Salary for Texas

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Average Salary: $57,750
Median Salary: $52,998
10th Percentile: $37,741
25th Percentile: $42,691
75th Percentile: $67,331
90th Percentile: $85,580

Data sourced from 48,380 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$55,506	$38,918	$43,428	$52,294	$63,910	$75,625

Texas Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Waco, TX	$48,708	$32,659	$39,347	$47,080	$54,318	$65,593
Wichita Falls, TX	$47,916	$31,691	$38,577	$50,149	$54,659	$63,085
Abilene, TX	$51,447	$35,497	$39,567	$52,140	$56,617	$69,729
Amarillo, TX	$52,613	$34,166	$40,557	$51,073	$58,696	$74,591
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$56,111	$38,797	$42,284	$52,360	$64,240	$74,294
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$67,815	$39,765	$50,512	$66,165	$87,527	$92,048
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$48,070	$33,352	$39,501	$44,451	$55,693	$65,219
College Station-Bryan, TX	$53,658	$36,124	$40,568	$51,975	$62,227	$75,174
Corpus Christi, TX	$66,638	$39,028	$50,303	$63,734	$85,107	$89,694
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$55,880	$38,280	$42,878	$51,942	$64,790	$80,300
El Paso, TX	$46,431	$30,877	$37,367	$43,296	$53,108	$63,778
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$61,809	$40,700	$48,147	$56,606	$71,676	$91,003
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,269	$33,209	$39,644	$47,773	$53,482	$66,682
Laredo, TX	$47,036	$29,502	$37,851	$45,364	$53,064	$66,121
Longview, TX	$53,790	$36,311	$40,997	$49,742	$62,326	$75,042
Lubbock, TX	$48,268	$32,527	$38,852	$44,638	$53,361	$69,553
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$43,593	$29,084	$32,747	$40,700	$50,864	$59,730
Midland, TX	$68,750	$39,831	$52,514	$66,341	$83,512	$97,372
Odessa, TX	$66,363	$42,185	$53,790	$62,568	$78,914	$92,796
San Angelo, TX	$47,542	$33,330	$40,612	$42,823	$52,228	$62,788
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$53,922	$34,551	$41,228	$50,897	$62,755	$78,672
Sherman-Denison, TX	$46,673	$32,582	$39,985	$45,892	$50,479	$61,842
Texarkana, TX-AR	$47,432	$36,036	$36,036	$44,275	$55,869	$65,329
Tyler, TX	$51,843	$33,473	$40,073	$50,963	$60,610	$70,719
Victoria, TX	$57,717	$36,674	$45,540	$56,870	$65,450	$86,526

Texas Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Hill Country Region of Texas	$52,448	$32,978	$40,634	$50,402	$58,421	$77,264
West Texas Region of Texas	$57,739	$37,334	$41,602	$53,009	$65,065	$89,144
Big Thicket Region of Texas	$48,620	$31,955	$40,172	$44,495	$50,248	$69,806
Border Region of Texas	$52,976	$33,352	$39,039	$51,293	$62,194	$80,080
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$54,714	$34,540	$41,382	$50,303	$65,483	$78,914
North Texas Region of Texas	$52,547	$33,561	$40,722	$49,775	$57,200	$86,944

U.S Apprenticeships for this trade

SER Jobs

Registered Date: 04-08-2021

Address

1710 Telephone Rd, - Houston, TX 77023

Customer Service RepresentativesCargo and Freight AgentsProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersEnergy AuditorsRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and RepairersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical TechniciansHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversBus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

AC Fabrication Inc.

Registered Date: 01-18-2019

Address

625, N. Main Street - Beaumont, TX 77701

Sheet Metal WorkersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

FMC Carswell Hospital

Registered Date: 08-31-1995

Address

P. O. BOX 27066 J. St., Bldg 3000 - Fort Worth, TX 76127

Administrative Services ManagersHuman Resources SpecialistsComputer Occupations, All OtherElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansCommunity Health WorkersReligious Workers, All OtherTeaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special EducationHealth Technologists and Technicians, All OtherNursing AssistantsPhysical Therapist AidesDental AssistantsCooks, Fast FoodCooks, Institution and CafeteriaMaids and Housekeeping CleanersLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersRecreation WorkersProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksMedical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsBrickmasons and BlockmasonsCarpentersElectriciansPainters, Construction and MaintenancePlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersMedical Equipment RepairersMaintenance and Repair Workers, General

FMC Carswell Camp

Registered Date: 06-18-2007

Address

P.O. BOX 27066, J STREET., BLDG 3000 - FORT WORTH, TX 76127

Administrative Services ManagersHuman Resources SpecialistsCommunity Health WorkersReligious Workers, All OtherTeaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special EducationHealth Technologists and Technicians, All OtherHome Health AidesPhysical Therapist AidesDental AssistantsCooks, Institution and CafeteriaMaids and Housekeeping CleanersLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersAnimal TrainersRecreation WorkersMedical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsElectriciansPainters, Construction and MaintenancePlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsOutdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersMaintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralBakersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersPower Plant Operators

WORK TEXAS TRAINING CENTER

Registered Date: 06-11-2020

Address

3900 Essex Lane # 1200 - Houston Texas, TX 77027

Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersChildcare WorkersSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsCustomer Service RepresentativesProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksCarpentersCement Masons and Concrete FinishersConstruction LaborersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersAutomotive Body and Related RepairersBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersMillwrightsMaintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralRiggersMachinistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

BRIGHT OFFERINGS, HOUSTON TEXAS

Registered Date: 03-18-2020

Address

12946 Dairy Ashford Road Suite 330 - Sugar Land,, TX 77478

Computer Systems AnalystsInformation Security AnalystsComputer User Support SpecialistsNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsChildcare WorkersBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentMachinistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

NORTHEAST TRAINING CENTER -MJ TRAINING

Registered Date: 11-18-2020

Address

11510 HOMESTEAD RD. SUITE 295 & 299 - HOUSTON, TX 77016

Training and Development SpecialistsSearch Marketing StrategistsNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsHealth Education SpecialistsSocial and Human Service AssistantsCommunity Health WorkersProducers and DirectorsAudio and Video TechniciansFilm and Video EditorsPharmacy TechniciansMedical Records SpecialistsNursing AssistantsPhlebotomistsSecurity GuardsCooks, RestaurantJanitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersBarbersBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksCustomer Service RepresentativesHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingCargo and Freight AgentsProduction, Planning, and Expediting ClerksData Entry KeyersBoilermakersConstruction LaborersElectriciansElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHeatin

LEE COLLEGE, HUNTSVILLE CENTER

Registered Date: 11-22-2019

Address

168C College Ethridge Boulevard - Huntsville, TX 77340

Software DevelopersSoil and Plant ScientistsCooks, RestaurantAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersCabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

JACOBS FIELD SERVICES

Registered Date: 05-19-2016

Address

5995 ROGERDALE ROAD - HOUSTON, TX 77072

MATTHEW CLARKFIELD SERVICES

Preferred Contact

Not Provided

Occupation Paths

CarpentersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersStructural Iron and Steel WorkersMillwrightsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

WORLEY

Registered Date: 01-29-2020

Address

5995 Rogerdale Road - Houston, TX 77072

BoilermakersCarpentersConstruction LaborersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersReinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersStructural Iron and Steel WorkersMillwrightsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Universal Plant Services

Registered Date: 01-03-2018

Address

803 Seco Ct. - Deer Park, TX 77536

BoilermakersPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersRiggersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Performance Contractors, Inc.

Registered Date: 03-29-2018

Address

27002 HWY 288 - Rosharon, TX 77583

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

EDS Tech Training Sites LLC

Registered Date: 02-04-2021

Address

6101 Royalton Street Ste 106 - Houston, TX 77081

CarpentersPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and RepairersHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Registered Date: 02-10-2021

Address

3110 Mustang Road - Alvin, TX 77511

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

South Post Oak Recycling Center

Registered Date: 05-18-2021

Address

14600 S Post Oak Rd - Houston, TX 77045

Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsIndustrial Machinery MechanicsMaintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Collegiate Edu-Nation

Registered Date: 04-04-2022

Address

P.O. Box 903 - Haskell, TX 79521

Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

AApprenticeship Construction Academy, LLC

Registered Date: 09-28-2023

Address

412 Rolling Hills Dr, - Aledo, TX 76008

Construction LaborersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

International Code Council - Texas

Registered Date: 07-25-2017

Address

5380 Old Bullard Rd, Ste 600 - Tyler, TX 75703

Brickmasons and BlockmasonsCarpentersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersSheet Metal WorkersHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Garland Chamber of Commerce d/b/a DALLAS COUNTY MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION (DCMA)

Registered Date: 06-30-2017

Address

520 N. Glenbrook Drive - Garland, TX 75040

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and TechniciansLathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Windham School District

Registered Date: 02-10-1977

Address

PO Box 40 - Huntsville, TX 77340

Computer ProgrammersComputer Occupations, All OtherArchitectural and Civil DraftersMechanical DraftersSoil and Plant ScientistsGraphic DesignersCooks, RestaurantLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersBarbersCarpentersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersSheet Metal WorkersComputer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersAutomotive Body and Related RepairersAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersIndustrial Machinery MechanicsMaintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralStructural Metal Fabricators and FittersBakersMachinistsMolding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersPrepress Technicians and WorkersPrinting Press OperatorsPrint Binding and Finishing WorkersUpholsterersCabinetmakers and Bench Carpenter

FMC Fort Worth

Registered Date: 03-30-1989

Address

3150 HORTON ROAD - FORT WORTH, TX 76119

Architectural and Civil DraftersNursing AssistantsDental AssistantsCooks, Institution and CafeteriaRecreation WorkersCarpentersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersPrinting Press OperatorsPrint Binding and Finishing WorkersCutters and Trimmers, HandPainting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

BROADSPECTRUM

Registered Date: 11-20-2014

Address

1330 POST OAK BLVD. #1250 - HOUSTON, TX 77056

BoilermakersPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

DEEP EAST TEXAS COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY

Registered Date: 02-10-2021

Address

430 Building Drive - Jasper, TX 77710

Computer User Support SpecialistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

WELD LIVE NATION ACADEMY

Registered Date: 02-03-2023

Address

403 Houston Avenue, Suite J - Pasadena, TX 77502

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

G-FORCE

Registered Date: 04-03-2023

Address

5200 W US Highway 377 - Tolar, TX 76476

CarpentersConstruction LaborersElectriciansPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

JV Industrial Companies, Ltd.

Registered Date: 10-23-2015

Address

2402 S. Battleground Rd - La Porte, TX 77571

BoilermakersPlumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

KILGORE INDUSTRIES

Registered Date: 01-13-2005

Address

10050 Houston Oaks DR - HOUSTON, TX 77064

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersSheet Metal WorkersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

MESA MECHANICAL INCORPORATED

Registered Date: 09-30-2011

Address

3514 PINEMONT - HOUSTON, TX 77018

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersSheet Metal WorkersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

INTEGRATED MACHINERY SOLUTIONS

Registered Date: 12-02-2015

Address

1500 NORTHWEST PARKWAY - AZLE, TX 76020

RICK REEVESRICK REEVES

Preferred Contact

Not Provided

Occupation Paths

MachinistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

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Acetylene BurnerAcetylene CutterAcetylene OperatorAcetylene Torch BurnerAcetylene Torch OperatorAcetylene Torch SoldererAluminum WelderArc CutterArc WelderAssembler BrazerAssembly Line BrazerAtomic WelderBar WelderBarrel Ribs SoldererBasin Finish OperatorBit WelderBlade WorkerBlow Torch BurnerBlow Torch OperatorBody WelderBoiler WelderBonderBrazerBrazing Furnace OperatorBurnerButt WelderCan SoldererCertified Maintenance WelderCombination WelderConnectorCutting Torch OperatorDeicer FinisherDie WelderDip BrazierDipperElectric Arc WelderElectric SoldererElectric Spot WelderElectric WelderElectrical SoldererExperimental WelderFabrication WelderFilament WelderFlame BurnerFlame CutterFlash WelderFrame WelderGas BrazerGas Burner OperatorGas CutterGas Torch BrazierGas Torch SoldererGas WelderGetter WelderGun WelderHand Thermal CutterHeliarc WelderHelium Arc WelderInduction Heating Equipment SetterIndustrial WelderIron CutterLap WelderLine WelderMachine OperatorMaintenance WelderMetal Fabrication WelderMetal SoldererMetal WelderMIG Welder (Metal Inert Gas Welder)Oxyacetylene BurnerOxyacetylene CutterOxyacetylene Torch OperatorOxyacetylene WelderOxyhydrogen WelderPipe WelderProduction Line SoldererProduction Line WelderProduction WelderRail BonderRefrigeration BrazerRefrigeration SoldererResistance BrazerRetrofit WelderRobotic WelderScrap BurnerScrap CutterScrap Iron CutterScrap Metal BurnerSetup WelderSheet Metal WelderShotweld OperatorSilver BrazerSilver SoldererSoldererSolderer DipperSoldering Technician (Soldering Tech)Spot WelderSteel BurnerSteel CutterSteel WelderStitch WelderStructural WelderSub Arc OperatorTack WelderTank WelderThermite WelderTIG Welder (Tungsten Inert Gas Welder)Torch BurnerTorch CutterTorch HeaterTorch OperatorTorch ShearerTorch SoldererTorch StraightenerUltrasonic Hand SoldererUltrasonic SoldererUnderwater WelderUnionmelt OperatorWeld Layout WorkerWelderWelder FabricatorWelder FitterWelder OperatorWelder Technician (Welder Tech)Welding BurnerWelding SetterWelding SpecialistWelding TechnicianWelding TesterWire WelderWirer