The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $70,670, Hawaii is the highest paying state for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $70,560). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $70,670 |
$48,000 | 650 |
| 2 | Alaska | $70,560 |
$49,570 | 510 |
| 3 | Wyoming | $63,960 |
$40,930 | 2,030 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $60,460 |
$43,100 | 260 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $59,060 |
$39,160 | 1,850 |
| 6 | Washington | $58,460 |
$40,860 | 6,660 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $56,870 |
$42,020 | 2,500 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $53,700 |
$36,920 | 3,690 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $53,020 |
$36,130 | 2,280 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $52,890 |
$37,020 | 11,330 |
| 11 | Maine | $52,520 |
$38,050 | 1,880 |
| 12 | California | $51,040 |
$37,670 | 31,510 |
| 13 | Virginia | $51,030 |
$37,500 | 9,300 |
| 14 | New Jersey | $50,810 |
$38,040 | 3,740 |
| 15 | Delaware | $50,750 |
$35,280 | 600 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $50,440 |
$38,200 | 1,170 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $49,970 |
$39,570 | 10,780 |
| 18 | New Mexico | $49,920 |
$33,280 | 2,140 |
| 19 | New York | $49,850 |
$36,390 | 8,570 |
| 20 | Maryland | $49,700 |
$37,480 | 2,140 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $49,390 |
$39,310 | 18,080 |
| 22 | Colorado | $49,370 |
$37,350 | 5,090 |
| 23 | Oregon | $49,160 |
$38,290 | 5,040 |
| 24 | Mississippi | $48,880 |
$32,980 | 6,000 |
| 25 | Texas | $48,180 |
$34,310 | 48,380 |
| 26 | Virgin Islands | $47,850 |
$37,440 | 60 |
| 27 | Montana | $47,830 |
$37,150 | 1,480 |
| 28 | Utah | $47,570 |
$37,160 | 3,920 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $47,360 |
$36,670 | 16,320 |
| 30 | Nevada | $47,220 |
$33,090 | 1,700 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $47,200 |
$35,690 | 12,690 |
| 32 | Kansas | $47,080 |
$36,220 | 6,250 |
| 33 | Iowa | $46,670 |
$37,440 | 7,810 |
| 34 | Illinois | $46,650 |
$33,620 | 15,560 |
| 35 | Arizona | $46,630 |
$35,830 | 6,060 |
| 36 | Vermont | $46,470 |
$35,280 | 330 |
| 37 | Ohio | $46,360 |
$35,360 | 18,240 |
| 38 | Florida | $46,020 |
$32,430 | 14,320 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $45,830 |
$33,350 | 9,010 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $45,680 |
$36,970 | 3,990 |
| 41 | Alabama | $45,580 |
$29,910 | 9,940 |
| 42 | Missouri | $45,560 |
$34,640 | 11,300 |
| 43 | Idaho | $45,510 |
$32,280 | 3,680 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $45,250 |
$31,200 | 8,430 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $45,200 |
$31,680 | 7,300 |
| 46 | Indiana | $45,120 |
$35,380 | 14,480 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $44,740 |
$35,740 | 11,900 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $44,710 |
$35,590 | 3,150 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $44,370 |
$31,030 | 2,070 |
| 50 | Georgia | $42,610 |
$31,030 | 13,880 |
| 51 | Michigan | $42,230 |
$31,330 | 13,390 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $39,720 |
$31,200 | 5,580 |
| 53 | Guam | $38,050 |
$29,390 | 190 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $27,150 |
$20,340 | 1,110 |