How much do welders make an hour in Georgia?

The median hourly wage is $23.28. The middle half earn between $21.23 and $28.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Georgia?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.29 an hour ($38,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.23.

Where in Georgia do welders earn the most?

Among Georgia metro areas, Savannah has the highest median at $56,410 a year, and Columbus the lowest at $40,100.

Do welders in Georgia earn more than the national average?

The Georgia median of $48,430 is 10% less than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Georgia run 4% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $50,290 would nationally.

Welder salary in Georgia

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Georgia earn a median of $48,430 a year, or $23.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,160. That's 10% less than the national median of $53,750, 49th of 51 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$48,430

Bottom 10% under$38,030Top 10% over$65,160

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.29/hr
Jobs in Georgia: 13,130
After cost of living: $50,290
Median hourly pay: $23.28/hr
vs U.S. median: −10%
Rank among states: 49th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13). 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	$38,030–$44,150$18.29–$21.23/hr
Experienced welder	$48,430$23.28/hr
Top earners	$58,240–$65,160$28.00–$31.33/hr

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

How Georgia compares

Welders hold about the same share of jobs in Georgia as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $65,160, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

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Rural Georgia

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$52,730
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,960
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,520
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,500

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Questions

How much do welders make in Georgia?: Welders in Georgia earn a median of $48,430 a year, or $23.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,160.
How much do welders make an hour in Georgia?: The median hourly wage is $23.28. The middle half earn between $21.23 and $28.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Georgia?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.29 an hour ($38,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.23.
Where in Georgia do welders earn the most?: Among Georgia metro areas, Savannah has the highest median at $56,410 a year, and Columbus the lowest at $40,100.
Do welders in Georgia earn more than the national average?: The Georgia median of $48,430 is 10% less than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Georgia run 4% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $50,290 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 13. 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 (96.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures