How much do welders make an hour in Slidell, LA?

The median hourly wage is $29.24. The middle half earn between $22.31 and $30.42 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Slidell, LA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.88 an hour ($30,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.31.

Do welders make more in Slidell or Baton Rouge?

Baton Rouge pays more: the median is $60,810 in Slidell and $78,170 in Baton Rouge, a 22% difference.

How does Slidell pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?

The Slidell median of $60,810 is 2% less than the Louisiana median of $62,250.

Welder salary in Slidell, LA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Slidell–Mandeville–Covington, LA area earn a median of $60,810 a year, or $29.24 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,390. Across all of Louisiana, the median is $62,250, so Slidell pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$60,810

Bottom 10% under$30,960Top 10% over$75,390

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $14.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $65,580
Median hourly pay: $29.24/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
vs Louisiana median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43640, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA). 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	$30,960–$46,390$14.88–$22.31/hr
Experienced welder	$60,810$29.24/hr
Top earners	$63,280–$75,390$30.42–$36.25/hr

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

How Slidell, LA compares

Slidell ranks 6th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Slidell area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,390, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $30,960: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Louisiana metro areas

Questions

How much do welders make in Slidell, LA?: Welders in the Slidell–Mandeville–Covington, LA area earn a median of $60,810 a year, or $29.24 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,390.
How much do welders make an hour in Slidell, LA?: The median hourly wage is $29.24. The middle half earn between $22.31 and $30.42 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Slidell, LA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.88 an hour ($30,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.31.
Do welders make more in Slidell or Baton Rouge?: Baton Rouge pays more: the median is $60,810 in Slidell and $78,170 in Baton Rouge, a 22% difference.
How does Slidell pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?: The Slidell median of $60,810 is 2% less than the Louisiana median of $62,250.

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 43640 (Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures