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

The median hourly wage is $23.02. The middle half earn between $20.03 and $28.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Montgomery, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.96 an hour ($37,350 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.03.

Do welders make more in Montgomery or Mobile?

Mobile pays more: the median is $47,880 in Montgomery and $61,420 in Mobile, a 22% difference.

How does Montgomery pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Montgomery median of $47,880 is 1% less than the Alabama median of $48,490.

Welder salary in Montgomery, AL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Montgomery, AL area earn a median of $47,880 a year, or $23.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,160. Across all of Alabama, the median is $48,490, so Montgomery pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,880

Bottom 10% under$37,350Top 10% over$71,160

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.96/hr
Jobs in this area: 560
After cost of living: $53,390
Median hourly pay: $23.02/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Alabama median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33860, Montgomery, 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	$37,350–$41,670$17.96–$20.03/hr
Experienced welder	$47,880$23.02/hr
Top earners	$59,760–$71,160$28.73–$34.21/hr

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

How Montgomery, AL compares

Montgomery ranks 6th of 13 Alabama metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Montgomery area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,160, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,350: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Montgomery, AL?: Welders in the Montgomery, AL area earn a median of $47,880 a year, or $23.02 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,160.
How much do welders make an hour in Montgomery, AL?: The median hourly wage is $23.02. The middle half earn between $20.03 and $28.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Montgomery, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.96 an hour ($37,350 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.03.
Do welders make more in Montgomery or Mobile?: Mobile pays more: the median is $47,880 in Montgomery and $61,420 in Mobile, a 22% difference.
How does Montgomery pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Montgomery median of $47,880 is 1% 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 33860 (Montgomery, 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 (89.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures