How much do welders make an hour in Morgantown, WV?

The median hourly wage is $22.91. The middle half earn between $18.55 and $27.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Morgantown, WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.31 an hour ($36,010 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.55.

Do welders make more in Morgantown or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $47,650 in Morgantown and $60,670 in Washington, a 21% difference.

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

The Morgantown median of $47,650 is 2% less than the West Virginia median of $48,810.

Welder salary in Morgantown, WV

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Morgantown, WV area earn a median of $47,650 a year, or $22.91 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,310. Across all of West Virginia, the median is $48,810, so Morgantown pays 2% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,650

Bottom 10% under$36,010Top 10% over$74,310

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.31/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $51,060
Median hourly pay: $22.91/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs West Virginia median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34060, Morgantown, WV). 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	$36,010–$38,580$17.31–$18.55/hr
Experienced welder	$47,650$22.91/hr
Top earners	$58,060–$74,310$27.91–$35.73/hr

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

How Morgantown, WV compares

Morgantown ranks 9th of 10 West Virginia metro areas for welder pay.
Welders are less concentrated in the Morgantown area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.78 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,310, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,010: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Morgantown, WV?: Welders in the Morgantown, WV area earn a median of $47,650 a year, or $22.91 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $74,310.
How much do welders make an hour in Morgantown, WV?: The median hourly wage is $22.91. The middle half earn between $18.55 and $27.91 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Morgantown, WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.31 an hour ($36,010 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.55.
Do welders make more in Morgantown or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $47,650 in Morgantown and $60,670 in Washington, a 21% difference.
How does Morgantown pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?: The Morgantown median of $47,650 is 2% 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 34060 (Morgantown, WV). 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 (93.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures