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

The median hourly wage is $27.86. The middle half earn between $22.34 and $34.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Houston, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.50 an hour ($38,480 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.34.

Do welders make more in Houston or Corpus Christi?

Corpus Christi pays more: the median is $57,940 in Houston and $59,450 in Corpus Christi, a 3% difference.

How does Houston pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Houston median of $57,940 is 9% more than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Houston, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX area earn a median of $57,940 a year, or $27.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $81,940. Statewide, welders earn a median of $53,340; Houston is 9% above it.

Median yearly pay$57,940

Bottom 10% under$38,480Top 10% over$81,940

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.50/hr
Jobs in this area: 15,850
After cost of living: $58,750
Median hourly pay: $27.86/hr
vs U.S. median: +8%
vs Texas median: +9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26420, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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	$38,480–$46,470$18.50–$22.34/hr
Experienced welder	$57,940$27.86/hr
Top earners	$71,460–$81,940$34.36–$39.39/hr

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

How Houston, TX compares

Houston ranks 6th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Houston area than nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,940, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,480: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Houston, TX?: Welders in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX area earn a median of $57,940 a year, or $27.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $81,940.
How much do welders make an hour in Houston, TX?: The median hourly wage is $27.86. The middle half earn between $22.34 and $34.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Houston, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.50 an hour ($38,480 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.34.
Do welders make more in Houston or Corpus Christi?: Corpus Christi pays more: the median is $57,940 in Houston and $59,450 in Corpus Christi, a 3% difference.
How does Houston pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Houston median of $57,940 is 9% 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 26420 (Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 (98.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures