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

The median hourly wage is $23.93. The middle half earn between $19.73 and $29.12 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Wenatchee, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.96 an hour ($39,450 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.73.

Do welders make more in Wenatchee or Bremerton?

Bremerton pays more: the median is $49,780 in Wenatchee and $71,720 in Bremerton, a 31% difference.

How does Wenatchee pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Wenatchee median of $49,780 is 21% less than the Washington median of $63,020.

Welder salary in Wenatchee, WA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, WA area earn a median of $49,780 a year, or $23.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,930. Across all of Washington, the median is $63,020, so Wenatchee pays 21% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$49,780

Bottom 10% under$39,450Top 10% over$73,930

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.96/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $47,930
Median hourly pay: $23.93/hr
vs U.S. median: −7%
vs Washington median: −21%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48300, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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	$39,450–$41,040$18.96–$19.73/hr
Experienced welder	$49,780$23.93/hr
Top earners	$60,570–$73,930$29.12–$35.54/hr

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

How Wenatchee, WA compares

Wenatchee has the lowest welder median of the 13 Washington metro areas with published pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Wenatchee area than nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.67 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,930, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,450: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Wenatchee, WA?: Welders in the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, WA area earn a median of $49,780 a year, or $23.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,930.
How much do welders make an hour in Wenatchee, WA?: The median hourly wage is $23.93. The middle half earn between $19.73 and $29.12 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Wenatchee, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.96 an hour ($39,450 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.73.
Do welders make more in Wenatchee or Bremerton?: Bremerton pays more: the median is $49,780 in Wenatchee and $71,720 in Bremerton, a 31% difference.
How does Wenatchee pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Wenatchee median of $49,780 is 21% 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 48300 (Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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 (103.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures