How much do welders make an hour in Augusta, GA-SC?

The median hourly wage is $24.42. The middle half earn between $20.91 and $29.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Augusta, GA-SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.52 an hour ($38,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.91.

Do welders make more in Augusta or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $50,800 in Augusta and $56,410 in Savannah, a 10% difference.

How does Augusta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Augusta median of $50,800 is 5% more than the Georgia median of $48,430.

Welder salary in Augusta, GA-SC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC area earn a median of $50,800 a year, or $24.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,010. Across all of Georgia, the median is $48,430, so Augusta pays 5% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$50,800

Bottom 10% under$38,520Top 10% over$71,010

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 680
After cost of living: $55,280
Median hourly pay: $24.42/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Georgia median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12260, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC). 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	$38,520–$43,480$18.52–$20.91/hr
Experienced welder	$50,800$24.42/hr
Top earners	$60,730–$71,010$29.20–$34.14/hr

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

How Augusta, GA-SC compares

Augusta ranks 2nd of 14 Georgia metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Augusta area as nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,010, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Augusta, GA-SC?: Welders in the Augusta–Richmond County, GA-SC area earn a median of $50,800 a year, or $24.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,010.
How much do welders make an hour in Augusta, GA-SC?: The median hourly wage is $24.42. The middle half earn between $20.91 and $29.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Augusta, GA-SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.52 an hour ($38,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.91.
Do welders make more in Augusta or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $50,800 in Augusta and $56,410 in Savannah, a 10% difference.
How does Augusta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Augusta median of $50,800 is 5% more than the Georgia median of $48,430.

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 12260 (Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC). 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 (91.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures