How much do welders make an hour in Myrtle Beach, SC?

The median hourly wage is $21.94. The middle half earn between $19.23 and $25.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Myrtle Beach, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.33 an hour ($36,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.23.

Do welders make more in Myrtle Beach or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $45,640 in Myrtle Beach and $56,070 in Charlotte, a 19% difference.

How does Myrtle Beach pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?

The Myrtle Beach median of $45,640 is 9% less than the South Carolina median of $49,980.

Welder salary in Myrtle Beach, SC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC area earn a median of $45,640 a year, or $21.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $61,120. That's 9% less than the South Carolina median of $49,980.

Median yearly pay$45,640

Bottom 10% under$36,040Top 10% over$61,120

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.33/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $48,740
Median hourly pay: $21.94/hr
vs U.S. median: −15%
vs South Carolina median: −9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34820, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC). 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	$36,040–$40,000$17.33–$19.23/hr
Experienced welder	$45,640$21.94/hr
Top earners	$52,800–$61,120$25.39–$29.39/hr

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

How Myrtle Beach, SC compares

Myrtle Beach ranks 8th of 10 South Carolina metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Myrtle Beach area than nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.33 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $61,120, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,040: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Myrtle Beach, SC?: Welders in the Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC area earn a median of $45,640 a year, or $21.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $61,120.
How much do welders make an hour in Myrtle Beach, SC?: The median hourly wage is $21.94. The middle half earn between $19.23 and $25.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Myrtle Beach, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.33 an hour ($36,040 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.23.
Do welders make more in Myrtle Beach or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $45,640 in Myrtle Beach and $56,070 in Charlotte, a 19% difference.
How does Myrtle Beach pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Myrtle Beach median of $45,640 is 9% less than the South Carolina median of $49,980.

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 34820 (Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC). 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 (93.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures