How much do welders make an hour in Bozeman, MT?

The median hourly wage is $28.43. The middle half earn between $24.39 and $30.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Bozeman, MT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.17 an hour ($46,110 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.39.

Do welders make more in Bozeman or Great Falls?

Bozeman pays more: the median is $59,140 in Bozeman and $55,720 in Great Falls, a 6% difference.

How does Bozeman pay compare with the rest of Montana?

The Bozeman median of $59,140 is 6% more than the Montana median of $55,610.

Welder salary in Bozeman, MT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Bozeman, MT area earn a median of $59,140 a year, or $28.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,340. Across all of Montana, the median is $55,610, so Bozeman pays 6% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$59,140

Bottom 10% under$46,110Top 10% over$74,340

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.17/hr
Jobs in this area: 170
After cost of living: $57,690
Median hourly pay: $28.43/hr
vs U.S. median: +10%
vs Montana median: +6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14580, Bozeman, MT). 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	$46,110–$50,740$22.17–$24.39/hr
Experienced welder	$59,140$28.43/hr
Top earners	$63,520–$74,340$30.54–$35.74/hr

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

How Bozeman, MT compares

Bozeman has the highest welder median of the 4 Montana metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Bozeman area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.87 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,340, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,110: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Bozeman, MT?: Welders in the Bozeman, MT area earn a median of $59,140 a year, or $28.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,340.
How much do welders make an hour in Bozeman, MT?: The median hourly wage is $28.43. The middle half earn between $24.39 and $30.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Bozeman, MT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.17 an hour ($46,110 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.39.
Do welders make more in Bozeman or Great Falls?: Bozeman pays more: the median is $59,140 in Bozeman and $55,720 in Great Falls, a 6% difference.
How does Bozeman pay compare with the rest of Montana?: The Bozeman median of $59,140 is 6% more than the Montana median of $55,610.

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 14580 (Bozeman, MT). 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 (102.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures