How much do welders make an hour in Macon, GA?

The median hourly wage is $22.32. The middle half earn between $19.05 and $25.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Macon, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.81 an hour ($37,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.05.

Do welders make more in Macon or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $46,420 in Macon and $56,410 in Savannah, a 18% difference.

How does Macon pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Macon median of $46,420 is 4% less than the Georgia median of $48,430.

Welder salary in Macon, GA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Macon–Bibb County, GA area earn a median of $46,420 a year, or $22.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,420. That's 4% less than the Georgia median of $48,430.

Median yearly pay$46,420

Bottom 10% under$37,040Top 10% over$65,420

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.81/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $52,440
Median hourly pay: $22.32/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Georgia median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31420, Macon-Bibb County, GA). 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	$37,040–$39,620$17.81–$19.05/hr
Experienced welder	$46,420$22.32/hr
Top earners	$53,610–$65,420$25.78–$31.45/hr

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

How Macon, GA compares

Macon ranks 12th of 14 Georgia metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Macon area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.83 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $65,420, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,040: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Macon, GA?: Welders in the Macon–Bibb County, GA area earn a median of $46,420 a year, or $22.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,420.
How much do welders make an hour in Macon, GA?: The median hourly wage is $22.32. The middle half earn between $19.05 and $25.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Macon, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.81 an hour ($37,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.05.
Do welders make more in Macon or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $46,420 in Macon and $56,410 in Savannah, a 18% difference.
How does Macon pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Macon median of $46,420 is 4% less 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 31420 (Macon-Bibb County, GA). 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 (88.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures