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

The median hourly wage is $21.17. The middle half earn between $17.94 and $24.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Huntsville, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.94 an hour ($37,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.94.

Do welders make more in Huntsville or Mobile?

Mobile pays more: the median is $44,020 in Huntsville and $61,420 in Mobile, a 28% difference.

How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Huntsville median of $44,020 is 9% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Welder salary in Huntsville, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $44,020 a year, or $21.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,970. That's 9% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Median yearly pay$44,020

Bottom 10% under$37,310Top 10% over$60,970

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.94/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,810
After cost of living: $47,300
Median hourly pay: $21.17/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs Alabama median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26620, Huntsville, 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	$37,310–$37,310$17.94–$17.94/hr
Experienced welder	$44,020$21.17/hr
Top earners	$51,460–$60,970$24.74–$29.31/hr

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

How Huntsville, AL compares

Huntsville ranks 10th of 13 Alabama metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Huntsville area than nationally: 6.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,970, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,310: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Huntsville, AL?: Welders in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $44,020 a year, or $21.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,970.
How much do welders make an hour in Huntsville, AL?: The median hourly wage is $21.17. The middle half earn between $17.94 and $24.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Huntsville, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.94 an hour ($37,310 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.94.
Do welders make more in Huntsville or Mobile?: Mobile pays more: the median is $44,020 in Huntsville and $61,420 in Mobile, a 28% difference.
How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Huntsville median of $44,020 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 26620 (Huntsville, 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 (93.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures