How much do welders make an hour in Nevada?

The median hourly wage is $29.58. The middle half earn between $23.41 and $36.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Nevada?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.41 an hour ($44,530 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.41.

Where in Nevada do welders earn the most?

Among Nevada metro areas, Carson City has the highest median at $61,520 a year, and Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas the lowest at $57,980.

Do welders in Nevada earn more than the national average?

The Nevada median of $61,520 is 14% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Nevada run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $61,530 would nationally.

Welder salary in Nevada

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Nevada earn a median of $61,520 a year, or $29.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $95,050 a year. Nevada ranks 11th of 51 states and DC for welder pay, at 14% more than the U.S. median of $53,750.

Median yearly pay$61,520

Bottom 10% under$44,530Top 10% over$95,050

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.41/hr
Jobs in Nevada: 1,600
After cost of living: $61,530
Median hourly pay: $29.58/hr
vs U.S. median: +14%
Rank among states: 11th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32). 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	$44,530–$48,700$21.41–$23.41/hr
Experienced welder	$61,520$29.58/hr
Top earners	$76,670–$95,050$36.86–$45.70/hr

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

How Nevada compares

Welders are less concentrated in Nevada than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.39 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,050, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,530: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Nevada

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$79,810

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Questions

How much do welders make in Nevada?: Welders in Nevada earn a median of $61,520 a year, or $29.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $95,050 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Nevada?: The median hourly wage is $29.58. The middle half earn between $23.41 and $36.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Nevada?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.41 an hour ($44,530 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.41.
Where in Nevada do welders earn the most?: Among Nevada metro areas, Carson City has the highest median at $61,520 a year, and Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas the lowest at $57,980.
Do welders in Nevada earn more than the national average?: The Nevada median of $61,520 is 14% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Nevada run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $61,530 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 32. 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 (100.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures