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

The median hourly wage is $30.51. The middle half earn between $24.02 and $39.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Odessa, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.47 an hour ($42,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.02.

Do welders make more in Odessa or Beaumont?

Odessa pays more: the median is $63,470 in Odessa and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 7% difference.

How does Odessa pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Odessa median of $63,470 is 19% more than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Odessa, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Odessa, TX area earn a median of $63,470 a year, or $30.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $84,090. Statewide, welders earn a median of $53,340; Odessa is 19% above it.

Median yearly pay$63,470

Bottom 10% under$42,590Top 10% over$84,090

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.47/hr
Jobs in this area: 790
After cost of living: $67,600
Median hourly pay: $30.51/hr
vs U.S. median: +18%
vs Texas median: +19%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36220, Odessa, 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	$42,590–$49,960$20.47–$24.02/hr
Experienced welder	$63,470$30.51/hr
Top earners	$81,670–$84,090$39.26–$40.43/hr

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

How Odessa, TX compares

Odessa has the highest welder median of the 25 Texas metro areas with published pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Odessa area than nationally: 9.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.7 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $84,090, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,590: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Odessa, TX?: Welders in the Odessa, TX area earn a median of $63,470 a year, or $30.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $84,090.
How much do welders make an hour in Odessa, TX?: The median hourly wage is $30.51. The middle half earn between $24.02 and $39.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Odessa, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.47 an hour ($42,590 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.02.
Do welders make more in Odessa or Beaumont?: Odessa pays more: the median is $63,470 in Odessa and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 7% difference.
How does Odessa pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Odessa median of $63,470 is 19% 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 36220 (Odessa, 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures