How much do welders make an hour in El Paso, TX?

The median hourly wage is $21.63. The middle half earn between $17.06 and $25.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in El Paso, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.12 an hour ($29,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.06.

Do welders make more in El Paso or Beaumont?

Beaumont pays more: the median is $45,000 in El Paso and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 24% difference.

How does El Paso pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The El Paso median of $45,000 is 16% less than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in El Paso, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the El Paso, TX area earn a median of $45,000 a year, or $21.63 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $64,260. Statewide, welders earn a median of $53,340; El Paso is 16% below it.

Median yearly pay$45,000

Bottom 10% under$29,360Top 10% over$64,260

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $14.12/hr
Jobs in this area: 650
After cost of living: $50,050
Median hourly pay: $21.63/hr
vs U.S. median: −16%
vs Texas median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21340, El Paso, 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	$29,360–$35,490$14.12–$17.06/hr
Experienced welder	$45,000$21.63/hr
Top earners	$52,010–$64,260$25.00–$30.89/hr

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

How El Paso, TX compares

El Paso ranks 22nd of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the El Paso area than nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.71 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $64,260, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $29,360: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in El Paso, TX?: Welders in the El Paso, TX area earn a median of $45,000 a year, or $21.63 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $64,260.
How much do welders make an hour in El Paso, TX?: The median hourly wage is $21.63. The middle half earn between $17.06 and $25.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in El Paso, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $14.12 an hour ($29,360 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.06.
Do welders make more in El Paso or Beaumont?: Beaumont pays more: the median is $45,000 in El Paso and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 24% difference.
How does El Paso pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The El Paso median of $45,000 is 16% 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 21340 (El Paso, 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 (89.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures