How much do welders make an hour in Auburn, AL?

The median hourly wage is $20.44. The middle half earn between $19.00 and $22.55 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Auburn, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.10 an hour ($35,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.00.

Do welders make more in Auburn or Mobile?

Mobile pays more: the median is $42,520 in Auburn and $61,420 in Mobile, a 31% difference.

How does Auburn pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Auburn median of $42,520 is 12% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Welder salary in Auburn, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Auburn–Opelika, AL area earn a median of $42,520 a year, or $20.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $59,350. That's 12% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Median yearly pay$42,520

Bottom 10% under$35,560Top 10% over$59,350

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.10/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $48,350
Median hourly pay: $20.44/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Alabama median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12220, Auburn-Opelika, AL). Excludes self-employed welders. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to top welder pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$35,560–$39,520$17.10–$19.00/hr
Experienced welder	$42,520$20.44/hr
Top earners	$46,910–$59,350$22.55–$28.53/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Auburn, AL compares

Auburn ranks 11th of 13 Alabama metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Auburn area than nationally: 3.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $59,350, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Auburn, AL?: Welders in the Auburn–Opelika, AL area earn a median of $42,520 a year, or $20.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $59,350.
How much do welders make an hour in Auburn, AL?: The median hourly wage is $20.44. The middle half earn between $19.00 and $22.55 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Auburn, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.10 an hour ($35,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.00.
Do welders make more in Auburn or Mobile?: Mobile pays more: the median is $42,520 in Auburn and $61,420 in Mobile, a 31% difference.
How does Auburn pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Auburn median of $42,520 is 12% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 51-4121 (Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers), area code 12220 (Auburn-Opelika, AL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed welders and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (87.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures