How much do welders make an hour in Greeley, CO?

The median hourly wage is $28.45. The middle half earn between $23.10 and $33.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Greeley, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.14 an hour ($43,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.10.

Do welders make more in Greeley or Boulder?

Boulder pays more: the median is $59,180 in Greeley and $65,040 in Boulder, a 9% difference.

How does Greeley pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Greeley median of $59,180 is 1% more than the Colorado median of $58,590.

Welder salary in Greeley, CO

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Greeley, CO area earn a median of $59,180 a year, or $28.45 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,010. Across all of Colorado, the median is $58,590, so Greeley pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$59,180

Bottom 10% under$43,980Top 10% over$76,010

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.14/hr
Jobs in this area: 730
After cost of living: $59,080
Median hourly pay: $28.45/hr
vs U.S. median: +10%
vs Colorado median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24540, Greeley, CO). 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	$43,980–$48,040$21.14–$23.10/hr
Experienced welder	$59,180$28.45/hr
Top earners	$68,780–$76,010$33.07–$36.54/hr

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

How Greeley, CO compares

Greeley ranks 3rd of 7 Colorado metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Greeley area than nationally: 6.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,010, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,980: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Greeley, CO?: Welders in the Greeley, CO area earn a median of $59,180 a year, or $28.45 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,010.
How much do welders make an hour in Greeley, CO?: The median hourly wage is $28.45. The middle half earn between $23.10 and $33.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Greeley, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.14 an hour ($43,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.10.
Do welders make more in Greeley or Boulder?: Boulder pays more: the median is $59,180 in Greeley and $65,040 in Boulder, a 9% difference.
How does Greeley pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Greeley median of $59,180 is 1% more than the Colorado median of $58,590.

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 24540 (Greeley, CO). 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures