How much do welders make an hour in Oregon?

The median hourly wage is $28.58. The middle half earn between $23.89 and $32.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Oregon?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.15 an hour ($46,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.89.

Where in Oregon do welders earn the most?

Among Oregon metro areas, Albany has the highest median at $62,790 a year, and Medford the lowest at $50,270.

Do welders in Oregon earn more than the national average?

The Oregon median of $59,450 is 11% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Oregon run 3% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,520 would nationally.

Welder salary in Oregon

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Oregon earn a median of $59,450 a year, or $28.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,230. Oregon ranks 17th of 51 states and DC for welder pay, at 11% more than the U.S. median of $53,750.

Median yearly pay$59,450

Bottom 10% under$46,070Top 10% over$79,230

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.15/hr
Jobs in Oregon: 5,240
After cost of living: $57,520
Median hourly pay: $28.58/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
Rank among states: 17th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41). 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	$46,070–$49,690$22.15–$23.89/hr
Experienced welder	$59,450$28.58/hr
Top earners	$66,570–$79,230$32.00–$38.09/hr

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

How Oregon compares

Welders hold about the same share of jobs in Oregon as nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,230, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,070: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Oregon

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$53,330
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$50,610
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$49,390

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Questions

How much do welders make in Oregon?: Welders in Oregon earn a median of $59,450 a year, or $28.58 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,230.
How much do welders make an hour in Oregon?: The median hourly wage is $28.58. The middle half earn between $23.89 and $32.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Oregon?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.15 an hour ($46,070 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.89.
Where in Oregon do welders earn the most?: Among Oregon metro areas, Albany has the highest median at $62,790 a year, and Medford the lowest at $50,270.
Do welders in Oregon earn more than the national average?: The Oregon median of $59,450 is 11% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Oregon run 3% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $57,520 would nationally.

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 41. 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 (103.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures