How much do welders make an hour in Battle Creek, MI?

The median hourly wage is $25.47. The middle half earn between $23.11 and $28.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Battle Creek, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.30 an hour ($46,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.11.

Do welders make more in Battle Creek or Detroit?

Battle Creek pays more: the median is $52,970 in Battle Creek and $51,810 in Detroit, a 2% difference.

How does Battle Creek pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Battle Creek median of $52,970 is 6% more than the Michigan median of $49,990.

Welder salary in Battle Creek, MI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Battle Creek, MI area earn a median of $52,970 a year, or $25.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $60,730. That's 6% more than the Michigan median of $49,990.

Median yearly pay$52,970

Bottom 10% under$46,380Top 10% over$60,730

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.30/hr
Jobs in this area: 210
After cost of living: $58,500
Median hourly pay: $25.47/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Michigan median: +6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12980, Battle Creek, MI). 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	$46,380–$48,060$22.30–$23.11/hr
Experienced welder	$52,970$25.47/hr
Top earners	$59,870–$60,730$28.79–$29.20/hr

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

How Battle Creek, MI compares

Battle Creek ranks 3rd of 16 Michigan metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Battle Creek area than nationally: 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,730, is 1.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,380: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Michigan metro areas

Other trades in Battle Creek, MI

Electrician HVAC technician Plumber

Questions

How much do welders make in Battle Creek, MI?: Welders in the Battle Creek, MI area earn a median of $52,970 a year, or $25.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $60,730.
How much do welders make an hour in Battle Creek, MI?: The median hourly wage is $25.47. The middle half earn between $23.11 and $28.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Battle Creek, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.30 an hour ($46,380 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.11.
Do welders make more in Battle Creek or Detroit?: Battle Creek pays more: the median is $52,970 in Battle Creek and $51,810 in Detroit, a 2% difference.
How does Battle Creek pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Battle Creek median of $52,970 is 6% more than the Michigan median of $49,990.

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 12980 (Battle Creek, MI). 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 (90.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures