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

The median hourly wage is $21.26. The middle half earn between $18.38 and $24.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Florence, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.16 an hour ($35,700 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.38.

Do welders make more in Florence or Mobile?

Mobile pays more: the median is $44,210 in Florence and $61,420 in Mobile, a 28% difference.

How does Florence pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Florence median of $44,210 is 9% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Welder salary in Florence, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL area earn a median of $44,210 a year, or $21.26 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $60,120. Statewide, welders earn a median of $48,490; Florence is 9% below it.

Median yearly pay$44,210

Bottom 10% under$35,700Top 10% over$60,120

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.16/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $52,120
Median hourly pay: $21.26/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs Alabama median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22520, Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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	$35,700–$38,230$17.16–$18.38/hr
Experienced welder	$44,210$21.26/hr
Top earners	$50,060–$60,120$24.07–$28.90/hr

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

How Florence, AL compares

Florence ranks 9th of 13 Alabama metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Florence area than nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.89 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,120, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,700: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Florence, AL?: Welders in the Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL area earn a median of $44,210 a year, or $21.26 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $60,120.
How much do welders make an hour in Florence, AL?: The median hourly wage is $21.26. The middle half earn between $18.38 and $24.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Florence, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.16 an hour ($35,700 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.38.
Do welders make more in Florence or Mobile?: Mobile pays more: the median is $44,210 in Florence and $61,420 in Mobile, a 28% difference.
How does Florence pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Florence median of $44,210 is 9% 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 22520 (Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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 (84.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures