How much do welders make an hour in Worcester, MA?

The median hourly wage is $29.00. The middle half earn between $25.01 and $32.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Worcester, MA?

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 $25.01.

Do welders make more in Worcester or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $60,320 in Worcester and $63,770 in Boston, a 5% difference.

How does Worcester pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Worcester median of $60,320 is 4% less than the Massachusetts median of $62,570.

Welder salary in Worcester, MA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Worcester, MA area earn a median of $60,320 a year, or $29.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,400. Statewide, welders earn a median of $62,570; Worcester is 4% below it.

Median yearly pay$60,320

Bottom 10% under$47,720Top 10% over$81,400

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.94/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $58,840
Median hourly pay: $29.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +12%
vs Massachusetts median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49340, Worcester, MA). 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–$52,030$22.94–$25.01/hr
Experienced welder	$60,320$29.00/hr
Top earners	$67,350–$81,400$32.38–$39.13/hr

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

How Worcester, MA compares

Worcester ranks 2nd of 4 Massachusetts metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Worcester area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.36 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,400, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,720: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Worcester, MA?: Welders in the Worcester, MA area earn a median of $60,320 a year, or $29.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,400.
How much do welders make an hour in Worcester, MA?: The median hourly wage is $29.00. The middle half earn between $25.01 and $32.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Worcester, MA?: 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 $25.01.
Do welders make more in Worcester or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $60,320 in Worcester and $63,770 in Boston, a 5% difference.
How does Worcester pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Worcester median of $60,320 is 4% less than the Massachusetts median of $62,570.

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 49340 (Worcester, MA). 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 (102.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures