How much do welders make an hour in Akron, OH?

The median hourly wage is $24.20. The middle half earn between $22.93 and $29.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Akron, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.13 an hour ($41,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.93.

Do welders make more in Akron or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $50,340 in Akron and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 3% difference.

How does Akron pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Akron median of $50,340 is about the same as the Ohio median of $50,340.

Welder salary in Akron, OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Akron, OH area earn a median of $50,340 a year, or $24.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,820. That's about the same as the Ohio median of $50,340.

Median yearly pay$50,340

Bottom 10% under$41,870Top 10% over$77,820

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.13/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,170
After cost of living: $53,910
Median hourly pay: $24.20/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Ohio median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 10420, Akron, OH). 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	$41,870–$47,680$20.13–$22.93/hr
Experienced welder	$50,340$24.20/hr
Top earners	$61,070–$77,820$29.36–$37.41/hr

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

How Akron, OH compares

Akron ranks 7th of 15 Ohio metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Akron area than nationally: 3.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,820, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,870: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Akron, OH?: Welders in the Akron, OH area earn a median of $50,340 a year, or $24.20 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $77,820.
How much do welders make an hour in Akron, OH?: The median hourly wage is $24.20. The middle half earn between $22.93 and $29.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Akron, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.13 an hour ($41,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.93.
Do welders make more in Akron or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $50,340 in Akron and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 3% difference.
How does Akron pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Akron median of $50,340 is about the same as the Ohio median of $50,340.

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 10420 (Akron, OH). 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 (93.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures