How much do welders make an hour in Bend, OR?

The median hourly wage is $27.36. The middle half earn between $23.78 and $29.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Bend, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.93 an hour ($47,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.78.

Do welders make more in Bend or Albany?

Albany pays more: the median is $56,910 in Bend and $62,790 in Albany, a 9% difference.

How does Bend pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Bend median of $56,910 is 4% less than the Oregon median of $59,450.

Welder salary in Bend, OR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Bend, OR area earn a median of $56,910 a year, or $27.36 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,590. Across all of Oregon, the median is $59,450, so Bend pays 4% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$56,910

Bottom 10% under$47,690Top 10% over$71,590

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.93/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $54,930
Median hourly pay: $27.36/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Oregon median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13460, Bend, OR). 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	$47,690–$49,460$22.93–$23.78/hr
Experienced welder	$56,910$27.36/hr
Top earners	$62,380–$71,590$29.99–$34.42/hr

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

How Bend, OR compares

Bend ranks 5th of 8 Oregon metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Bend area than nationally: 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,590, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,690: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

Other trades in Bend, OR

Electrician HVAC technician Lineman Plumber

Questions

How much do welders make in Bend, OR?: Welders in the Bend, OR area earn a median of $56,910 a year, or $27.36 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,590.
How much do welders make an hour in Bend, OR?: The median hourly wage is $27.36. The middle half earn between $23.78 and $29.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Bend, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.93 an hour ($47,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.78.
Do welders make more in Bend or Albany?: Albany pays more: the median is $56,910 in Bend and $62,790 in Albany, a 9% difference.
How does Bend pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Bend median of $56,910 is 4% less than the Oregon median of $59,450.

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 13460 (Bend, OR). 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 (103.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures