How much do welders make an hour in Maine?

The median hourly wage is $29.92. The middle half earn between $24.90 and $33.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Maine?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.71 an hour ($47,230 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.90.

Where in Maine do welders earn the most?

Among Maine metro areas, Portland–South Portland has the highest median at $66,420 a year, and Bangor the lowest at $50,590.

Do welders in Maine earn more than the national average?

The Maine median of $62,220 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Maine run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $64,110 would nationally.

Welder salary in Maine

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Maine earn a median of $62,220 a year, or $29.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,220 a year. Nationally the median is $53,750, so Maine pays 16% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 9th of 51.

Median yearly pay$62,220

Bottom 10% under$47,230Top 10% over$76,220

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.71/hr
Jobs in Maine: 1,690
After cost of living: $64,110
Median hourly pay: $29.92/hr
vs U.S. median: +16%
Rank among states: 9th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 23). 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	$47,230–$51,800$22.71–$24.90/hr
Experienced welder	$62,220$29.92/hr
Top earners	$69,130–$76,220$33.24–$36.64/hr

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

How Maine compares

Welders hold about the same share of jobs in Maine as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,220, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,230: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$53,340
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$45,650

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Questions

How much do welders make in Maine?: Welders in Maine earn a median of $62,220 a year, or $29.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $76,220 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Maine?: The median hourly wage is $29.92. The middle half earn between $24.90 and $33.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Maine?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.71 an hour ($47,230 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.90.
Where in Maine do welders earn the most?: Among Maine metro areas, Portland–South Portland has the highest median at $66,420 a year, and Bangor the lowest at $50,590.
Do welders in Maine earn more than the national average?: The Maine median of $62,220 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Maine run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $64,110 would nationally.

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 23. 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 (97.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures