How much do welders make an hour in Maryland?

The median hourly wage is $29.00. The middle half earn between $23.15 and $37.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Maryland?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.52 an hour ($40,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.15.

Where in Maryland do welders earn the most?

Among Maryland metro areas, Baltimore–Columbia–Towson has the highest median at $61,920 a year, and Hagerstown–Martinsburg the lowest at $56,020.

Do welders in Maryland earn more than the national average?

The Maryland median of $60,310 is 12% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Maryland run 5% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,460 would nationally.

Welder salary in Maryland

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Maryland earn a median of $60,310 a year, or $29.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,280. Maryland ranks 13th of 51 states and DC for welder pay, at 12% more than the U.S. median of $53,750.

Median yearly pay$60,310

Bottom 10% under$40,590Top 10% over$95,280

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.52/hr
Jobs in Maryland: 2,850
After cost of living: $57,460
Median hourly pay: $29.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +12%
Rank among states: 13th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24). 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	$40,590–$48,150$19.52–$23.15/hr
Experienced welder	$60,310$29.00/hr
Top earners	$77,810–$95,280$37.41–$45.81/hr

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

How Maryland compares

Welders are less concentrated in Maryland than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.39 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,280, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,590: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area$54,800

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Questions

How much do welders make in Maryland?: Welders in Maryland earn a median of $60,310 a year, or $29.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,280.
How much do welders make an hour in Maryland?: The median hourly wage is $29.00. The middle half earn between $23.15 and $37.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Maryland?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.52 an hour ($40,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.15.
Where in Maryland do welders earn the most?: Among Maryland metro areas, Baltimore–Columbia–Towson has the highest median at $61,920 a year, and Hagerstown–Martinsburg the lowest at $56,020.
Do welders in Maryland earn more than the national average?: The Maryland median of $60,310 is 12% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Maryland run 5% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,460 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 24. 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 (105.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures