How much do welders make an hour in Little Rock, AR?

The median hourly wage is $22.81. The middle half earn between $20.51 and $25.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Little Rock, AR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.43 an hour ($38,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.51.

Do welders make more in Little Rock or Jonesboro?

Jonesboro pays more: the median is $47,440 in Little Rock and $51,900 in Jonesboro, a 9% difference.

How does Little Rock pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?

The Little Rock median of $47,440 is 1% less than the Arkansas median of $47,970.

Welder salary in Little Rock, AR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $47,440 a year, or $22.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,250. That's 1% less than the Arkansas median of $47,970.

Median yearly pay$47,440

Bottom 10% under$38,340Top 10% over$60,250

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.43/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,190
After cost of living: $53,090
Median hourly pay: $22.81/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Arkansas median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30780, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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	$38,340–$42,660$18.43–$20.51/hr
Experienced welder	$47,440$22.81/hr
Top earners	$53,350–$60,250$25.65–$28.97/hr

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

How Little Rock, AR compares

Little Rock ranks 4th of 7 Arkansas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Little Rock area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,250, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,340: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Little Rock, AR?: Welders in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $47,440 a year, or $22.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,250.
How much do welders make an hour in Little Rock, AR?: The median hourly wage is $22.81. The middle half earn between $20.51 and $25.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Little Rock, AR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.43 an hour ($38,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.51.
Do welders make more in Little Rock or Jonesboro?: Jonesboro pays more: the median is $47,440 in Little Rock and $51,900 in Jonesboro, a 9% difference.
How does Little Rock pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?: The Little Rock median of $47,440 is 1% 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 30780 (Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, 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 (89.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures