How much do welders make an hour in Wyoming?

The median hourly wage is $30.69. The middle half earn between $27.11 and $37.93 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Wyoming?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.70 an hour ($47,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.11.

Where in Wyoming do welders earn the most?

Among Wyoming metro areas, Casper has the highest median at $62,660 a year, and Cheyenne the lowest at $59,030.

Do welders in Wyoming earn more than the national average?

The Wyoming median of $63,820 is 19% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Wyoming run 7% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $68,850 would nationally.

Welder salary in Wyoming

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in Wyoming earn a median of $63,820 a year, or $30.69 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $89,610. That's 19% more than the national median of $53,750, 4th of 51 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$63,820

Bottom 10% under$47,220Top 10% over$89,610

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.70/hr
Jobs in Wyoming: 1,850
After cost of living: $68,850
Median hourly pay: $30.69/hr
vs U.S. median: +19%
Rank among states: 4th of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 56). 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	$47,220–$56,380$22.70–$27.11/hr
Experienced welder	$63,820$30.69/hr
Top earners	$78,890–$89,610$37.93–$43.08/hr

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

How Wyoming compares

Welders are more concentrated in Wyoming than nationally: 6.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $89,610, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,220: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

Rural Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$70,000
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$64,410

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Questions

How much do welders make in Wyoming?: Welders in Wyoming earn a median of $63,820 a year, or $30.69 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $89,610.
How much do welders make an hour in Wyoming?: The median hourly wage is $30.69. The middle half earn between $27.11 and $37.93 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Wyoming?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.70 an hour ($47,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $27.11.
Where in Wyoming do welders earn the most?: Among Wyoming metro areas, Casper has the highest median at $62,660 a year, and Cheyenne the lowest at $59,030.
Do welders in Wyoming earn more than the national average?: The Wyoming median of $63,820 is 19% more than the U.S. median of $53,750. Prices in Wyoming run 7% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $68,850 would nationally.

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 56. 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures