How much do welders make an hour in Mississippi?

The median hourly wage is $24.57. The middle half earn between $19.71 and $30.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Mississippi?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.69 an hour ($36,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.71.

Where in Mississippi do welders earn the most?

Among Mississippi metro areas, Gulfport–Biloxi has the highest median at $63,440 a year, and Memphis the lowest at $48,600.

Do welders in Mississippi earn more than the national average?

The Mississippi median of $51,100 is 5% less than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Mississippi run 13% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $58,770 would nationally.

Welder salary in Mississippi

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Mississippi earn a median of $51,100 a year, or $24.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $64,440. That's 5% less than the national median of $53,750, 35th of 51 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$51,100

Bottom 10% under$36,800Top 10% over$64,440

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.69/hr
Jobs in Mississippi: 6,460
After cost of living: $58,770
Median hourly pay: $24.57/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
Rank among states: 35th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 28). 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	$36,800–$41,000$17.69–$19.71/hr
Experienced welder	$51,100$24.57/hr
Top earners	$63,440–$64,440$30.50–$30.98/hr

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

How Mississippi compares

Welders are more concentrated in Mississippi than nationally: 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $64,440, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,800: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Mississippi

Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$50,830
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$47,540
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$46,450
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$40,300

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Questions

How much do welders make in Mississippi?: Welders in Mississippi earn a median of $51,100 a year, or $24.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $64,440.
How much do welders make an hour in Mississippi?: The median hourly wage is $24.57. The middle half earn between $19.71 and $30.50 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Mississippi?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.69 an hour ($36,800 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.71.
Where in Mississippi do welders earn the most?: Among Mississippi metro areas, Gulfport–Biloxi has the highest median at $63,440 a year, and Memphis the lowest at $48,600.
Do welders in Mississippi earn more than the national average?: The Mississippi median of $51,100 is 5% less than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Mississippi run 13% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $58,770 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 28. 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures