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

The median hourly wage is $26.29. The middle half earn between $23.31 and $29.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Eugene, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.90 an hour ($45,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.31.

Do welders make more in Eugene or Albany?

Albany pays more: the median is $54,670 in Eugene and $62,790 in Albany, a 13% difference.

How does Eugene pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Eugene median of $54,670 is 8% less than the Oregon median of $59,450.

Welder salary in Eugene, OR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $54,670 a year, or $26.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,730. That's 8% less than the Oregon median of $59,450.

Median yearly pay$54,670

Bottom 10% under$45,560Top 10% over$71,730

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.90/hr
Jobs in this area: 530
After cost of living: $53,830
Median hourly pay: $26.29/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Oregon median: −8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21660, Eugene-Springfield, 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	$45,560–$48,480$21.90–$23.31/hr
Experienced welder	$54,670$26.29/hr
Top earners	$60,760–$71,730$29.21–$34.48/hr

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

How Eugene, OR compares

Eugene ranks 6th of 8 Oregon metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Eugene area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,730, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Eugene, OR?: Welders in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $54,670 a year, or $26.29 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,730.
How much do welders make an hour in Eugene, OR?: The median hourly wage is $26.29. The middle half earn between $23.31 and $29.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Eugene, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.90 an hour ($45,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.31.
Do welders make more in Eugene or Albany?: Albany pays more: the median is $54,670 in Eugene and $62,790 in Albany, a 13% difference.
How does Eugene pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Eugene median of $54,670 is 8% 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 21660 (Eugene-Springfield, 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 (101.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures