Salary for West Virginia

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Average Salary: $54,571
Median Salary: $48,807
10th Percentile: $34,133
25th Percentile: $40,359
75th Percentile: $60,577
90th Percentile: $89,540

Data sourced from 2,070 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

West Virginia Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$54,813	$35,178	$39,765	$47,443	$60,379	$96,877
Wheeling, WV-OH	$55,583	$36,212	$41,063	$49,742	$64,471	$89,540
Charleston, WV	$56,364	$33,418	$40,447	$50,160	$68,343	$91,597
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$51,986	$34,144	$40,689	$47,553	$56,177	$73,513
Morgantown, WV	$53,207	$32,549	$39,094	$47,399	$57,464	$88,231
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$45,617	$32,813	$38,973	$41,162	$50,072	$57,035
Beckley, WV	$46,530	$30,591	$34,903	$41,855	$50,391	$64,284

West Virginia Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Northern West Virginia	$60,896	$35,904	$42,350	$51,799	$78,243	$99,209
Southern West Virginia	$47,740	$34,661	$40,260	$45,991	$52,448	$61,787

U.S Apprenticeships for this trade

Robert C. Byrd Institute

Registered Date: 03-06-2020

Address

1050 Fourth Avenue - Huntington, WV 25701

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and TechniciansRobotics TechniciansIndustrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansElectriciansIndustrial Machinery MechanicsFiberglass Laminators and FabricatorsForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticMachinistsMultiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticTool and Die MakersWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Westlake Chemical

Registered Date: 11-27-2017

Address

P.O. Box 191 - New Martinsville, WV 26155

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansElectriciansIndustrial Machinery MechanicsMachinistsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Bidell Gas Compression INC.

Registered Date: 11-14-2019

Address

1400 Main Street - Weirton, WV 26062

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Mercer County Technical Education Center

Registered Date: 03-14-2023

Address

1397 Stafford Dr - Princeton, WV 24739

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

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Other Known Job Titles

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