How much do welders make an hour in Carson City, NV?

The median hourly wage is $29.58. The middle half earn between $27.50 and $32.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Carson City, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.60 an hour ($47,000 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.50.

Do welders make more in Carson City or Reno?

Carson City pays more: the median is $61,520 in Carson City and $58,800 in Reno, a 5% difference.

How does Carson City pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Carson City median of $61,520 is about the same as the Nevada median of $61,520.

Welder salary in Carson City, NV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Carson City, NV area earn a median of $61,520 a year, or $29.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,950. Statewide, welders earn a median of $61,520; Carson City is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$61,520

Bottom 10% under$47,000Top 10% over$77,950

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.60/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $62,690
Median hourly pay: $29.58/hr
vs U.S. median: +14%
vs Nevada median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16180, Carson City, NV). 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	$47,000–$57,210$22.60–$27.50/hr
Experienced welder	$61,520$29.58/hr
Top earners	$67,580–$77,950$32.49–$37.48/hr

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

How Carson City, NV compares

Carson City has the highest welder median of the 3 Nevada metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Carson City area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.68 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,950, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,000: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Carson City, NV?: Welders in the Carson City, NV area earn a median of $61,520 a year, or $29.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $77,950.
How much do welders make an hour in Carson City, NV?: The median hourly wage is $29.58. The middle half earn between $27.50 and $32.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Carson City, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.60 an hour ($47,000 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.50.
Do welders make more in Carson City or Reno?: Carson City pays more: the median is $61,520 in Carson City and $58,800 in Reno, a 5% difference.
How does Carson City pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Carson City median of $61,520 is about the same as the Nevada median of $61,520.

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 16180 (Carson City, NV). 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 (98.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures