How much do welders make an hour in Minot, ND?

The median hourly wage is $29.84. The middle half earn between $24.94 and $36.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Minot, ND?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.19 an hour ($44,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.94.

Do welders make more in Minot or Bismarck?

Pay is about the same: the median is $62,060 in Minot and $62,000 in Bismarck.

How does Minot pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?

The Minot median of $62,060 is about the same as the North Dakota median of $62,000.

Welder salary in Minot, ND

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Minot, ND area earn a median of $62,060 a year, or $29.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $99,230. Statewide, welders earn a median of $62,000; Minot is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$62,060

Bottom 10% under$44,080Top 10% over$99,230

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.19/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $71,310
Median hourly pay: $29.84/hr
vs U.S. median: +15%
vs North Dakota median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33500, Minot, ND). 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	$44,080–$51,870$21.19–$24.94/hr
Experienced welder	$62,060$29.84/hr
Top earners	$75,160–$99,230$36.13–$47.71/hr

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

How Minot, ND compares

Minot has the highest welder median of the 4 North Dakota metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Minot area than nationally: 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.87 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $99,230, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,080: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Minot, ND?: Welders in the Minot, ND area earn a median of $62,060 a year, or $29.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $99,230.
How much do welders make an hour in Minot, ND?: The median hourly wage is $29.84. The middle half earn between $24.94 and $36.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Minot, ND?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.19 an hour ($44,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.94.
Do welders make more in Minot or Bismarck?: Pay is about the same: the median is $62,060 in Minot and $62,000 in Bismarck.
How does Minot pay compare with the rest of North Dakota?: The Minot median of $62,060 is about the same as the North Dakota median of $62,000.

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 33500 (Minot, ND). 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 (87.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures