How much do welders make an hour in Lansing, MI?

The median hourly wage is $24.22. The middle half earn between $22.86 and $29.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Lansing, MI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.52 an hour ($40,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.86.

Do welders make more in Lansing or Detroit?

Detroit pays more: the median is $50,370 in Lansing and $51,810 in Detroit, a 3% difference.

How does Lansing pay compare with the rest of Michigan?

The Lansing median of $50,370 is 1% more than the Michigan median of $49,990.

Welder salary in Lansing, MI

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Lansing–East Lansing, MI area earn a median of $50,370 a year, or $24.22 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,080 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $49,990; Lansing is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$50,370

Bottom 10% under$40,590Top 10% over$74,080

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 370
After cost of living: $53,030
Median hourly pay: $24.22/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Michigan median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29620, Lansing-East Lansing, 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	$40,590–$47,540$19.52–$22.86/hr
Experienced welder	$50,370$24.22/hr
Top earners	$60,490–$74,080$29.08–$35.62/hr

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

How Lansing, MI compares

Lansing ranks 5th of 16 Michigan metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Lansing area than nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.64 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,080, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,590: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Lansing, MI?: Welders in the Lansing–East Lansing, MI area earn a median of $50,370 a year, or $24.22 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,080 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Lansing, MI?: The median hourly wage is $24.22. The middle half earn between $22.86 and $29.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Lansing, MI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.52 an hour ($40,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.86.
Do welders make more in Lansing or Detroit?: Detroit pays more: the median is $50,370 in Lansing and $51,810 in Detroit, a 3% difference.
How does Lansing pay compare with the rest of Michigan?: The Lansing median of $50,370 is 1% 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 29620 (Lansing-East Lansing, 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 (95.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures