How much do welders make an hour in Arizona?

The median hourly wage is $26.73. The middle half earn between $23.08 and $31.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Arizona?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.21 an hour ($39,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.08.

Where in Arizona do welders earn the most?

Among Arizona metro areas, Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler has the highest median at $56,540 a year, and Yuma the lowest at $49,680.

Do welders in Arizona earn more than the national average?

The Arizona median of $55,600 is 3% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Arizona run 1% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $55,230 would nationally.

Welder salary in Arizona

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Arizona earn a median of $55,600 a year, or $26.73 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,280. Arizona ranks 27th of 51 states and DC for welder pay, at 3% more than the U.S. median of $53,750.

Median yearly pay$55,600

Bottom 10% under$39,970Top 10% over$81,280

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.21/hr
Jobs in Arizona: 7,270
After cost of living: $55,230
Median hourly pay: $26.73/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
Rank among states: 27th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 04). 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	$39,970–$48,000$19.21–$23.08/hr
Experienced welder	$55,600$26.73/hr
Top earners	$65,660–$81,280$31.57–$39.08/hr

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

How Arizona compares

Welders are less concentrated in Arizona than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.84 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,280, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area$60,110

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Questions

How much do welders make in Arizona?: Welders in Arizona earn a median of $55,600 a year, or $26.73 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,280.
How much do welders make an hour in Arizona?: The median hourly wage is $26.73. The middle half earn between $23.08 and $31.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Arizona?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.21 an hour ($39,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.08.
Where in Arizona do welders earn the most?: Among Arizona metro areas, Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler has the highest median at $56,540 a year, and Yuma the lowest at $49,680.
Do welders in Arizona earn more than the national average?: The Arizona median of $55,600 is 3% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Arizona run 1% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $55,230 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 04. 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 (100.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures