How much do welders make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?

The median hourly wage is $27.87. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $31.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Las Vegas, NV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.07 an hour ($41,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.

Do welders make more in Las Vegas or Carson City?

Carson City pays more: the median is $57,980 in Las Vegas and $61,520 in Carson City, a 6% difference.

How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?

The Las Vegas median of $57,980 is 6% less than the Nevada median of $61,520.

Welder salary in Las Vegas, NV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $57,980 a year, or $27.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $84,030. That's 6% less than the Nevada median of $61,520.

Median yearly pay$57,980

Bottom 10% under$41,740Top 10% over$84,030

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.07/hr
Jobs in this area: 730
After cost of living: $57,860
Median hourly pay: $27.87/hr
vs U.S. median: +8%
vs Nevada median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29820, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, 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	$41,740–$46,340$20.07–$22.28/hr
Experienced welder	$57,980$27.87/hr
Top earners	$66,180–$84,030$31.82–$40.40/hr

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

How Las Vegas, NV compares

Las Vegas has the lowest welder median of the 3 Nevada metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Las Vegas area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.24 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $84,030, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,740: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Las Vegas, NV?: Welders in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $57,980 a year, or $27.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $84,030.
How much do welders make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?: The median hourly wage is $27.87. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $31.82 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Las Vegas, NV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.07 an hour ($41,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.
Do welders make more in Las Vegas or Carson City?: Carson City pays more: the median is $57,980 in Las Vegas and $61,520 in Carson City, a 6% difference.
How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?: The Las Vegas median of $57,980 is 6% less than 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 29820 (Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures