How much do welders make an hour in Palm Bay, FL?

The median hourly wage is $24.00. The middle half earn between $21.97 and $28.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Palm Bay, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.82 an hour ($32,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.97.

Do welders make more in Palm Bay or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $49,930 in Palm Bay and $54,590 in Miami, a 9% difference.

How does Palm Bay pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Palm Bay median of $49,930 is 1% less than the Florida median of $50,640.

Welder salary in Palm Bay, FL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL area earn a median of $49,930 a year, or $24.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,460. Statewide, welders earn a median of $50,640; Palm Bay is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,930

Bottom 10% under$32,910Top 10% over$66,460

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $15.82/hr
Jobs in this area: 600
After cost of living: $49,930
Median hourly pay: $24.00/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Florida median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37340, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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	$32,910–$45,700$15.82–$21.97/hr
Experienced welder	$49,930$24.00/hr
Top earners	$59,860–$66,460$28.78–$31.95/hr

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

How Palm Bay, FL compares

Palm Bay ranks 10th of 22 Florida metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Palm Bay area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $66,460, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $32,910: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Palm Bay, FL?: Welders in the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL area earn a median of $49,930 a year, or $24.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,460.
How much do welders make an hour in Palm Bay, FL?: The median hourly wage is $24.00. The middle half earn between $21.97 and $28.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Palm Bay, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $15.82 an hour ($32,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.97.
Do welders make more in Palm Bay or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $49,930 in Palm Bay and $54,590 in Miami, a 9% difference.
How does Palm Bay pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Palm Bay median of $49,930 is 1% less 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 37340 (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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 (100.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures