How much do welders make an hour in Harrisburg, PA?

The median hourly wage is $25.16. The middle half earn between $22.52 and $30.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Harrisburg, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.13 an hour ($39,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.52.

Do welders make more in Harrisburg or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $52,330 in Harrisburg and $58,380 in Philadelphia, a 10% difference.

How does Harrisburg pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Harrisburg median of $52,330 is 1% less than the Pennsylvania median of $52,900.

Welder salary in Harrisburg, PA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA area earn a median of $52,330 a year, or $25.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,430. Across all of Pennsylvania, the median is $52,900, so Harrisburg pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$52,330

Bottom 10% under$39,780Top 10% over$74,430

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.13/hr
Jobs in this area: 420
After cost of living: $53,050
Median hourly pay: $25.16/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Pennsylvania median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25420, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA). 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	$39,780–$46,840$19.13–$22.52/hr
Experienced welder	$52,330$25.16/hr
Top earners	$64,270–$74,430$30.90–$35.78/hr

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

How Harrisburg, PA compares

Harrisburg ranks 8th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Harrisburg area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.46 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,430, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Harrisburg, PA?: Welders in the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA area earn a median of $52,330 a year, or $25.16 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,430.
How much do welders make an hour in Harrisburg, PA?: The median hourly wage is $25.16. The middle half earn between $22.52 and $30.90 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Harrisburg, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.13 an hour ($39,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.52.
Do welders make more in Harrisburg or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $52,330 in Harrisburg and $58,380 in Philadelphia, a 10% difference.
How does Harrisburg pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Harrisburg median of $52,330 is 1% less than the Pennsylvania median of $52,900.

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 25420 (Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA). 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 (98.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures