How much do welders make an hour in Longview, WA?

The median hourly wage is $28.78. The middle half earn between $23.75 and $32.52 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Longview, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.33 an hour ($46,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.75.

Do welders make more in Longview or Bremerton?

Bremerton pays more: the median is $59,860 in Longview and $71,720 in Bremerton, a 17% difference.

How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Longview median of $59,860 is 5% less than the Washington median of $63,020.

Welder salary in Longview, WA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Longview–Kelso, WA area earn a median of $59,860 a year, or $28.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,600. Statewide, welders earn a median of $63,020; Longview is 5% below it.

Median yearly pay$59,860

Bottom 10% under$46,440Top 10% over$76,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.33/hr
Jobs in this area: 120
After cost of living: $61,370
Median hourly pay: $28.78/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
vs Washington median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31020, Longview-Kelso, WA). 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	$46,440–$49,390$22.33–$23.75/hr
Experienced welder	$59,860$28.78/hr
Top earners	$67,640–$76,600$32.52–$36.83/hr

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

How Longview, WA compares

Longview ranks 7th of 13 Washington metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Longview area as nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,600, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do welders make in Longview, WA?: Welders in the Longview–Kelso, WA area earn a median of $59,860 a year, or $28.78 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,600.
How much do welders make an hour in Longview, WA?: The median hourly wage is $28.78. The middle half earn between $23.75 and $32.52 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Longview, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.33 an hour ($46,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.75.
Do welders make more in Longview or Bremerton?: Bremerton pays more: the median is $59,860 in Longview and $71,720 in Bremerton, a 17% difference.
How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Longview median of $59,860 is 5% less than the Washington median of $63,020.

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 31020 (Longview-Kelso, WA). 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 (97.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures