Local Wages 51-4121.00 - Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $42,740.
  • 10% of workers earn $30,580 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $74,300 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $48,500.
  • 10% of workers earn $34,490 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $77,760 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $48,940.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,830 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $72,970 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$36,830$42,760$48,940$59,900$72,970
Texas$34,490$40,440$48,500$62,250$77,760
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,580$37,740$42,740$48,170$74,300
Abilene, TX$34,770$41,900$45,170$52,690$59,510
Amarillo, TX$33,940$38,650$46,550$59,040$70,250
Austin-Round Rock, TX$35,000$43,910$49,910$61,640$73,340
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$38,160$46,780$58,380$75,450$88,270
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$32,740$37,170$46,860$58,850$74,960
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,780$34,880$42,110$50,910$54,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,080$39,430$48,480$62,140$75,920
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,370$37,870$48,010$53,480$64,270
Corpus Christi, TX$36,590$44,840$55,370$66,930$83,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$33,390$40,330$47,910$61,210$76,530
El Paso, TX$27,350$32,260$39,760$49,000$60,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,720$38,750$47,110$56,370$75,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$35,860$44,660$52,020$64,650$78,940
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,320$37,350$43,500$48,000$58,340
Laredo, TX$29,620$33,660$40,210$47,950$69,520
Longview, TX$35,210$39,340$47,580$58,270$69,070
Lubbock, TX$30,730$36,790$45,010$50,690$59,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,330$30,890$37,910$46,850$57,540
Midland, TX$38,370$48,270$60,780$78,090$87,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,710$38,870$46,930$59,330$79,350
Odessa, TX$38,240$46,750$56,220$64,490$82,470
San Angelo, TX$32,880$36,790$46,000$49,030$57,740
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35,430$39,420$47,210$58,640$71,680
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,900$39,140$44,000$47,670$59,930
Texarkana, TX-AR$30,300$37,010$42,000$47,010$57,160
Tyler, TX$31,210$37,480$45,240$54,700$67,810
Victoria, TX$35,460$45,530$54,360$60,340$67,330
Waco, TX$30,750$36,680$45,440$47,850$59,010
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,080$37,720$46,030$57,200$74,470
Wichita Falls, TX$30,400$36,350$48,090$52,290$63,070

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $20.55 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $14.70 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $35.72 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $23.32 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $16.58 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $37.39 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $23.53 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.71 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $35.08 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$17.71$20.56$23.53$28.80$35.08
Texas$16.58$19.44$23.32$29.93$37.39
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$14.70$18.14$20.55$23.16$35.72
Abilene, TX$16.72$20.14$21.72$25.33$28.61
Amarillo, TX$16.32$18.58$22.38$28.38$33.77
Austin-Round Rock, TX$16.83$21.11$23.99$29.63$35.26
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$18.35$22.49$28.07$36.28$42.44
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$15.74$17.87$22.53$28.29$36.04
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$14.80$16.77$20.25$24.48$26.20
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.38$18.96$23.31$29.87$36.50
College Station-Bryan, TX$16.52$18.21$23.08$25.71$30.90
Corpus Christi, TX$17.59$21.56$26.62$32.18$40.36
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$16.05$19.39$23.03$29.43$36.79
El Paso, TX$13.15$15.51$19.12$23.56$28.97
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.17$18.63$22.65$27.10$36.48
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$17.24$21.47$25.01$31.08$37.95
Killeen-Temple, TX$14.58$17.96$20.91$23.08$28.05
Laredo, TX$14.24$16.18$19.33$23.06$33.43
Longview, TX$16.93$18.91$22.88$28.02$33.21
Lubbock, TX$14.78$17.69$21.64$24.37$28.51
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$13.14$14.85$18.23$22.52$27.66
Midland, TX$18.45$23.21$29.22$37.55$42.05
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.17$18.69$22.56$28.53$38.15
Odessa, TX$18.38$22.48$27.03$31.01$39.65
San Angelo, TX$15.81$17.69$22.12$23.57$27.76
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$17.03$18.95$22.70$28.19$34.46
Sherman-Denison, TX$17.26$18.82$21.16$22.92$28.81
Texarkana, TX-AR$14.57$17.80$20.19$22.60$27.48
Tyler, TX$15.01$18.02$21.75$26.30$32.60
Victoria, TX$17.05$21.89$26.14$29.01$32.37
Waco, TX$14.78$17.64$21.85$23.00$28.37
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.38$18.13$22.13$27.50$35.80
Wichita Falls, TX$14.62$17.48$23.12$25.14$30.32