Welder salary in Binghamton, NY
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Welders in the Binghamton, NY area earn a median of $50,560 a year, or $24.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $69,750 a year. That's 15% less than the New York median of $59,140.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.03/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 110
- After cost of living
- $54,450
- Median hourly pay
- $24.31/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −6%
- vs New York median
- −15%
Entry-level to top welder pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $39,570–$45,960$19.03–$22.10/hr | |
| Experienced welder | $50,560$24.31/hr | |
| Top earners | $59,230–$69,750$28.48–$33.54/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Binghamton, NY compares
- Binghamton ranks 10th of 12 New York metro areas for welder pay.
- Welders are less concentrated in the Binghamton area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.41 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $69,750, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,570: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do welders make in Binghamton, NY?
- Welders in the Binghamton, NY area earn a median of $50,560 a year, or $24.31 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $69,750 a year.
- How much do welders make an hour in Binghamton, NY?
- The median hourly wage is $24.31. The middle half earn between $22.10 and $28.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice welders make in Binghamton, NY?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.03 an hour ($39,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.10.
- Do welders make more in Binghamton or New York?
- New York pays more: the median is $50,560 in Binghamton and $61,680 in New York, a 18% difference.
- How does Binghamton pay compare with the rest of New York?
- The Binghamton median of $50,560 is 15% less than the New York median of $59,140.
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 13780 (Binghamton, NY). 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 (92.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures