How much do welders make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

The median hourly wage is $26.93. The middle half earn between $22.45 and $30.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.24 an hour ($40,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.45.

Do welders make more in Hagerstown or Baltimore?

Baltimore pays more: the median is $56,020 in Hagerstown and $61,920 in Baltimore, a 10% difference.

How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Hagerstown median of $56,020 is 7% less than the Maryland median of $60,310.

Welder salary in Hagerstown, MD-WV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $56,020 a year, or $26.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,230. Statewide, welders earn a median of $60,310; Hagerstown is 7% below it.

Median yearly pay$56,020

Bottom 10% under$40,030Top 10% over$76,230

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.24/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $59,490
Median hourly pay: $26.93/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs Maryland median: −7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25180, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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	$40,030–$46,700$19.24–$22.45/hr
Experienced welder	$56,020$26.93/hr
Top earners	$62,630–$76,230$30.11–$36.65/hr

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

How Hagerstown, MD-WV compares

Hagerstown has the lowest welder median of the 6 Maryland metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Hagerstown area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.45 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,230, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: Welders in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $56,020 a year, or $26.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,230.
How much do welders make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: The median hourly wage is $26.93. The middle half earn between $22.45 and $30.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.24 an hour ($40,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.45.
Do welders make more in Hagerstown or Baltimore?: Baltimore pays more: the median is $56,020 in Hagerstown and $61,920 in Baltimore, a 10% difference.
How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Hagerstown median of $56,020 is 7% less 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 25180 (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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 (94.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures