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

The median hourly wage is $28.53. The middle half earn between $23.29 and $30.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Spokane, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.68 an hour ($45,090 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.29.

Do welders make more in Spokane or Bremerton?

Bremerton pays more: the median is $59,350 in Spokane and $71,720 in Bremerton, a 17% difference.

How does Spokane pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Spokane median of $59,350 is 6% less than the Washington median of $63,020.

Welder salary in Spokane, WA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA area earn a median of $59,350 a year, or $28.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,450. That's 6% less than the Washington median of $63,020.

Median yearly pay$59,350

Bottom 10% under$45,090Top 10% over$74,450

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.68/hr
Jobs in this area: 630
After cost of living: $59,150
Median hourly pay: $28.53/hr
vs U.S. median: +10%
vs Washington median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 44060, Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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	$45,090–$48,450$21.68–$23.29/hr
Experienced welder	$59,350$28.53/hr
Top earners	$64,160–$74,450$30.85–$35.79/hr

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

How Spokane, WA compares

Spokane ranks 9th of 13 Washington metro areas for welder pay.
Welders hold about the same share of jobs in the Spokane area as nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,450, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,090: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Spokane, WA?: Welders in the Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA area earn a median of $59,350 a year, or $28.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,450.
How much do welders make an hour in Spokane, WA?: The median hourly wage is $28.53. The middle half earn between $23.29 and $30.85 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Spokane, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.68 an hour ($45,090 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.29.
Do welders make more in Spokane or Bremerton?: Bremerton pays more: the median is $59,350 in Spokane and $71,720 in Bremerton, a 17% difference.
How does Spokane pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Spokane median of $59,350 is 6% 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 44060 (Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 (100.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures