How much do welders make an hour in Idaho Falls, ID?

The median hourly wage is $24.41. The middle half earn between $21.75 and $27.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Idaho Falls, ID?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.37 an hour ($38,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.75.

Do welders make more in Idaho Falls or Lewiston?

Lewiston pays more: the median is $50,770 in Idaho Falls and $55,890 in Lewiston, a 9% difference.

How does Idaho Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Idaho Falls median of $50,770 is about the same as the Idaho median of $50,530.

Welder salary in Idaho Falls, ID

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Idaho Falls, ID area earn a median of $50,770 a year, or $24.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $80,040. Statewide, welders earn a median of $50,530; Idaho Falls is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$50,770

Bottom 10% under$38,210Top 10% over$80,040

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.37/hr
Jobs in this area: 170
After cost of living: $53,770
Median hourly pay: $24.41/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Idaho median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26820, Idaho Falls, ID). 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	$38,210–$45,240$18.37–$21.75/hr
Experienced welder	$50,770$24.41/hr
Top earners	$57,410–$80,040$27.60–$38.48/hr

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

How Idaho Falls, ID compares

Idaho Falls ranks 4th of 7 Idaho metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Idaho Falls area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.77 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,040, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,210: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Idaho Falls, ID?: Welders in the Idaho Falls, ID area earn a median of $50,770 a year, or $24.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $80,040.
How much do welders make an hour in Idaho Falls, ID?: The median hourly wage is $24.41. The middle half earn between $21.75 and $27.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Idaho Falls, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.37 an hour ($38,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.75.
Do welders make more in Idaho Falls or Lewiston?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $50,770 in Idaho Falls and $55,890 in Lewiston, a 9% difference.
How does Idaho Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Idaho Falls median of $50,770 is about the same as the Idaho median of $50,530.

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 26820 (Idaho Falls, ID). 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 (94.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures