How much do welders make an hour in Warner Robins, GA?

The median hourly wage is $24.12. The middle half earn between $22.79 and $26.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Warner Robins, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.97 an hour ($37,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.79.

Do welders make more in Warner Robins or Savannah?

Savannah pays more: the median is $50,170 in Warner Robins and $56,410 in Savannah, a 11% difference.

How does Warner Robins pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Warner Robins median of $50,170 is 4% more than the Georgia median of $48,430.

Welder salary in Warner Robins, GA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Warner Robins, GA area earn a median of $50,170 a year, or $24.12 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,400. Across all of Georgia, the median is $48,430, so Warner Robins pays 4% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$50,170

Bottom 10% under$37,380Top 10% over$62,400

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.97/hr
Jobs in this area: 340
After cost of living: $53,490
Median hourly pay: $24.12/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Georgia median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47580, Warner Robins, 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	$37,380–$47,390$17.97–$22.79/hr
Experienced welder	$50,170$24.12/hr
Top earners	$55,600–$62,400$26.73–$30.00/hr

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

How Warner Robins, GA compares

Warner Robins ranks 3rd of 14 Georgia metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Warner Robins area than nationally: 4.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,400, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,380: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Warner Robins, GA?: Welders in the Warner Robins, GA area earn a median of $50,170 a year, or $24.12 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,400.
How much do welders make an hour in Warner Robins, GA?: The median hourly wage is $24.12. The middle half earn between $22.79 and $26.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Warner Robins, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.97 an hour ($37,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.79.
Do welders make more in Warner Robins or Savannah?: Savannah pays more: the median is $50,170 in Warner Robins and $56,410 in Savannah, a 11% difference.
How does Warner Robins pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Warner Robins median of $50,170 is 4% 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 47580 (Warner Robins, 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 (93.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures