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

The median hourly wage is $20.31. The middle half earn between $18.15 and $23.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Gadsden, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.91 an hour ($35,170 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.15.

Do welders make more in Gadsden or Mobile?

Mobile pays more: the median is $42,240 in Gadsden and $61,420 in Mobile, a 31% difference.

How does Gadsden pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Gadsden median of $42,240 is 13% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Welder salary in Gadsden, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Gadsden, AL area earn a median of $42,240 a year, or $20.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $55,350. That's 13% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Median yearly pay$42,240

Bottom 10% under$35,170Top 10% over$55,350

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 190
After cost of living: $49,320
Median hourly pay: $20.31/hr
vs U.S. median: −21%
vs Alabama median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 23460, Gadsden, 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	$35,170–$37,750$16.91–$18.15/hr
Experienced welder	$42,240$20.31/hr
Top earners	$48,490–$55,350$23.31–$26.61/hr

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

How Gadsden, AL compares

Gadsden ranks 12th of 13 Alabama metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Gadsden area than nationally: 5.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $55,350, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,170: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Gadsden, AL?: Welders in the Gadsden, AL area earn a median of $42,240 a year, or $20.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $55,350.
How much do welders make an hour in Gadsden, AL?: The median hourly wage is $20.31. The middle half earn between $18.15 and $23.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Gadsden, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.91 an hour ($35,170 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.15.
Do welders make more in Gadsden or Mobile?: Mobile pays more: the median is $42,240 in Gadsden and $61,420 in Mobile, a 31% difference.
How does Gadsden pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Gadsden median of $42,240 is 13% 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 23460 (Gadsden, 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 (85.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures