How much do welders make an hour in Delaware?

The median hourly wage is $27.54. The middle half earn between $23.96 and $29.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Delaware?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.90 an hour ($45,550 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.96.

Where in Delaware do welders earn the most?

Among Delaware metro areas, Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington has the highest median at $58,380 a year, and Dover the lowest at $48,510.

Do welders in Delaware earn more than the national average?

The Delaware median of $57,270 is 7% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Delaware run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,380 would nationally.

Welder salary in Delaware

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Delaware earn a median of $57,270 a year, or $27.54 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,560. Delaware ranks 25th of 51 states and DC for welder pay, at 7% more than the U.S. median of $53,750.

Median yearly pay$57,270

Bottom 10% under$45,550Top 10% over$75,560

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.90/hr
Jobs in Delaware: 600
After cost of living: $57,380
Median hourly pay: $27.54/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
Rank among states: 25th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 10). 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	$45,550–$49,830$21.90–$23.96/hr
Experienced welder	$57,270$27.54/hr
Top earners	$61,630–$75,560$29.63–$36.33/hr

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

How Delaware compares

Welders are less concentrated in Delaware than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.46 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,560, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,550: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Delaware

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$52,410

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Questions

How much do welders make in Delaware?: Welders in Delaware earn a median of $57,270 a year, or $27.54 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,560.
How much do welders make an hour in Delaware?: The median hourly wage is $27.54. The middle half earn between $23.96 and $29.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Delaware?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.90 an hour ($45,550 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.96.
Where in Delaware do welders earn the most?: Among Delaware metro areas, Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington has the highest median at $58,380 a year, and Dover the lowest at $48,510.
Do welders in Delaware earn more than the national average?: The Delaware median of $57,270 is 7% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Delaware run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,380 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 10. 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