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

The median hourly wage is $23.62. The middle half earn between $19.62 and $27.42 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Toledo, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.26 an hour ($37,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.62.

Do welders make more in Toledo or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $49,130 in Toledo and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 6% difference.

How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Toledo median of $49,130 is 2% less than the Ohio median of $50,340.

Welder salary in Toledo, OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $49,130 a year, or $23.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,750 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $50,340; Toledo is 2% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,130

Bottom 10% under$37,970Top 10% over$61,750

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.26/hr
Jobs in this area: 960
After cost of living: $53,720
Median hourly pay: $23.62/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Ohio median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45780, Toledo, 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	$37,970–$40,810$18.26–$19.62/hr
Experienced welder	$49,130$23.62/hr
Top earners	$57,020–$61,750$27.42–$29.69/hr

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

How Toledo, OH compares

Toledo ranks 9th of 15 Ohio metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Toledo area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $61,750, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Toledo, OH?: Welders in the Toledo, OH area earn a median of $49,130 a year, or $23.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $61,750 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Toledo, OH?: The median hourly wage is $23.62. The middle half earn between $19.62 and $27.42 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Toledo, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.26 an hour ($37,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.62.
Do welders make more in Toledo or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $49,130 in Toledo and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 6% difference.
How does Toledo pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Toledo median of $49,130 is 2% 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 45780 (Toledo, 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 (91.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures