How much do welders make an hour in Manchester, NH?

The median hourly wage is $28.13. The middle half earn between $23.53 and $32.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.59 an hour ($46,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.53.

Do welders make more in Manchester or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $58,510 in Manchester and $63,770 in Boston, a 8% difference.

How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?

The Manchester median of $58,510 is 6% less than the New Hampshire median of $62,360.

Welder salary in Manchester, NH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $58,510 a year, or $28.13 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,970. Across all of New Hampshire, the median is $62,360, so Manchester pays 6% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$58,510

Bottom 10% under$46,990Top 10% over$77,970

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $55,380
Median hourly pay: $28.13/hr
vs U.S. median: +9%
vs New Hampshire median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31700, Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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	$46,990–$48,930$22.59–$23.53/hr
Experienced welder	$58,510$28.13/hr
Top earners	$67,400–$77,970$32.40–$37.49/hr

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

How Manchester, NH compares

Welders are less concentrated in the Manchester area than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.51 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,970, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,990: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Hampshire metro areas

Boston–Cambridge–Newton$63,770

Other trades in Manchester, NH

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Questions

How much do welders make in Manchester, NH?: Welders in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $58,510 a year, or $28.13 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,970.
How much do welders make an hour in Manchester, NH?: The median hourly wage is $28.13. The middle half earn between $23.53 and $32.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.59 an hour ($46,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.53.
Do welders make more in Manchester or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $58,510 in Manchester and $63,770 in Boston, a 8% difference.
How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?: The Manchester median of $58,510 is 6% less than the New Hampshire median of $62,360.

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 31700 (Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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 (105.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures