How much do welders make an hour in Hattiesburg, MS?

The median hourly wage is $23.80. The middle half earn between $20.16 and $30.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Hattiesburg, MS?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.28 an hour ($38,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.16.

Do welders make more in Hattiesburg or Gulfport?

Gulfport pays more: the median is $49,500 in Hattiesburg and $63,440 in Gulfport, a 22% difference.

How does Hattiesburg pay compare with the rest of Mississippi?

The Hattiesburg median of $49,500 is 3% less than the Mississippi median of $51,100.

Welder salary in Hattiesburg, MS

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Hattiesburg, MS area earn a median of $49,500 a year, or $23.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $88,730. Across all of Mississippi, the median is $51,100, so Hattiesburg pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$49,500

Bottom 10% under$38,030Top 10% over$88,730

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.28/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $56,490
Median hourly pay: $23.80/hr
vs U.S. median: −8%
vs Mississippi median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25620, Hattiesburg, MS). 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	$38,030–$41,940$18.28–$20.16/hr
Experienced welder	$49,500$23.80/hr
Top earners	$62,860–$88,730$30.22–$42.66/hr

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

How Hattiesburg, MS compares

Hattiesburg ranks 3rd of 4 Mississippi metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Hattiesburg area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $88,730, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Hattiesburg, MS?: Welders in the Hattiesburg, MS area earn a median of $49,500 a year, or $23.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $88,730.
How much do welders make an hour in Hattiesburg, MS?: The median hourly wage is $23.80. The middle half earn between $20.16 and $30.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Hattiesburg, MS?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.28 an hour ($38,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.16.
Do welders make more in Hattiesburg or Gulfport?: Gulfport pays more: the median is $49,500 in Hattiesburg and $63,440 in Gulfport, a 22% difference.
How does Hattiesburg pay compare with the rest of Mississippi?: The Hattiesburg median of $49,500 is 3% less than the Mississippi median of $51,100.

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 25620 (Hattiesburg, MS). 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 (87.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures