SOC 51-4121 · Jonesboro, AR metro

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Jonesboro, AR

The average salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Jonesboro, Arkansas is $50,980 a year ($24.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,900: half of the 340 people in this job in the Jonesboro, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

$50,980average per year

$24.51 / hourMedian $51,900Take-home ≈ $41,743

  • $39K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

340people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Arkansas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay range in Jonesboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,800 or more. The middle half of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Jonesboro earn between $45,600 and $52,920.

  • $39K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,980$4,248$24.51
Median$51,900$4,325$24.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,600$3,800$21.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,920$4,410$25.44

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Jonesboro vs. Arkansas and the U.S.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Jonesboro earn about the same as the Arkansas average ($50,020) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($56,760). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $53,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jonesboro$50,980$51,900$38,610$59,800340
Arkansas$50,020$47,970$37,380$62,8306,150
United States$56,760$53,750$39,240$77,530416,210

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary after taxes in Jonesboro

On the average salary of $50,980, a single filer in Jonesboro takes home about $41,743 a year, or $3,479 a month and $1,606 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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Is Jonesboro a good place for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jonesboro area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $50,980 buys what about $59,365 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Jonesboro ($42,240). A typical home costs $205,822, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in other Arkansas cities

Jonesboro ranks 1st of 5 Arkansas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($83,300).

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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Jonesboro: questions

How much do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers make an hour in Jonesboro?

$24.51 an hour on average, and $24.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salary in Jonesboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers take-home pay in Jonesboro?

About $41,743 a year ($3,479 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,980. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn more in Jonesboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4121; area Jonesboro, AR (27860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.08, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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