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

The median hourly wage is $23.93. The middle half earn between $21.09 and $27.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Sebastian, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.81 an hour ($39,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.09.

Do welders make more in Sebastian or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $49,770 in Sebastian and $54,590 in Miami, a 9% difference.

How does Sebastian pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Sebastian median of $49,770 is 2% less than the Florida median of $50,640.

Welder salary in Sebastian, FL

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor, FL area earn a median of $49,770 a year, or $23.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,470. Across all of Florida, the median is $50,640, so Sebastian pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$49,770

Bottom 10% under$39,120Top 10% over$62,470

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.81/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $50,630
Median hourly pay: $23.93/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Florida median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 42680, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, 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	$39,120–$43,860$18.81–$21.09/hr
Experienced welder	$49,770$23.93/hr
Top earners	$56,690–$62,470$27.26–$30.03/hr

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

How Sebastian, FL compares

Sebastian ranks 12th of 22 Florida metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Sebastian area than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.52 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,470, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,120: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Sebastian, FL?: Welders in the Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor, FL area earn a median of $49,770 a year, or $23.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,470.
How much do welders make an hour in Sebastian, FL?: The median hourly wage is $23.93. The middle half earn between $21.09 and $27.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Sebastian, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.81 an hour ($39,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.09.
Do welders make more in Sebastian or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $49,770 in Sebastian and $54,590 in Miami, a 9% difference.
How does Sebastian pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Sebastian median of $49,770 is 2% 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 42680 (Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, 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 (98.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures