How much do welders make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?

The median hourly wage is $30.50. The middle half earn between $23.36 and $38.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Bridgeport, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.98 an hour ($41,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.36.

Do welders make more in Bridgeport or Hartford?

Hartford pays more: the median is $63,440 in Bridgeport and $75,040 in Hartford, a 15% difference.

How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Bridgeport median of $63,440 is 2% less than the Connecticut median of $64,880.

Welder salary in Bridgeport, CT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $63,440 a year, or $30.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $110,640 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $64,880; Bridgeport is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$63,440

Bottom 10% under$41,560Top 10% over$110,640

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.98/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $59,370
Median hourly pay: $30.50/hr
vs U.S. median: +18%
vs Connecticut median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14860, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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	$41,560–$48,580$19.98–$23.36/hr
Experienced welder	$63,440$30.50/hr
Top earners	$79,980–$110,640$38.45–$53.19/hr

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

How Bridgeport, CT compares

Bridgeport ranks 2nd of 4 Connecticut metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Bridgeport area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.20 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $110,640, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Bridgeport, CT?: Welders in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $63,440 a year, or $30.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $110,640 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?: The median hourly wage is $30.50. The middle half earn between $23.36 and $38.45 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Bridgeport, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.98 an hour ($41,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.36.
Do welders make more in Bridgeport or Hartford?: Hartford pays more: the median is $63,440 in Bridgeport and $75,040 in Hartford, a 15% difference.
How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Bridgeport median of $63,440 is 2% less than the Connecticut median of $64,880.

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 14860 (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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 (106.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures