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

The median hourly wage is $26.48. The middle half earn between $22.90 and $29.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in York, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.00 an hour ($41,600 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.90.

Do welders make more in York or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $55,070 in York and $58,380 in Philadelphia, a 6% difference.

How does York pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The York median of $55,070 is 4% more than the Pennsylvania median of $52,900.

Welder salary in York, PA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the York–Hanover, PA area earn a median of $55,070 a year, or $26.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,860. That's 4% more than the Pennsylvania median of $52,900.

Median yearly pay$55,070

Bottom 10% under$41,600Top 10% over$73,860

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 730
After cost of living: $57,360
Median hourly pay: $26.48/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Pennsylvania median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49620, York-Hanover, 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	$41,600–$47,640$20.00–$22.90/hr
Experienced welder	$55,070$26.48/hr
Top earners	$61,040–$73,860$29.35–$35.51/hr

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

How York, PA compares

York ranks 2nd of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the York area than nationally: 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,860, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,600: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in York, PA?: Welders in the York–Hanover, PA area earn a median of $55,070 a year, or $26.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,860.
How much do welders make an hour in York, PA?: The median hourly wage is $26.48. The middle half earn between $22.90 and $29.35 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in York, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.00 an hour ($41,600 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.90.
Do welders make more in York or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $55,070 in York and $58,380 in Philadelphia, a 6% difference.
How does York pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The York median of $55,070 is 4% more 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 49620 (York-Hanover, 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 (96.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures