Highest-paying Cities for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

The top 100 highest paying cities for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $83,050, Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming is the highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers. It is followed by Fairbanks, Alaska (average annual salary $79,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$83,050	$34,620	130
2	Fairbanks, Alaska	$79,510	$55,550	70
3	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$73,470	$34,480	680
4	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$71,450	$48,950	530
5	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$70,580	$45,310	400
6	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$70,570	$56,900	250
7	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$66,610	$45,780	890
8	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$66,130	$43,310	3,040
9	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$66,020	$40,930	790
10	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$65,620	$47,260	670
11	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$65,180	$44,600	410
12	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$63,150	$39,470	260
13	Honolulu, Hawaii	$62,900	$38,520	400
14	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$62,780	$36,250	530
15	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$62,710	$39,020	830
16	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$62,270	$44,040	430
17	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$62,190	$41,810	4,010
18	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$62,030	$45,230	40
19	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$61,040	$38,750	190
20	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$60,940	$46,460	260
21	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$60,590	$39,520	200
22	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$60,530	$42,430	280
23	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$60,510	$44,680	530
24	Midland, Texas	$60,310	$36,210	810
25	Anchorage, Alaska	$60,280	$47,960	190
26	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$60,150	$36,150	1,610
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$59,920	$45,190	1,470
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$59,710	$45,330	2,770
29	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$59,380	$46,640	2,230
30	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$59,230	$33,280	710
31	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$59,050	$37,660	380
32	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,010	$44,820	2,760
33	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$58,900	$40,380	350
34	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$58,600	$40,450	50
35	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$58,520	$39,590	210
36	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$58,080	$38,890	3,330
37	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$57,950	$38,600	1,150
38	Corpus Christi, Texas	$57,940	$35,480	950
39	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$57,830	$33,450	340
40	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$57,820	$41,860	70
41	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$57,610	$39,310	350
42	Duluth, Wisconsin	$57,560	$41,240	470
43	Napa, California	$57,330	$36,660	100
44	Bismarck, North Dakota	$57,100	$39,120	200
45	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$56,940	$38,210	200
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$56,910	$37,740	2,570
47	Odessa, Texas	$56,880	$38,350	750
48	Casper, Wyoming	$56,860	$43,950	410
49	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$56,470	$37,020	230
50	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$56,400	$38,860	1,030
51	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$56,250	$37,690	360
52	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$56,200	$31,480	460
53	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$56,160	$38,290	1,930
54	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$56,040	$37,550	5,750
55	Glens Falls, New York	$55,930	$39,970	120
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$55,770	$38,590	1,360
57	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$55,490	$36,050	1,180
58	Bangor, Maine	$55,230	$39,570	120
59	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$54,900	$21,680	90
60	Bellingham, Washington	$54,870	$40,190	250
61	Albany, Oregon	$54,830	$39,030	280
62	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$54,700	$46,030	60
63	Mobile, Alabama	$54,650	$37,920	1,360
64	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$54,500	$28,310	50
65	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$54,310	$36,430	250
66	Lewiston, Washington	$53,960	$43,260	280
67	Olympia, Washington	$53,730	$39,100	110
68	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$53,490	$29,960	120
69	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$53,480	$39,450	1,800
70	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$53,320	$36,750	40
71	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$53,020	$36,130	760
72	Kingston, New York	$52,770	$35,530	100
73	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$52,750	$36,300	910
74	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$52,690	$40,630	3,120
75	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$52,490	$34,560	190
76	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$52,010	$38,710	2,080
77	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$51,880	$35,350	150
78	Salinas, California	$51,820	$39,220	200
79	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$51,810	$40,830	210
80	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$51,800	$37,550	300
81	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$51,730	$38,370	120
82	Victoria, Texas	$51,700	$33,340	210
83	Manchester, New Hampshire	$51,680	$38,200	150
84	Wilmington, New Jersey	$51,600	$32,400	440
85	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$51,570	$41,030	5,600
86	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$51,520	$33,920	160
87	Anniston-Oxford, Alabama	$51,520	$33,510	390
88	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$51,460	$37,000	15,440
89	St Cloud, Minnesota	$51,420	$40,790	590
90	Longview, Washington	$51,420	$39,370	150
91	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$51,420	$35,310	140
92	Rochester-Dover, New Hampshire	$51,410	$32,270	150
93	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$51,290	$38,750	980
94	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$51,280	$38,080	260
95	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$51,260	$31,680	170
96	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$51,260	$30,880	130
97	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$51,210	$41,640	1,120
98	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$51,190	$38,080	240
99	Springfield, Massachusetts	$51,160	$35,360	370
100	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$51,160	$34,460	3,650

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