How much do welders make an hour in Prescott Valley, AZ?

The median hourly wage is $24.66. The middle half earn between $20.80 and $29.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Prescott Valley, AZ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.58 an hour ($38,650 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.80.

Do welders make more in Prescott Valley or Phoenix?

Phoenix pays more: the median is $51,300 in Prescott Valley and $56,540 in Phoenix, a 9% difference.

How does Prescott Valley pay compare with the rest of Arizona?

The Prescott Valley median of $51,300 is 8% less than the Arizona median of $55,600.

Welder salary in Prescott Valley, AZ

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Prescott Valley–Prescott, AZ area earn a median of $51,300 a year, or $24.66 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,330. Across all of Arizona, the median is $55,600, so Prescott Valley pays 8% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$51,300

Bottom 10% under$38,650Top 10% over$77,330

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.58/hr
Jobs in this area: 200
After cost of living: $52,210
Median hourly pay: $24.66/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Arizona median: −8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39150, Prescott Valley-Prescott, 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	$38,650–$43,270$18.58–$20.80/hr
Experienced welder	$51,300$24.66/hr
Top earners	$60,680–$77,330$29.18–$37.18/hr

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

How Prescott Valley, AZ compares

Prescott Valley ranks 4th of 7 Arizona metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Prescott Valley area as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,330, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,650: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Prescott Valley, AZ?: Welders in the Prescott Valley–Prescott, AZ area earn a median of $51,300 a year, or $24.66 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,330.
How much do welders make an hour in Prescott Valley, AZ?: The median hourly wage is $24.66. The middle half earn between $20.80 and $29.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Prescott Valley, AZ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.58 an hour ($38,650 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.80.
Do welders make more in Prescott Valley or Phoenix?: Phoenix pays more: the median is $51,300 in Prescott Valley and $56,540 in Phoenix, a 9% difference.
How does Prescott Valley pay compare with the rest of Arizona?: The Prescott Valley median of $51,300 is 8% less 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 39150 (Prescott Valley-Prescott, 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 (98.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures