How much do welders make an hour in Phoenix, AZ?

The median hourly wage is $27.18. The middle half earn between $23.50 and $31.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Phoenix, AZ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.04 an hour ($43,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.50.

Do welders make more in Phoenix or Flagstaff?

Phoenix pays more: the median is $56,540 in Phoenix and $54,460 in Flagstaff, a 4% difference.

How does Phoenix pay compare with the rest of Arizona?

The Phoenix median of $56,540 is 2% more than the Arizona median of $55,600.

Welder salary in Phoenix, AZ

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ area earn a median of $56,540 a year, or $27.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,290 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $55,600; Phoenix is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$56,540

Bottom 10% under$43,760Top 10% over$81,290

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.04/hr
Jobs in this area: 5,440
After cost of living: $54,730
Median hourly pay: $27.18/hr
vs U.S. median: +5%
vs Arizona median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38060, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ). 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	$43,760–$48,890$21.04–$23.50/hr
Experienced welder	$56,540$27.18/hr
Top earners	$65,690–$81,290$31.58–$39.08/hr

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

How Phoenix, AZ compares

Phoenix has the highest welder median of the 7 Arizona metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Phoenix area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.86 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,290, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,760: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Phoenix, AZ?: Welders in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ area earn a median of $56,540 a year, or $27.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,290 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Phoenix, AZ?: The median hourly wage is $27.18. The middle half earn between $23.50 and $31.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Phoenix, AZ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.04 an hour ($43,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.50.
Do welders make more in Phoenix or Flagstaff?: Phoenix pays more: the median is $56,540 in Phoenix and $54,460 in Flagstaff, a 4% difference.
How does Phoenix pay compare with the rest of Arizona?: The Phoenix median of $56,540 is 2% more than the Arizona median of $55,600.

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 38060 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ). 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 (103.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures