How much do welders make an hour in Baltimore, MD?

The median hourly wage is $29.77. The middle half earn between $23.16 and $38.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.82 an hour ($43,300 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.16.

Do welders make more in Baltimore or Lexington Park?

Baltimore pays more: the median is $61,920 in Baltimore and $60,840 in Lexington Park, a 2% difference.

How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Baltimore median of $61,920 is 3% more than the Maryland median of $60,310.

Welder salary in Baltimore, MD

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $61,920 a year, or $29.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $95,280 a year. That's 3% more than the Maryland median of $60,310.

Median yearly pay$61,920

Bottom 10% under$43,300Top 10% over$95,280

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.82/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,290
After cost of living: $59,260
Median hourly pay: $29.77/hr
vs U.S. median: +15%
vs Maryland median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12580, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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	$43,300–$48,180$20.82–$23.16/hr
Experienced welder	$61,920$29.77/hr
Top earners	$80,060–$95,280$38.49–$45.81/hr

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

How Baltimore, MD compares

Baltimore has the highest welder median of the 6 Maryland metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Baltimore area than nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.35 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,280, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,300: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Baltimore, MD?: Welders in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $61,920 a year, or $29.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $95,280 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Baltimore, MD?: The median hourly wage is $29.77. The middle half earn between $23.16 and $38.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.82 an hour ($43,300 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.16.
Do welders make more in Baltimore or Lexington Park?: Baltimore pays more: the median is $61,920 in Baltimore and $60,840 in Lexington Park, a 2% difference.
How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Baltimore median of $61,920 is 3% more than the Maryland median of $60,310.

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 12580 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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 (104.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures