How much do welders make an hour in Atlantic City, NJ?

The median hourly wage is $29.27. The middle half earn between $23.02 and $33.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Atlantic City, NJ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.74 an hour ($41,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.02.

Do welders make more in Atlantic City or New York?

New York pays more: the median is $60,880 in Atlantic City and $61,680 in New York, a 1% difference.

How does Atlantic City pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?

The Atlantic City median of $60,880 is 2% more than the New Jersey median of $59,440.

Welder salary in Atlantic City, NJ

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Atlantic City–Hammonton, NJ area earn a median of $60,880 a year, or $29.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $90,630. That's 2% more than the New Jersey median of $59,440.

Median yearly pay$60,880

Bottom 10% under$41,060Top 10% over$90,630

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.74/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $61,580
Median hourly pay: $29.27/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
vs New Jersey median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12100, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ). 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	$41,060–$47,880$19.74–$23.02/hr
Experienced welder	$60,880$29.27/hr
Top earners	$70,390–$90,630$33.84–$43.57/hr

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

How Atlantic City, NJ compares

Atlantic City ranks 2nd of 6 New Jersey metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Atlantic City area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.20 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $90,630, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,060: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Atlantic City, NJ?: Welders in the Atlantic City–Hammonton, NJ area earn a median of $60,880 a year, or $29.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $90,630.
How much do welders make an hour in Atlantic City, NJ?: The median hourly wage is $29.27. The middle half earn between $23.02 and $33.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Atlantic City, NJ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.74 an hour ($41,060 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.02.
Do welders make more in Atlantic City or New York?: New York pays more: the median is $60,880 in Atlantic City and $61,680 in New York, a 1% difference.
How does Atlantic City pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?: The Atlantic City median of $60,880 is 2% more than the New Jersey median of $59,440.

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 12100 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ). 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 (98.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures