How much do welders make an hour in Vermont?

The median hourly wage is $29.27. The middle half earn between $24.61 and $31.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Vermont?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.95 an hour ($45,650 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.61.

Do welders in Vermont earn more than the national average?

The Vermont median of $60,890 is 13% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Vermont run 2% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $62,160 would nationally.

Welder salary in Vermont

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Vermont earn a median of $60,890 a year, or $29.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,870. Nationally the median is $53,750, so Vermont pays 13% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 12th of 51.

Median yearly pay$60,890

Bottom 10% under$45,650Top 10% over$74,870

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.95/hr
Jobs in Vermont: 340
After cost of living: $62,160
Median hourly pay: $29.27/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
Rank among states: 12th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 50). 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	$45,650–$51,190$21.95–$24.61/hr
Experienced welder	$60,890$29.27/hr
Top earners	$65,490–$74,870$31.49–$35.99/hr

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

How Vermont compares

Welders are less concentrated in Vermont than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.42 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,870, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,650: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Burlington–South Burlington$63,460

Rural Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$57,400
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$54,920

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Questions

How much do welders make in Vermont?: Welders in Vermont earn a median of $60,890 a year, or $29.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,870.
How much do welders make an hour in Vermont?: The median hourly wage is $29.27. The middle half earn between $24.61 and $31.49 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Vermont?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.95 an hour ($45,650 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.61.
Do welders in Vermont earn more than the national average?: The Vermont median of $60,890 is 13% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Vermont run 2% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $62,160 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 50. 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 (98.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures