How much do welders make an hour in Salt Lake City, UT?

The median hourly wage is $28.94. The middle half earn between $23.77 and $32.51 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Salt Lake City, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.14 an hour ($46,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.77.

Do welders make more in Salt Lake City or Ogden?

Pay is about the same: the median is $60,190 in Salt Lake City and $60,240 in Ogden.

How does Salt Lake City pay compare with the rest of Utah?

The Salt Lake City median of $60,190 is 3% more than the Utah median of $58,380.

Welder salary in Salt Lake City, UT

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Salt Lake City–Murray, UT area earn a median of $60,190 a year, or $28.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,160. Statewide, welders earn a median of $58,380; Salt Lake City is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$60,190

Bottom 10% under$46,050Top 10% over$79,160

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.14/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,490
After cost of living: $59,670
Median hourly pay: $28.94/hr
vs U.S. median: +12%
vs Utah median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41620, Salt Lake City-Murray, 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	$46,050–$49,450$22.14–$23.77/hr
Experienced welder	$60,190$28.94/hr
Top earners	$67,630–$79,160$32.51–$38.06/hr

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

How Salt Lake City, UT compares

Salt Lake City ranks 2nd of 5 Utah metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Salt Lake City area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.67 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,160, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,050: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Salt Lake City, UT?: Welders in the Salt Lake City–Murray, UT area earn a median of $60,190 a year, or $28.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,160.
How much do welders make an hour in Salt Lake City, UT?: The median hourly wage is $28.94. The middle half earn between $23.77 and $32.51 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Salt Lake City, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.14 an hour ($46,050 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.77.
Do welders make more in Salt Lake City or Ogden?: Pay is about the same: the median is $60,190 in Salt Lake City and $60,240 in Ogden.
How does Salt Lake City pay compare with the rest of Utah?: The Salt Lake City median of $60,190 is 3% more 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 41620 (Salt Lake City-Murray, 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures