How much do welders make an hour in Oklahoma City, OK?

The median hourly wage is $23.44. The middle half earn between $20.55 and $28.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Oklahoma City, OK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.06 an hour ($37,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.55.

Do welders make more in Oklahoma City or Tulsa?

Tulsa pays more: the median is $48,760 in Oklahoma City and $53,550 in Tulsa, a 9% difference.

How does Oklahoma City pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?

The Oklahoma City median of $48,760 is 2% less than the Oklahoma median of $49,720.

Welder salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Oklahoma City, OK area earn a median of $48,760 a year, or $23.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,640. That's 2% less than the Oklahoma median of $49,720.

Median yearly pay$48,760

Bottom 10% under$37,560Top 10% over$70,640

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.06/hr
Jobs in this area: 2,200
After cost of living: $53,930
Median hourly pay: $23.44/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Oklahoma median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36420, Oklahoma City, OK). 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	$37,560–$42,740$18.06–$20.55/hr
Experienced welder	$48,760$23.44/hr
Top earners	$59,600–$70,640$28.65–$33.96/hr

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

How Oklahoma City, OK compares

Oklahoma City ranks 4th of 5 Oklahoma metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Oklahoma City area than nationally: 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,640, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Oklahoma City, OK?: Welders in the Oklahoma City, OK area earn a median of $48,760 a year, or $23.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,640.
How much do welders make an hour in Oklahoma City, OK?: The median hourly wage is $23.44. The middle half earn between $20.55 and $28.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Oklahoma City, OK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.06 an hour ($37,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.55.
Do welders make more in Oklahoma City or Tulsa?: Tulsa pays more: the median is $48,760 in Oklahoma City and $53,550 in Tulsa, a 9% difference.
How does Oklahoma City pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?: The Oklahoma City median of $48,760 is 2% less than the Oklahoma median of $49,720.

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 36420 (Oklahoma City, OK). 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 (90.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures