Do welders make more in St. George or Ogden?

Ogden pays more: the median is $50,890 in St. George and $60,240 in Ogden, a 16% difference.

Welder salary in St. George, UT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the St. George, UT area earn a median of $50,890 a year, or $24.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $70,360. Statewide, welders earn a median of $58,380; St. George is 13% below it.

Median yearly pay$50,890

Bottom 10% under$38,880Top 10% over$70,360

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.69/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $52,290
Median hourly pay: $24.47/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Utah median: −13%
Mean (average) pay: $53,030 a year · $25.50 an hour

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41100, St. George, 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.

Pay by percentile

What welders in St. George, UT earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

Percentile	Hourly	Yearly
10th percentile	$18.69	$38,880
25th percentile	$22.44	$46,660
Median (50th)	$24.47	$50,890
75th percentile	$28.18	$58,620
90th percentile	$33.83	$70,360

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How St. George, UT compares

St. George ranks 4th of 5 Utah metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the St. George area than nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.65 times the U.S. share.

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Questions

Do welders make more in St. George or Ogden?: Ogden pays more: the median is $50,890 in St. George and $60,240 in Ogden, a 16% difference.

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 41100 (St. George, 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 (97.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures