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

The median hourly wage is $22.71. The middle half earn between $18.49 and $28.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Valdosta, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.49 an hour ($38,450 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.49.

Do welders make more in Valdosta or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $47,240 in Valdosta and $56,410 in Savannah, a 16% difference.

How does Valdosta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Valdosta median of $47,240 is 2% less than the Georgia median of $48,430.

Welder salary in Valdosta, GA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Valdosta, GA area earn a median of $47,240 a year, or $22.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,200 a year. Across all of Georgia, the median is $48,430, so Valdosta pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,240

Bottom 10% under$38,450Top 10% over$61,200

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.49/hr
Jobs in this area: 180
After cost of living: $53,520
Median hourly pay: $22.71/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Georgia median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46660, Valdosta, 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	$38,450–$38,450$18.49–$18.49/hr
Experienced welder	$47,240$22.71/hr
Top earners	$59,260–$61,200$28.49–$29.42/hr

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

How Valdosta, GA compares

Valdosta ranks 9th of 14 Georgia metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Valdosta area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $61,200, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,450: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Valdosta, GA?: Welders in the Valdosta, GA area earn a median of $47,240 a year, or $22.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,200 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Valdosta, GA?: The median hourly wage is $22.71. The middle half earn between $18.49 and $28.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Valdosta, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.49 an hour ($38,450 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.49.
Do welders make more in Valdosta or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $47,240 in Valdosta and $56,410 in Savannah, a 16% difference.
How does Valdosta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Valdosta median of $47,240 is 2% 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 46660 (Valdosta, 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 (88.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures