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

The median hourly wage is $26.45. The middle half earn between $21.90 and $28.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Sherman, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.35 an hour ($38,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.90.

Do welders make more in Sherman or Beaumont?

Beaumont pays more: the median is $55,020 in Sherman and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 7% difference.

How does Sherman pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Sherman median of $55,020 is 3% more than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Sherman, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Sherman–Denison, TX area earn a median of $55,020 a year, or $26.45 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,130 a year. That's 3% more than the Texas median of $53,340.

Median yearly pay$55,020

Bottom 10% under$38,180Top 10% over$73,130

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.35/hr
Jobs in this area: 290
After cost of living: $58,670
Median hourly pay: $26.45/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Texas median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43300, Sherman-Denison, 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	$38,180–$45,550$18.35–$21.90/hr
Experienced welder	$55,020$26.45/hr
Top earners	$58,410–$73,130$28.08–$35.16/hr

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

How Sherman, TX compares

Sherman ranks 8th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Sherman area than nationally: 5.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,130, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,180: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Sherman, TX?: Welders in the Sherman–Denison, TX area earn a median of $55,020 a year, or $26.45 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,130 a year.
How much do welders make an hour in Sherman, TX?: The median hourly wage is $26.45. The middle half earn between $21.90 and $28.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Sherman, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.35 an hour ($38,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.90.
Do welders make more in Sherman or Beaumont?: Beaumont pays more: the median is $55,020 in Sherman and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 7% difference.
How does Sherman pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Sherman median of $55,020 is 3% 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 43300 (Sherman-Denison, 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 (93.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures