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

The median hourly wage is $23.58. The middle half earn between $21.45 and $28.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Cleveland, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.91 an hour ($39,330 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.45.

Do welders make more in Cleveland or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $49,040 in Cleveland and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 6% difference.

How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Cleveland median of $49,040 is 3% less than the Ohio median of $50,340.

Welder salary in Cleveland, OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $49,040 a year, or $23.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $68,640 a year. Across all of Ohio, the median is $50,340, so Cleveland pays 3% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$49,040

Bottom 10% under$39,330Top 10% over$68,640

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,510
After cost of living: $52,210
Median hourly pay: $23.58/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Ohio median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17410, Cleveland, 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	$39,330–$44,620$18.91–$21.45/hr
Experienced welder	$49,040$23.58/hr
Top earners	$58,850–$68,640$28.29–$33.00/hr

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

How Cleveland, OH compares

Cleveland ranks 10th of 15 Ohio metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Cleveland area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $68,640, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,330: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Cleveland, OH?: Welders in the Cleveland, OH area earn a median of $49,040 a year, or $23.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $68,640 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Cleveland, OH?: The median hourly wage is $23.58. The middle half earn between $21.45 and $28.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Cleveland, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.91 an hour ($39,330 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.45.
Do welders make more in Cleveland or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $49,040 in Cleveland and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 6% difference.
How does Cleveland pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Cleveland median of $49,040 is 3% less than 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 17410 (Cleveland, 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures