How much do welders make an hour in College Station, TX?

The median hourly wage is $25.39. The middle half earn between $21.35 and $31.56 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in College Station, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.84 an hour ($39,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.35.

Do welders make more in College Station or Beaumont?

Beaumont pays more: the median is $52,800 in College Station and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 11% difference.

How does College Station pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The College Station median of $52,800 is 1% less than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in College Station, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the College Station–Bryan, TX area earn a median of $52,800 a year, or $25.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,180 a year. Statewide, welders earn a median of $53,340; College Station is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$52,800

Bottom 10% under$39,180Top 10% over$77,180

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.84/hr
Jobs in this area: 330
After cost of living: $58,050
Median hourly pay: $25.39/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Texas median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 17780, College Station-Bryan, 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	$39,180–$44,410$18.84–$21.35/hr
Experienced welder	$52,800$25.39/hr
Top earners	$65,630–$77,180$31.56–$37.11/hr

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

How College Station, TX compares

College Station ranks 9th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the College Station area as nationally: 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,180, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,180: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in College Station, TX?: Welders in the College Station–Bryan, TX area earn a median of $52,800 a year, or $25.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,180 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in College Station, TX?: The median hourly wage is $25.39. The middle half earn between $21.35 and $31.56 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in College Station, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.84 an hour ($39,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.35.
Do welders make more in College Station or Beaumont?: Beaumont pays more: the median is $52,800 in College Station and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 11% difference.
How does College Station pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The College Station median of $52,800 is 1% less 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 17780 (College Station-Bryan, 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures