How much do welders make an hour in Beaumont, TX?

The median hourly wage is $28.46. The middle half earn between $23.28 and $37.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Beaumont, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.27 an hour ($40,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.28.

Do welders make more in Beaumont or Corpus Christi?

Pay is about the same: the median is $59,190 in Beaumont and $59,450 in Corpus Christi.

How does Beaumont pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Beaumont median of $59,190 is 11% more than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Beaumont, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX area earn a median of $59,190 a year, or $28.46 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $83,680. Across all of Texas, the median is $53,340, so Beaumont pays 11% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$59,190

Bottom 10% under$40,080Top 10% over$83,680

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $19.27/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,980
After cost of living: $65,730
Median hourly pay: $28.46/hr
vs U.S. median: +10%
vs Texas median: +11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13140, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX). 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	$40,080–$48,420$19.27–$23.28/hr
Experienced welder	$59,190$28.46/hr
Top earners	$77,280–$83,680$37.15–$40.23/hr

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

How Beaumont, TX compares

Beaumont ranks 4th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Beaumont area than nationally: 12.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 4.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $83,680, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,080: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Beaumont, TX?: Welders in the Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX area earn a median of $59,190 a year, or $28.46 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $83,680.
How much do welders make an hour in Beaumont, TX?: The median hourly wage is $28.46. The middle half earn between $23.28 and $37.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Beaumont, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.27 an hour ($40,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.28.
Do welders make more in Beaumont or Corpus Christi?: Pay is about the same: the median is $59,190 in Beaumont and $59,450 in Corpus Christi.
How does Beaumont pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Beaumont median of $59,190 is 11% more than the Texas median of $53,340.

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 13140 (Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX). 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 (90.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures