How much do welders make an hour in Miami, FL?

The median hourly wage is $26.25. The middle half earn between $23.02 and $30.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Miami, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.62 an hour ($40,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.02.

Do welders make more in Miami or North Port?

Miami pays more: the median is $54,590 in Miami and $51,820 in North Port, a 5% difference.

How does Miami pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Miami median of $54,590 is 8% more than the Florida median of $50,640.

Welder salary in Miami, FL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL area earn a median of $54,590 a year, or $26.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,600. That's 8% more than the Florida median of $50,640.

Median yearly pay$54,590

Bottom 10% under$40,800Top 10% over$74,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.62/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,510
After cost of living: $47,820
Median hourly pay: $26.25/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Florida median: +8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33100, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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	$40,800–$47,870$19.62–$23.02/hr
Experienced welder	$54,590$26.25/hr
Top earners	$62,630–$74,600$30.11–$35.86/hr

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

How Miami, FL compares

Miami ranks 2nd of 22 Florida metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Miami area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.46 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,600, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,800: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Miami, FL?: Welders in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL area earn a median of $54,590 a year, or $26.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,600.
How much do welders make an hour in Miami, FL?: The median hourly wage is $26.25. The middle half earn between $23.02 and $30.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Miami, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.62 an hour ($40,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.02.
Do welders make more in Miami or North Port?: Miami pays more: the median is $54,590 in Miami and $51,820 in North Port, a 5% difference.
How does Miami pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Miami median of $54,590 is 8% 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 33100 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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 (114.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures