SOC 51-4121 · Walla Walla, WA metro

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Walla Walla, WA

The average salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Walla Walla, Washington is $59,170 a year ($28.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,380: half of the 80 people in this job in the Walla Walla, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

$59,170average per year

$28.45 / hourMedian $59,380Take-home ≈ $49,723

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $71K90th

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

80people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#8 of 11Washington metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay range in Walla Walla

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,490 or more. The middle half of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Walla Walla earn between $49,780 and $62,680.

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,170$4,931$28.45
Median$59,380$4,948$28.55
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,780$4,148$23.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,680$5,223$30.13

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

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Walla Walla vs. Washington and the U.S.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Walla Walla earn 11% less than the Washington average ($66,340) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($56,760). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $53,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Walla Walla$59,170$59,380$46,290$71,49080
Washington$66,340$63,020$47,980$86,2507,720
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 Walla Walla

On the average salary of $59,170, a single filer in Walla Walla takes home about $49,723 a year, or $4,144 a month and $1,912 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Walla Walla area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.5), so the average $59,170 buys what about $60,059 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Walla Walla ($53,100). A typical home costs $419,484, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Walla Walla ranks 8th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Bremerton pays the most ($76,990).

All Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salaries in Washington

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 Walla Walla: questions

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

$28.45 an hour on average, and $28.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,723 a year ($4,144 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,170. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 4% more 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 Walla Walla, WA (47460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.10, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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