How much do welders make an hour in Utah?

The median hourly wage is $28.07. The middle half earn between $23.35 and $32.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Utah?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.08 an hour ($43,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.35.

Where in Utah do welders earn the most?

Among Utah metro areas, Ogden has the highest median at $60,240 a year, and Logan the lowest at $48,920.

Do welders in Utah earn more than the national average?

The Utah median of $58,380 is 9% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Utah run 1% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $59,050 would nationally.

Welder salary in Utah

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Utah earn a median of $58,380 a year, or $28.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,520. Nationally the median is $53,750, so Utah pays 9% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 23rd of 51.

Median yearly pay$58,380

Bottom 10% under$43,850Top 10% over$79,520

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.08/hr
Jobs in Utah: 4,440
After cost of living: $59,050
Median hourly pay: $28.07/hr
vs U.S. median: +9%
Rank among states: 23rd of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49). 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	$43,850–$48,580$21.08–$23.35/hr
Experienced welder	$58,380$28.07/hr
Top earners	$66,870–$79,520$32.15–$38.23/hr

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

How Utah compares

Welders hold about the same share of jobs in Utah as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,520, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,850: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Utah

High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$59,790
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$59,620

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Questions

How much do welders make in Utah?: Welders in Utah earn a median of $58,380 a year, or $28.07 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,520.
How much do welders make an hour in Utah?: The median hourly wage is $28.07. The middle half earn between $23.35 and $32.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Utah?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.08 an hour ($43,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.35.
Where in Utah do welders earn the most?: Among Utah metro areas, Ogden has the highest median at $60,240 a year, and Logan the lowest at $48,920.
Do welders in Utah earn more than the national average?: The Utah median of $58,380 is 9% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Utah run 1% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $59,050 would nationally.

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 49. 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 (98.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures