Welder salary in San Antonio, TX
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Welders in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX area earn a median of $48,220 a year, or $23.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,800 a year. That's 10% less than the Texas median of $53,340.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $18.38/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 2,510
- After cost of living
- $50,910
- Median hourly pay
- $23.18/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −10%
- vs Texas median
- −10%
Entry-level to top welder pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $38,230–$45,010$18.38–$21.64/hr | |
| Experienced welder | $48,220$23.18/hr | |
| Top earners | $60,930–$73,800$29.29–$35.48/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How San Antonio, TX compares
- San Antonio ranks 15th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
- Welders are less concentrated in the San Antonio area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.83 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $73,800, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,230: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do welders make in San Antonio, TX?
- Welders in the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX area earn a median of $48,220 a year, or $23.18 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,800 a year.
- How much do welders make an hour in San Antonio, TX?
- The median hourly wage is $23.18. The middle half earn between $21.64 and $29.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice welders make in San Antonio, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.38 an hour ($38,230 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.64.
- Do welders make more in San Antonio or Corpus Christi?
- Corpus Christi pays more: the median is $48,220 in San Antonio and $59,450 in Corpus Christi, a 19% difference.
- How does San Antonio pay compare with the rest of Texas?
- The San Antonio median of $48,220 is 10% 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 41700 (San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures