How much do welders make an hour in Huntington, WV-KY-OH?

The median hourly wage is $22.59. The middle half earn between $19.01 and $27.64 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Huntington, WV-KY-OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.68 an hour ($36,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.01.

Do welders make more in Huntington or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $46,980 in Huntington and $60,670 in Washington, a 23% difference.

How does Huntington pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?

The Huntington median of $46,980 is 4% less than the West Virginia median of $48,810.

Welder salary in Huntington, WV-KY-OH

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH area earn a median of $46,980 a year, or $22.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,310. That's 4% less than the West Virginia median of $48,810.

Median yearly pay$46,980

Bottom 10% under$36,780Top 10% over$71,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.68/hr
Jobs in this area: 550
After cost of living: $53,130
Median hourly pay: $22.59/hr
vs U.S. median: −13%
vs West Virginia median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26580, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH). 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	$36,780–$39,550$17.68–$19.01/hr
Experienced welder	$46,980$22.59/hr
Top earners	$57,500–$71,310$27.64–$34.29/hr

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

How Huntington, WV-KY-OH compares

Huntington has the lowest welder median of the 10 West Virginia metro areas with published pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Huntington area than nationally: 3.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $71,310, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Huntington, WV-KY-OH?: Welders in the Huntington–Ashland, WV-KY-OH area earn a median of $46,980 a year, or $22.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $71,310.
How much do welders make an hour in Huntington, WV-KY-OH?: The median hourly wage is $22.59. The middle half earn between $19.01 and $27.64 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Huntington, WV-KY-OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.68 an hour ($36,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.01.
Do welders make more in Huntington or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $46,980 in Huntington and $60,670 in Washington, a 23% difference.
How does Huntington pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?: The Huntington median of $46,980 is 4% less than the West Virginia median of $48,810.

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 26580 (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH). 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 (88.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures