How much do welders make an hour in Connecticut?

The median hourly wage is $31.19. The middle half earn between $23.68 and $39.23 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Connecticut?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.96 an hour ($43,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.68.

Where in Connecticut do welders earn the most?

Among Connecticut metro areas, Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford has the highest median at $75,040 a year, and Waterbury–Shelton the lowest at $52,710.

Do welders in Connecticut earn more than the national average?

The Connecticut median of $64,880 is 21% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Connecticut run 4% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $62,620 would nationally.

Welder salary in Connecticut

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Connecticut earn a median of $64,880 a year, or $31.19 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $87,980. Nationally the median is $53,750, so Connecticut pays 21% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 3rd of 51.

Median yearly pay$64,880

Bottom 10% under$43,590Top 10% over$87,980

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.96/hr
Jobs in Connecticut: 1,790
After cost of living: $62,620
Median hourly pay: $31.19/hr
vs U.S. median: +21%
Rank among states: 3rd of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 09). 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	$43,590–$49,240$20.96–$23.68/hr
Experienced welder	$64,880$31.19/hr
Top earners	$81,590–$87,980$39.23–$42.30/hr

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

How Connecticut compares

Welders are less concentrated in Connecticut than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.39 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $87,980, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,590: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$59,930

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Questions

How much do welders make in Connecticut?: Welders in Connecticut earn a median of $64,880 a year, or $31.19 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $87,980.
How much do welders make an hour in Connecticut?: The median hourly wage is $31.19. The middle half earn between $23.68 and $39.23 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Connecticut?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.96 an hour ($43,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.68.
Where in Connecticut do welders earn the most?: Among Connecticut metro areas, Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford has the highest median at $75,040 a year, and Waterbury–Shelton the lowest at $52,710.
Do welders in Connecticut earn more than the national average?: The Connecticut median of $64,880 is 21% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Connecticut run 4% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $62,620 would nationally.

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 09. 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 (103.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures