How much do welders make an hour in Massachusetts?

The median hourly wage is $30.08. The middle half earn between $25.81 and $35.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Massachusetts?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.94 an hour ($47,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.81.

Where in Massachusetts do welders earn the most?

Among Massachusetts metro areas, Boston–Cambridge–Newton has the highest median at $63,770 a year, and Providence–Warwick the lowest at $52,800.

Do welders in Massachusetts earn more than the national average?

The Massachusetts median of $62,570 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Massachusetts run 6% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $59,160 would nationally.

Welder salary in Massachusetts

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Massachusetts earn a median of $62,570 a year, or $30.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $83,430. That's 16% more than the national median of $53,750, 6th of 51 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$62,570

Bottom 10% under$47,720Top 10% over$83,430

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.94/hr
Jobs in Massachusetts: 2,830
After cost of living: $59,160
Median hourly pay: $30.08/hr
vs U.S. median: +16%
Rank among states: 6th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25). 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	$47,720–$53,680$22.94–$25.81/hr
Experienced welder	$62,570$30.08/hr
Top earners	$74,050–$83,430$35.60–$40.11/hr

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

How Massachusetts compares

Welders are less concentrated in Massachusetts than nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.29 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,430, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,720: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

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Questions

How much do welders make in Massachusetts?: Welders in Massachusetts earn a median of $62,570 a year, or $30.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $83,430.
How much do welders make an hour in Massachusetts?: The median hourly wage is $30.08. The middle half earn between $25.81 and $35.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Massachusetts?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.94 an hour ($47,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.81.
Where in Massachusetts do welders earn the most?: Among Massachusetts metro areas, Boston–Cambridge–Newton has the highest median at $63,770 a year, and Providence–Warwick the lowest at $52,800.
Do welders in Massachusetts earn more than the national average?: The Massachusetts median of $62,570 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Massachusetts run 6% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $59,160 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 25. 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 (105.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures