How much do welders make an hour in Lewiston, ME?

The median hourly wage is $26.69. The middle half earn between $23.13 and $28.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Lewiston, ME?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.32 an hour ($46,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.13.

Do welders make more in Lewiston or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $55,520 in Lewiston and $66,420 in Portland, a 16% difference.

How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Maine?

The Lewiston median of $55,520 is 11% less than the Maine median of $62,220.

Welder salary in Lewiston, ME

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Lewiston–Auburn, ME area earn a median of $55,520 a year, or $26.69 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $71,830 a year. Across all of Maine, the median is $62,220, so Lewiston pays 11% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$55,520

Bottom 10% under$46,430Top 10% over$71,830

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.32/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $58,600
Median hourly pay: $26.69/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Maine median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30340, Lewiston-Auburn, ME). 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	$46,430–$48,100$22.32–$23.13/hr
Experienced welder	$55,520$26.69/hr
Top earners	$59,820–$71,830$28.76–$34.53/hr

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

How Lewiston, ME compares

Lewiston ranks 2nd of 3 Maine metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Lewiston area than nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.62 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,830, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,430: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Lewiston, ME?: Welders in the Lewiston–Auburn, ME area earn a median of $55,520 a year, or $26.69 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $71,830 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Lewiston, ME?: The median hourly wage is $26.69. The middle half earn between $23.13 and $28.76 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Lewiston, ME?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.32 an hour ($46,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.13.
Do welders make more in Lewiston or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $55,520 in Lewiston and $66,420 in Portland, a 16% difference.
How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Maine?: The Lewiston median of $55,520 is 11% less than the Maine median of $62,220.

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 30340 (Lewiston-Auburn, ME). 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 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures