SOC 51-4121 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,480 | $18.50 |
| 25th percentile | $46,470 | $22.34 |
| Median | $57,940 | $27.86 |
| 75th percentile | $71,460 | $34.36 |
| 90th percentile | $81,940 | $39.39 |
| Average | $59,530 | $28.62 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 15,850. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $46,470 to $71,460 in 2025, a span of $24,990.
The area median is $4,600 (8.6%) above Texas's $53,340 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 30 other published areas
- This area's median is $18,230 (45.9%) above the $39,710 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $16,020 (38.2%) above the $41,920 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $14,840 (34.4%) above the $43,100 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $12,940 (28.8%) above the $45,000 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $12,920 (28.7%) above the $45,020 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $12,570 (27.7%) above the $45,370 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,560 (24.9%) above the $46,380 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $11,500 (24.8%) above the $46,440 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,180 (23.9%) above the $46,760 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $9,780 (20.3%) above the $48,160 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $9,720 (20.2%) above the $48,220 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $9,510 (19.6%) above the $48,430 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $9,480 (19.6%) above the $48,460 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $9,360 (19.3%) above the $48,580 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $8,930 (18.2%) above the $49,010 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $8,720 (17.7%) above the $49,220 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $8,710 (17.7%) above the $49,230 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,310 (12.2%) above the $51,630 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,640 (10.8%) above the $52,300 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $5,400 (10.3%) above the $52,540 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,140 (9.7%) above the $52,800 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $2,920 (5.3%) above the $55,020 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $2,480 (4.5%) above the $55,460 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,230 (2.2%) above the $56,710 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,210 (2.1%) above the $56,730 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,100 (1.9%) below the $59,040 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $1,250 (2.1%) below the $59,190 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $1,510 (2.5%) below the $59,450 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $3,470 (5.7%) below the $61,410 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $5,530 (8.7%) below the $63,470 median in Odessa, TX.
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