How much do welders make an hour in Greenville, NC?

The median hourly wage is $27.58. The middle half earn between $22.21 and $29.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Greenville, NC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.39 an hour ($36,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.21.

Do welders make more in Greenville or Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach pays more: the median is $57,360 in Greenville and $62,670 in Virginia Beach, a 8% difference.

How does Greenville pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?

The Greenville median of $57,360 is 13% more than the North Carolina median of $50,590.

Welder salary in Greenville, NC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Greenville, NC area earn a median of $57,360 a year, or $27.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $72,170 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $50,590; Greenville is 13% above it.

Median yearly pay$57,360

Bottom 10% under$36,160Top 10% over$72,170

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 230
After cost of living: $64,890
Median hourly pay: $27.58/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs North Carolina median: +13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24780, Greenville, NC). 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	$36,160–$46,210$17.39–$22.21/hr
Experienced welder	$57,360$27.58/hr
Top earners	$61,310–$72,170$29.48–$34.70/hr

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

How Greenville, NC compares

Greenville ranks 2nd of 14 North Carolina metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Greenville area as nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $72,170, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,160: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other North Carolina metro areas

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Questions

How much do welders make in Greenville, NC?: Welders in the Greenville, NC area earn a median of $57,360 a year, or $27.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $72,170 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Greenville, NC?: The median hourly wage is $27.58. The middle half earn between $22.21 and $29.48 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Greenville, NC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.39 an hour ($36,160 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.21.
Do welders make more in Greenville or Virginia Beach?: Virginia Beach pays more: the median is $57,360 in Greenville and $62,670 in Virginia Beach, a 8% difference.
How does Greenville pay compare with the rest of North Carolina?: The Greenville median of $57,360 is 13% more than the North Carolina median of $50,590.

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 24780 (Greenville, NC). 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 (88.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures