How much do welders make an hour in Wichita Falls, TX?

The median hourly wage is $23.56. The middle half earn between $18.62 and $28.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Wichita Falls, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.29 an hour ($35,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.62.

Do welders make more in Wichita Falls or Beaumont?

Beaumont pays more: the median is $49,010 in Wichita Falls and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 17% difference.

How does Wichita Falls pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Wichita Falls median of $49,010 is 8% less than the Texas median of $53,340.

Welder salary in Wichita Falls, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Wichita Falls, TX area earn a median of $49,010 a year, or $23.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $63,220. That's 8% less than the Texas median of $53,340.

Median yearly pay$49,010

Bottom 10% under$35,970Top 10% over$63,220

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.29/hr
Jobs in this area: 230
After cost of living: $54,750
Median hourly pay: $23.56/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Texas median: −8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48660, Wichita Falls, 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	$35,970–$38,740$17.29–$18.62/hr
Experienced welder	$49,010$23.56/hr
Top earners	$59,640–$63,220$28.67–$30.40/hr

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

How Wichita Falls, TX compares

Wichita Falls ranks 12th of 25 Texas metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Wichita Falls area than nationally: 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $63,220, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Wichita Falls, TX?: Welders in the Wichita Falls, TX area earn a median of $49,010 a year, or $23.56 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $63,220.
How much do welders make an hour in Wichita Falls, TX?: The median hourly wage is $23.56. The middle half earn between $18.62 and $28.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Wichita Falls, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.29 an hour ($35,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.62.
Do welders make more in Wichita Falls or Beaumont?: Beaumont pays more: the median is $49,010 in Wichita Falls and $59,190 in Beaumont, a 17% difference.
How does Wichita Falls pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Wichita Falls median of $49,010 is 8% 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 48660 (Wichita Falls, 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 (89.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures