How much do welders make an hour in Hot Springs, AR?

The median hourly wage is $22.31. The middle half earn between $18.08 and $23.10 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Hot Springs, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.09 an hour ($35,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.08.

Do welders make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?

Memphis pays more: the median is $46,400 in Hot Springs and $48,600 in Memphis, a 5% difference.

How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Hot Springs median of $46,400 is 3% less than the Arkansas median of $47,970.

Welder salary in Hot Springs, AR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $46,400 a year, or $22.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $57,950. That's 3% less than the Arkansas median of $47,970.

Median yearly pay$46,400

Bottom 10% under$35,540Top 10% over$57,950

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.09/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $54,120
Median hourly pay: $22.31/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Arkansas median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26300, Hot Springs, AR). 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	$35,540–$37,610$17.09–$18.08/hr
Experienced welder	$46,400$22.31/hr
Top earners	$48,040–$57,950$23.10–$27.86/hr

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

How Hot Springs, AR compares

Hot Springs ranks 6th of 7 Arkansas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Hot Springs area as nationally: 2.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $57,950, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,540: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Hot Springs, AR?: Welders in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $46,400 a year, or $22.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $57,950.
How much do welders make an hour in Hot Springs, AR?: The median hourly wage is $22.31. The middle half earn between $18.08 and $23.10 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Hot Springs, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.09 an hour ($35,540 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.08.
Do welders make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?: Memphis pays more: the median is $46,400 in Hot Springs and $48,600 in Memphis, a 5% difference.
How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Hot Springs median of $46,400 is 3% less than the Arkansas median of $47,970.

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 26300 (Hot Springs, AR). 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 (85.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures