How much do welders make an hour in Harrisonburg, VA?

The median hourly wage is $24.94. The middle half earn between $22.17 and $29.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Harrisonburg, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.90 an hour ($35,140 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.17.

Do welders make more in Harrisonburg or Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach pays more: the median is $51,870 in Harrisonburg and $62,670 in Virginia Beach, a 17% difference.

How does Harrisonburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Harrisonburg median of $51,870 is 12% less than the Virginia median of $59,180.

Welder salary in Harrisonburg, VA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Harrisonburg, VA area earn a median of $51,870 a year, or $24.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,220. Statewide, welders earn a median of $59,180; Harrisonburg is 12% below it.

Median yearly pay$51,870

Bottom 10% under$35,140Top 10% over$74,220

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.90/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $54,660
Median hourly pay: $24.94/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Virginia median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25500, Harrisonburg, VA). 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	$35,140–$46,120$16.90–$22.17/hr
Experienced welder	$51,870$24.94/hr
Top earners	$60,830–$74,220$29.24–$35.68/hr

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

How Harrisonburg, VA compares

Harrisonburg has the lowest welder median of the 11 Virginia metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Harrisonburg area than nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.62 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,220, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,140: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Harrisonburg, VA?: Welders in the Harrisonburg, VA area earn a median of $51,870 a year, or $24.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,220.
How much do welders make an hour in Harrisonburg, VA?: The median hourly wage is $24.94. The middle half earn between $22.17 and $29.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Harrisonburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.90 an hour ($35,140 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.17.
Do welders make more in Harrisonburg or Virginia Beach?: Virginia Beach pays more: the median is $51,870 in Harrisonburg and $62,670 in Virginia Beach, a 17% difference.
How does Harrisonburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Harrisonburg median of $51,870 is 12% less than the Virginia median of $59,180.

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 25500 (Harrisonburg, VA). 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 (94.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures