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

The median hourly wage is $24.48. The middle half earn between $22.39 and $27.95 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Lebanon, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.70 an hour ($38,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.39.

Do welders make more in Lebanon or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $50,920 in Lebanon and $58,380 in Philadelphia, a 13% difference.

How does Lebanon pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Lebanon median of $50,920 is 4% less than the Pennsylvania median of $52,900.

Welder salary in Lebanon, PA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Lebanon, PA area earn a median of $50,920 a year, or $24.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,600. Across all of Pennsylvania, the median is $52,900, so Lebanon pays 4% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$50,920

Bottom 10% under$38,900Top 10% over$65,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.70/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $54,630
Median hourly pay: $24.48/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Pennsylvania median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30140, Lebanon, 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	$38,900–$46,570$18.70–$22.39/hr
Experienced welder	$50,920$24.48/hr
Top earners	$58,140–$65,600$27.95–$31.54/hr

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

How Lebanon, PA compares

Lebanon ranks 11th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Lebanon area than nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $65,600, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,900: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Lebanon, PA?: Welders in the Lebanon, PA area earn a median of $50,920 a year, or $24.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,600.
How much do welders make an hour in Lebanon, PA?: The median hourly wage is $24.48. The middle half earn between $22.39 and $27.95 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Lebanon, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.70 an hour ($38,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.39.
Do welders make more in Lebanon or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $50,920 in Lebanon and $58,380 in Philadelphia, a 13% difference.
How does Lebanon pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Lebanon median of $50,920 is 4% 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 30140 (Lebanon, 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 (93.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures