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

The median hourly wage is $24.82. The middle half earn between $22.20 and $30.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Dallas, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.85 an hour ($39,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.20.

Do welders make more in Dallas or Corpus Christi?

Corpus Christi pays more: the median is $51,630 in Dallas and $59,450 in Corpus Christi, a 13% difference.

How does Dallas pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Dallas median of $51,630 is 3% less than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Dallas, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX area earn a median of $51,630 a year, or $24.82 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,920. Statewide, welders earn a median of $53,340; Dallas is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$51,630

Bottom 10% under$39,210Top 10% over$76,920

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.85/hr
Jobs in this area: 10,620
After cost of living: $50,080
Median hourly pay: $24.82/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Texas median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19100, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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	$39,210–$46,180$18.85–$22.20/hr
Experienced welder	$51,630$24.82/hr
Top earners	$62,670–$76,920$30.13–$36.98/hr

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

How Dallas, TX compares

Dallas ranks 11th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Dallas area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,920, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,210: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

How much do welders make in Dallas, TX?: Welders in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX area earn a median of $51,630 a year, or $24.82 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,920.
How much do welders make an hour in Dallas, TX?: The median hourly wage is $24.82. The middle half earn between $22.20 and $30.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Dallas, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.85 an hour ($39,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.20.
Do welders make more in Dallas or Corpus Christi?: Corpus Christi pays more: the median is $51,630 in Dallas and $59,450 in Corpus Christi, a 13% difference.
How does Dallas pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Dallas median of $51,630 is 3% 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 19100 (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 (103.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures