How much do welders make an hour in Provo, UT?

The median hourly wage is $26.32. The middle half earn between $23.42 and $30.23 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Provo, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.78 an hour ($43,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.42.

Do welders make more in Provo or Ogden?

Ogden pays more: the median is $54,740 in Provo and $60,240 in Ogden, a 9% difference.

How does Provo pay compare with the rest of Utah?

The Provo median of $54,740 is 6% less than the Utah median of $58,380.

Welder salary in Provo, UT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $54,740 a year, or $26.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,380. Across all of Utah, the median is $58,380, so Provo pays 6% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$54,740

Bottom 10% under$43,220Top 10% over$76,380

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.78/hr
Jobs in this area: 790
After cost of living: $55,730
Median hourly pay: $26.32/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Utah median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39340, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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	$43,220–$48,710$20.78–$23.42/hr
Experienced welder	$54,740$26.32/hr
Top earners	$62,890–$76,380$30.23–$36.72/hr

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

How Provo, UT compares

Provo ranks 3rd of 5 Utah metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Provo area as nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,380, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,220: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Provo, UT?: Welders in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $54,740 a year, or $26.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,380.
How much do welders make an hour in Provo, UT?: The median hourly wage is $26.32. The middle half earn between $23.42 and $30.23 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Provo, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.78 an hour ($43,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.42.
Do welders make more in Provo or Ogden?: Ogden pays more: the median is $54,740 in Provo and $60,240 in Ogden, a 9% difference.
How does Provo pay compare with the rest of Utah?: The Provo median of $54,740 is 6% less than the Utah median of $58,380.

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 39340 (Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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 (98.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures