How much do welders make an hour in Alaska?

The median hourly wage is $38.87. The middle half earn between $29.46 and $47.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Alaska?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.88 an hour ($49,660 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.46.

Where in Alaska do welders earn the most?

Among Alaska metro areas, Fairbanks–College has the highest median at $80,210 a year, and Anchorage the lowest at $74,000.

Do welders in Alaska earn more than the national average?

The Alaska median of $80,840 is 50% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Alaska run 2% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $78,980 would nationally.

Welder salary in Alaska

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Alaska earn a median of $80,840 a year, or $38.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $109,940 a year. Nationally the median is $53,750, so Alaska pays 50% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 1st of 51.

Median yearly pay$80,840

Bottom 10% under$49,660Top 10% over$109,940

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $23.88/hr
Jobs in Alaska: 790
After cost of living: $78,980
Median hourly pay: $38.87/hr
vs U.S. median: +50%
Rank among states: 1st of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 02). 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	$49,660–$61,280$23.88–$29.46/hr
Experienced welder	$80,840$38.87/hr
Top earners	$98,500–$109,940$47.36–$52.85/hr

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

How Alaska compares

Welders are less concentrated in Alaska than nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.90 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $109,940, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,660: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area$81,000

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Questions

How much do welders make in Alaska?: Welders in Alaska earn a median of $80,840 a year, or $38.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $109,940 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Alaska?: The median hourly wage is $38.87. The middle half earn between $29.46 and $47.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Alaska?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.88 an hour ($49,660 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.46.
Where in Alaska do welders earn the most?: Among Alaska metro areas, Fairbanks–College has the highest median at $80,210 a year, and Anchorage the lowest at $74,000.
Do welders in Alaska earn more than the national average?: The Alaska median of $80,840 is 50% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Alaska run 2% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $78,980 would nationally.

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 02. 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 (102.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures