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

The median hourly wage is $25.34. The middle half earn between $21.63 and $30.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Waterbury, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.96 an hour ($37,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.63.

Do welders make more in Waterbury or Hartford?

Hartford pays more: the median is $52,710 in Waterbury and $75,040 in Hartford, a 30% difference.

How does Waterbury pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Waterbury median of $52,710 is 19% less than the Connecticut median of $64,880.

Welder salary in Waterbury, CT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Waterbury–Shelton, CT area earn a median of $52,710 a year, or $25.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,090. Statewide, welders earn a median of $64,880; Waterbury is 19% below it.

Median yearly pay$52,710

Bottom 10% under$37,360Top 10% over$78,090

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.96/hr
Jobs in this area: 200
After cost of living: $52,830
Median hourly pay: $25.34/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Connecticut median: −19%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47930, Waterbury-Shelton, 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	$37,360–$44,990$17.96–$21.63/hr
Experienced welder	$52,710$25.34/hr
Top earners	$64,270–$78,090$30.90–$37.54/hr

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

How Waterbury, CT compares

Waterbury has the lowest welder median of the 4 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Waterbury area than nationally: 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.47 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,090, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,360: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Waterbury, CT?: Welders in the Waterbury–Shelton, CT area earn a median of $52,710 a year, or $25.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,090.
How much do welders make an hour in Waterbury, CT?: The median hourly wage is $25.34. The middle half earn between $21.63 and $30.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Waterbury, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.96 an hour ($37,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.63.
Do welders make more in Waterbury or Hartford?: Hartford pays more: the median is $52,710 in Waterbury and $75,040 in Hartford, a 30% difference.
How does Waterbury pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Waterbury median of $52,710 is 19% 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 47930 (Waterbury-Shelton, 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 (99.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures