How much do welders make an hour in Jonesboro, AR?

The median hourly wage is $24.95. The middle half earn between $21.92 and $25.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Jonesboro, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.56 an hour ($38,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.92.

Do welders make more in Jonesboro or Memphis?

Jonesboro pays more: the median is $51,900 in Jonesboro and $48,600 in Memphis, a 7% difference.

How does Jonesboro pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Jonesboro median of $51,900 is 8% more than the Arkansas median of $47,970.

Welder salary in Jonesboro, AR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Jonesboro, AR area earn a median of $51,900 a year, or $24.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $59,800. Statewide, welders earn a median of $47,970; Jonesboro is 8% above it.

Median yearly pay$51,900

Bottom 10% under$38,610Top 10% over$59,800

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.56/hr
Jobs in this area: 340
After cost of living: $60,440
Median hourly pay: $24.95/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Arkansas median: +8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27860, Jonesboro, 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	$38,610–$45,600$18.56–$21.92/hr
Experienced welder	$51,900$24.95/hr
Top earners	$52,920–$59,800$25.44–$28.75/hr

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

How Jonesboro, AR compares

Jonesboro has the highest welder median of the 7 Arkansas metro areas with published pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Jonesboro area than nationally: 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $59,800, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Jonesboro, AR?: Welders in the Jonesboro, AR area earn a median of $51,900 a year, or $24.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $59,800.
How much do welders make an hour in Jonesboro, AR?: The median hourly wage is $24.95. The middle half earn between $21.92 and $25.44 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Jonesboro, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.56 an hour ($38,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.92.
Do welders make more in Jonesboro or Memphis?: Jonesboro pays more: the median is $51,900 in Jonesboro and $48,600 in Memphis, a 7% difference.
How does Jonesboro pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Jonesboro median of $51,900 is 8% more 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 27860 (Jonesboro, 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 (85.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures