How much do welders make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?

The median hourly wage is $23.95. The middle half earn between $22.43 and $28.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Spartanburg, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.29 an hour ($40,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.43.

Do welders make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?

Charlotte pays more: the median is $49,820 in Spartanburg and $56,070 in Charlotte, a 11% difference.

How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?

The Spartanburg median of $49,820 is about the same as the South Carolina median of $49,980.

Welder salary in Spartanburg, SC

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $49,820 a year, or $23.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $65,510 a year. That's about the same as the South Carolina median of $49,980.

Median yearly pay$49,820

Bottom 10% under$40,130Top 10% over$65,510

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.29/hr
Jobs in this area: 710
After cost of living: $54,720
Median hourly pay: $23.95/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs South Carolina median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43900, Spartanburg, 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	$40,130–$46,650$19.29–$22.43/hr
Experienced welder	$49,820$23.95/hr
Top earners	$58,680–$65,510$28.21–$31.50/hr

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

How Spartanburg, SC compares

Spartanburg ranks 5th of 10 South Carolina metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Spartanburg area than nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $65,510, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,130: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Spartanburg, SC?: Welders in the Spartanburg, SC area earn a median of $49,820 a year, or $23.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $65,510 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Spartanburg, SC?: The median hourly wage is $23.95. The middle half earn between $22.43 and $28.21 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Spartanburg, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.29 an hour ($40,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.43.
Do welders make more in Spartanburg or Charlotte?: Charlotte pays more: the median is $49,820 in Spartanburg and $56,070 in Charlotte, a 11% difference.
How does Spartanburg pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Spartanburg median of $49,820 is about the same as 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 43900 (Spartanburg, 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 (91.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures