How much do welders make an hour in Vineland, NJ?

The median hourly wage is $25.48. The middle half earn between $23.00 and $30.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Vineland, NJ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.57 an hour ($42,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.00.

Do welders make more in Vineland or New York?

New York pays more: the median is $53,000 in Vineland and $61,680 in New York, a 14% difference.

How does Vineland pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?

The Vineland median of $53,000 is 11% less than the New Jersey median of $59,440.

Welder salary in Vineland, NJ

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Vineland, NJ area earn a median of $53,000 a year, or $25.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $68,910. Statewide, welders earn a median of $59,440; Vineland is 11% below it.

Median yearly pay$53,000

Bottom 10% under$42,780Top 10% over$68,910

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.57/hr
Jobs in this area: 70
After cost of living: $55,230
Median hourly pay: $25.48/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs New Jersey median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47220, Vineland, 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	$42,780–$47,830$20.57–$23.00/hr
Experienced welder	$53,000$25.48/hr
Top earners	$63,710–$68,910$30.63–$33.13/hr

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

How Vineland, NJ compares

Vineland has the lowest welder median of the 6 New Jersey metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Vineland area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.39 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $68,910, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Vineland, NJ?: Welders in the Vineland, NJ area earn a median of $53,000 a year, or $25.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $68,910.
How much do welders make an hour in Vineland, NJ?: The median hourly wage is $25.48. The middle half earn between $23.00 and $30.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Vineland, NJ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.57 an hour ($42,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.00.
Do welders make more in Vineland or New York?: New York pays more: the median is $53,000 in Vineland and $61,680 in New York, a 14% difference.
How does Vineland pay compare with the rest of New Jersey?: The Vineland median of $53,000 is 11% less 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 47220 (Vineland, 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 (96.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures