35%) less than average Johnson Controls Welder salary ($33K)
"Yes I'm underpaid, because another job I have in the same company is material handler."
$41K
Johnson Controls Welder
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+$8K (21%) more than average Johnson Controls Welder salary ($33K)
$36K
Johnson Controls Welder
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+$3K (8%) more than average Johnson Controls Welder salary ($33K)
$54K Titan Contracting & Leasing's Average Welder Salary (4 salaries)
+$18K (40%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
-$6K (10%) less than average Titan Contracting & Leasing salary ($60K)
+$4K (7%) more than average Titan Contracting & Leasing Welder salary ($54K)
"Pretty much scale, could have been a bit higher."
+$6K (10%) more than average Titan Contracting & Leasing Welder salary ($54K)
+$6K (10%) more than average Titan Contracting & Leasing Welder salary ($54K)
$38K Case New Holland America's Average Welder Salary (3 salaries)
+$2K (5%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
-$23K (46%) less than average Case New Holland America salary ($61K)
+$7K (16%) more than average Case New Holland America Welder salary ($38K)
"I feel I am where I need to be as far as production welding, but if there is an offer for growth and to make more money I'm all for it, if given the opportunity to learn and advance."
-$8K (23%) less than average Case New Holland America Welder salary ($38K)
+$8K (19%) more than average Case New Holland America Welder salary ($38K)
$72K Huntington Ingalls Industries' Average Welder Salary (2 salaries)
+$36K (66%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
+$18K (28%) more than average Huntington Ingalls Industries salary ($54K)
-$20K (32%) less than average Huntington Ingalls Industries Welder salary ($72K)
"Below average"
+$19K (23%) more than average Huntington Ingalls Industries Welder salary ($72K)
$46K Olmar Supply's Average Welder Salary (2 salaries)
+$10K (24%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
+$5K (11%) more than average Olmar Supply salary ($41K)
+$6K (12%) more than average Olmar Supply Welder salary ($46K)
"Underpaid"
$40K
Olmar Supply Welder
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-$6K (13%) less than average Olmar Supply Welder salary ($46K)
$29K United Technologies Corp.'s Average Welder Salary (2 salaries)
-$7K (21%) less than national average Welder salary ($36K)
-$41K (82%) less than average United Technologies Corp. salary ($70K)
-$6K (23%) less than average United Technologies Corp. Welder salary ($29K)
"Underpaid for a welder fabricator, but I would recommend them too someone looking for a trailer."
+$5K (15%) more than average United Technologies Corp. Welder salary ($29K)
$84K Ken small industries' Average Welder Salary (1 salaries)
+$48K (80%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
Equal to average Ken small industries salary ($84K)
Equal to average Ken small industries Welder salary ($84K)
"The pay is fairly equal across the board for my profession. I started out at $33/hr and worked my way up to $40/hr."
$80K C&C moblie welding's Average Welder Salary (1 salaries)
+$44K (75%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
Equal to average C&C moblie welding salary ($80K)
Equal to average C&C moblie welding Welder salary ($80K)
"It's about on track maybe a bit lower. but it's a small company with a family feel."
$75K Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 486's Average Welder Salary (1 salaries)
+$39K (70%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
+$18K (27%) more than average Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 486 salary ($57K)
Equal to average Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 486 Welder salary ($75K)
"The compensation is probably just about right. It could go a little one way or the other. What people don't see is this type of job beats you up a little everyday even when your doing your job in a safe way. It's just the nature of the work. I'm sure most people think you would be overpaid but I tell them come down and work with me, not for a day or a week but for 3 months see you can true picture of the different aspects of the job."
$56K Smith Industries' Average Welder Salary (1 salaries)
+$20K (43%) more than national average Welder salary ($36K)
-$23K (34%) less than average Smith Industries salary ($79K)
Equal to average Smith Industries Welder salary ($56K)
"It was comfortable and was the highest wage I received to date"
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Good Jobs from 
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Manufacturing Welder
Rockwood, TN - $25 - $35 per hour
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Fabricator - Welder
Fayetteville, GA - $20 - $27 per hour
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