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

The median hourly wage is $24.17. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $28.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Medford, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.95 an hour ($45,660 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.

Do welders make more in Medford or Albany?

Albany pays more: the median is $50,270 in Medford and $62,790 in Albany, a 20% difference.

How does Medford pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Medford median of $50,270 is 15% less than the Oregon median of $59,450.

Welder salary in Medford, OR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Medford, OR area earn a median of $50,270 a year, or $24.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,090. That's 15% less than the Oregon median of $59,450.

Median yearly pay$50,270

Bottom 10% under$45,660Top 10% over$66,090

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.95/hr
Jobs in this area: 200
After cost of living: $49,560
Median hourly pay: $24.17/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Oregon median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32780, Medford, 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	$45,660–$46,900$21.95–$22.55/hr
Experienced welder	$50,270$24.17/hr
Top earners	$58,700–$66,090$28.22–$31.77/hr

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

How Medford, OR compares

Medford has the lowest welder median of the 8 Oregon metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Medford area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.83 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $66,090, is 1.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,660: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Medford, OR?: Welders in the Medford, OR area earn a median of $50,270 a year, or $24.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,090.
How much do welders make an hour in Medford, OR?: The median hourly wage is $24.17. The middle half earn between $22.55 and $28.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Medford, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.95 an hour ($45,660 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.55.
Do welders make more in Medford or Albany?: Albany pays more: the median is $50,270 in Medford and $62,790 in Albany, a 20% difference.
How does Medford pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Medford median of $50,270 is 15% 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 32780 (Medford, 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 (101.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures