How much do welders make an hour in St. George, UT?

The median hourly wage is $24.47. The middle half earn between $22.44 and $28.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in St. George, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.69 an hour ($38,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.44.

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.

How does St. George pay compare with the rest of Utah?

The St. George median of $50,890 is 13% less than the Utah median of $58,380.

Welder salary in St. George, UT

Updated September 26, 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

Apprentice 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%

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.

Entry-level to top welder pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$38,880–$46,660$18.69–$22.44/hr
Experienced welder	$50,890$24.47/hr
Top earners	$58,620–$70,360$28.18–$33.83/hr

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

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.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,360, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,880: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in St. George, UT?: 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.
How much do welders make an hour in St. George, UT?: The median hourly wage is $24.47. The middle half earn between $22.44 and $28.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in St. George, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.69 an hour ($38,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.44.
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.
How does St. George pay compare with the rest of Utah?: The St. George median of $50,890 is 13% 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 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 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures