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

The median hourly wage is $22.93. The middle half earn between $21.21 and $26.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Youngstown, OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.55 an hour ($38,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.21.

Do welders make more in Youngstown or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $47,690 in Youngstown and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 8% difference.

How does Youngstown pay compare with the rest of Ohio?

The Youngstown median of $47,690 is 5% less than the Ohio median of $50,340.

Welder salary in Youngstown, OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Youngstown–Warren, OH area earn a median of $47,690 a year, or $22.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,890. Statewide, welders earn a median of $50,340; Youngstown is 5% below it.

Median yearly pay$47,690

Bottom 10% under$38,590Top 10% over$60,890

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 680
After cost of living: $54,570
Median hourly pay: $22.93/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Ohio median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49660, Youngstown-Warren, 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	$38,590–$44,110$18.55–$21.21/hr
Experienced welder	$47,690$22.93/hr
Top earners	$55,640–$60,890$26.75–$29.27/hr

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

How Youngstown, OH compares

Youngstown ranks 13th of 15 Ohio metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Youngstown area than nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $60,890, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,590: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Youngstown, OH?: Welders in the Youngstown–Warren, OH area earn a median of $47,690 a year, or $22.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $60,890.
How much do welders make an hour in Youngstown, OH?: The median hourly wage is $22.93. The middle half earn between $21.21 and $26.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Youngstown, OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.55 an hour ($38,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.21.
Do welders make more in Youngstown or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $47,690 in Youngstown and $51,990 in Cincinnati, a 8% difference.
How does Youngstown pay compare with the rest of Ohio?: The Youngstown median of $47,690 is 5% 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 49660 (Youngstown-Warren, 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 (87.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures