How much do welders make an hour in Springfield, MO?

The median hourly wage is $26.00. The middle half earn between $22.85 and $29.03 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Springfield, MO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.36 an hour ($38,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.85.

Do welders make more in Springfield or St. Joseph?

St. Joseph pays more: the median is $54,080 in Springfield and $66,060 in St. Joseph, a 18% difference.

How does Springfield pay compare with the rest of Missouri?

The Springfield median of $54,080 is 4% more than the Missouri median of $51,950.

Welder salary in Springfield, MO

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Springfield, MO area earn a median of $54,080 a year, or $26.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $60,780 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $51,950; Springfield is 4% above it.

Median yearly pay$54,080

Bottom 10% under$38,190Top 10% over$60,780

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.36/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,060
After cost of living: $61,050
Median hourly pay: $26.00/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs Missouri median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 44180, Springfield, MO). 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	$38,190–$47,520$18.36–$22.85/hr
Experienced welder	$54,080$26.00/hr
Top earners	$60,390–$60,780$29.03–$29.22/hr

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

How Springfield, MO compares

Springfield ranks 3rd of 8 Missouri metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Springfield area than nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,780, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Springfield, MO?: Welders in the Springfield, MO area earn a median of $54,080 a year, or $26.00 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $60,780 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Springfield, MO?: The median hourly wage is $26.00. The middle half earn between $22.85 and $29.03 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Springfield, MO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.36 an hour ($38,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.85.
Do welders make more in Springfield or St. Joseph?: St. Joseph pays more: the median is $54,080 in Springfield and $66,060 in St. Joseph, a 18% difference.
How does Springfield pay compare with the rest of Missouri?: The Springfield median of $54,080 is 4% more than the Missouri median of $51,950.

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 44180 (Springfield, MO). 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 (88.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures