How much do welders make an hour in Ohio?

The median hourly wage is $24.20. The middle half earn between $21.99 and $28.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Ohio?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.75 an hour ($38,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.99.

Where in Ohio do welders earn the most?

Among Ohio metro areas, Lima has the highest median at $85,790 a year, and Mansfield the lowest at $43,120.

Do welders in Ohio earn more than the national average?

The Ohio median of $50,340 is 6% less than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Ohio run 7% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $54,260 would nationally.

Welder salary in Ohio

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Ohio earn a median of $50,340 a year, or $24.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $70,510 a year. Ohio ranks 40th of 51 states and DC for welder pay, at 6% less than the U.S. median of $53,750.

Median yearly pay$50,340

Bottom 10% under$38,990Top 10% over$70,510

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.75/hr
Jobs in Ohio: 20,330
After cost of living: $54,260
Median hourly pay: $24.20/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
Rank among states: 40th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39). 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	$38,990–$45,750$18.75–$21.99/hr
Experienced welder	$50,340$24.20/hr
Top earners	$59,510–$70,510$28.61–$33.90/hr

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

How Ohio compares

Welders are more concentrated in Ohio than nationally: 3.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,510, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,990: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

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Rural Ohio

Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$53,680
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$50,670
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$50,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$49,340

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Questions

How much do welders make in Ohio?: Welders in Ohio earn a median of $50,340 a year, or $24.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $70,510 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Ohio?: The median hourly wage is $24.20. The middle half earn between $21.99 and $28.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Ohio?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.75 an hour ($38,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.99.
Where in Ohio do welders earn the most?: Among Ohio metro areas, Lima has the highest median at $85,790 a year, and Mansfield the lowest at $43,120.
Do welders in Ohio earn more than the national average?: The Ohio median of $50,340 is 6% less than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Ohio run 7% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $54,260 would nationally.

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 39. 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 (92.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures