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

The median hourly wage is $36.08. The middle half earn between $27.59 and $37.62 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Hartford, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.35 an hour ($46,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.59.

Do welders make more in Hartford or Bridgeport?

Hartford pays more: the median is $75,040 in Hartford and $63,440 in Bridgeport, a 18% difference.

How does Hartford pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Hartford median of $75,040 is 16% more than the Connecticut median of $64,880.

Welder salary in Hartford, CT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT area earn a median of $75,040 a year, or $36.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $89,230. That's 16% more than the Connecticut median of $64,880.

Median yearly pay$75,040

Bottom 10% under$46,490Top 10% over$89,230

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.35/hr
Jobs in this area: 670
After cost of living: $73,030
Median hourly pay: $36.08/hr
vs U.S. median: +40%
vs Connecticut median: +16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25540, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, 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	$46,490–$57,400$22.35–$27.59/hr
Experienced welder	$75,040$36.08/hr
Top earners	$78,250–$89,230$37.62–$42.90/hr

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

How Hartford, CT compares

Hartford has the highest welder median of the 4 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Hartford area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.42 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $89,230, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,490: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Hartford, CT?: Welders in the Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT area earn a median of $75,040 a year, or $36.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $89,230.
How much do welders make an hour in Hartford, CT?: The median hourly wage is $36.08. The middle half earn between $27.59 and $37.62 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Hartford, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.35 an hour ($46,490 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.59.
Do welders make more in Hartford or Bridgeport?: Hartford pays more: the median is $75,040 in Hartford and $63,440 in Bridgeport, a 18% difference.
How does Hartford pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Hartford median of $75,040 is 16% more 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 25540 (Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, 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 (102.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures