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

The median hourly wage is $22.30. The middle half earn between $20.20 and $25.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Waco, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.39 an hour ($38,240 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.20.

Do welders make more in Waco or Beaumont?

Beaumont pays more: the median is $46,380 in Waco and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 22% difference.

How does Waco pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Waco median of $46,380 is 13% less than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Waco, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Waco, TX area earn a median of $46,380 a year, or $22.30 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,770. Across all of Texas, the median is $53,340, so Waco pays 13% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$46,380

Bottom 10% under$38,240Top 10% over$62,770

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.39/hr
Jobs in this area: 630
After cost of living: $50,110
Median hourly pay: $22.30/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Texas median: −13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47380, Waco, 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	$38,240–$42,010$18.39–$20.20/hr
Experienced welder	$46,380$22.30/hr
Top earners	$52,540–$62,770$25.26–$30.18/hr

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

How Waco, TX compares

Waco ranks 19th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Waco area than nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,770, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,240: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Waco, TX?: Welders in the Waco, TX area earn a median of $46,380 a year, or $22.30 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $62,770.
How much do welders make an hour in Waco, TX?: The median hourly wage is $22.30. The middle half earn between $20.20 and $25.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Waco, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.39 an hour ($38,240 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.20.
Do welders make more in Waco or Beaumont?: Beaumont pays more: the median is $46,380 in Waco and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 22% difference.
How does Waco pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Waco median of $46,380 is 13% 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 47380 (Waco, 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 (92.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures