How much do welders make an hour in Lewiston, ID-WA?

The median hourly wage is $26.87. The middle half earn between $23.36 and $28.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.18 an hour ($44,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.36.

Do welders make more in Lewiston or Pocatello?

Pocatello pays more: the median is $55,890 in Lewiston and $58,140 in Pocatello, a 4% difference.

How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Lewiston median of $55,890 is 11% more than the Idaho median of $50,530.

Welder salary in Lewiston, ID-WA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Lewiston, ID-WA area earn a median of $55,890 a year, or $26.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $63,940. Across all of Idaho, the median is $50,530, so Lewiston pays 11% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$55,890

Bottom 10% under$44,050Top 10% over$63,940

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.18/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $61,310
Median hourly pay: $26.87/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs Idaho median: +11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30300, Lewiston, ID-WA). 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	$44,050–$48,590$21.18–$23.36/hr
Experienced welder	$55,890$26.87/hr
Top earners	$60,090–$63,940$28.89–$30.74/hr

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

How Lewiston, ID-WA compares

Lewiston ranks 2nd of 7 Idaho metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Lewiston area than nationally: 7.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $63,940, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,050: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Lewiston, ID-WA?: Welders in the Lewiston, ID-WA area earn a median of $55,890 a year, or $26.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $63,940.
How much do welders make an hour in Lewiston, ID-WA?: The median hourly wage is $26.87. The middle half earn between $23.36 and $28.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Lewiston, ID-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.18 an hour ($44,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.36.
Do welders make more in Lewiston or Pocatello?: Pocatello pays more: the median is $55,890 in Lewiston and $58,140 in Pocatello, a 4% difference.
How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Lewiston median of $55,890 is 11% more than 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 30300 (Lewiston, ID-WA). 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 (91.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures