How much do welders make an hour in Cape Coral, FL?

The median hourly wage is $25.20. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $29.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Cape Coral, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.69 an hour ($43,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.

Do welders make more in Cape Coral or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $52,410 in Cape Coral and $54,590 in Miami, a 4% difference.

How does Cape Coral pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Cape Coral median of $52,410 is 3% more than the Florida median of $50,640.

Welder salary in Cape Coral, FL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL area earn a median of $52,410 a year, or $25.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $71,040 a year. Across all of Florida, the median is $50,640, so Cape Coral pays 3% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$52,410

Bottom 10% under$43,040Top 10% over$71,040

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.69/hr
Jobs in this area: 580
After cost of living: $51,210
Median hourly pay: $25.20/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Florida median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 15980, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL). 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	$43,040–$47,460$20.69–$22.82/hr
Experienced welder	$52,410$25.20/hr
Top earners	$61,870–$71,040$29.74–$34.15/hr

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

How Cape Coral, FL compares

Cape Coral ranks 4th of 22 Florida metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Cape Coral area than nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.71 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,040, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,040: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Cape Coral, FL?: Welders in the Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL area earn a median of $52,410 a year, or $25.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $71,040 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Cape Coral, FL?: The median hourly wage is $25.20. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $29.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Cape Coral, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.69 an hour ($43,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.
Do welders make more in Cape Coral or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $52,410 in Cape Coral and $54,590 in Miami, a 4% difference.
How does Cape Coral pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Cape Coral median of $52,410 is 3% more than the Florida median of $50,640.

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 15980 (Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL). 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 (102.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures