Is Dallas a strong pay market for Welders?

At a $51,630 median, Dallas is $2,120 (4%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $53,750. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Welder in Dallas?

Target employers paying toward the $62,670 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Welder openings in Dallas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Welders work in Dallas?

BLS estimates roughly 10,620 welder jobs across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Welder Salary in Dallas, TX (2026)

Median in Dallas: $51,630/year — $2,120 (4%) below the national median. Typical range: $46,180–$62,670.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Dallas, TX metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Welder salary overview

The median Welder salary in Dallas, TX is $51,630/year ($2,120 (4%) below the national median), with a typical range of $46,180–$62,670. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$51,630/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$46,180–$62,670	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~10,620	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Welder pay in Dallas, TX BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Welders in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro. - Median Welder pay in Dallas, TX: $51,630/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $2,120 (4%) below the national median (U.S. median $53,750). - 25th-75th percentile band: $46,180–$62,670. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~10,620 jobs.

Welder pay distribution in Dallas, TX

25th Pct (Dallas) $46,180 $22.20/hr

Median (Dallas) $51,630 $24.82/hr

75th Pct (Dallas) $62,670 $30.13/hr

National median: $53,750/yr. Dallas is $2,120 (4%) below the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (SOC 51-4121, Welder).

What welder pay in Dallas really looks like

Dallas tracks the national market almost exactly. The local welder median of $51,630 a year sits within 4% ($2,120) of the U.S. median of $53,750, so national salary benchmarks translate cleanly to this metro — the number you have seen quoted nationally is, give or take, what welders actually earn in Dallas.

The local range is moderate — $46,180 at the 25th percentile to $62,670 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Dallas Welders earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $62,670 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $46,180 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 10,620 welder jobs across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open welder jobs in Dallas against the BLS $51,630 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Dallas is concrete: a metro median of $51,630 with most welders landing between $46,180 and $62,670. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local welder openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $62,670, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Dallas median, not the ones that sit under it.

Welder pay by hour, week, month & year in Dallas

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$24.82
Per week (40 hrs)	$993
Per month	$4,302
Per year	$51,630

How we know this — Dallas sources

Wage figures for Welder in Dallas, TX are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (MSA code 19100) (SOC 51-4121), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

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Welder pay in Dallas, TX — common questions

How much does a Welder make in Dallas, TX?: The median Welder salary in Dallas, TX is $51,630/year ($2,120 (4%) below the national median), with a typical range of $46,180–$62,670 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Dallas a strong pay market for Welders?: At a $51,630 median, Dallas is $2,120 (4%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $53,750. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Welder in Dallas?: Target employers paying toward the $62,670 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Welder openings in Dallas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Welders work in Dallas?: BLS estimates roughly 10,620 welder jobs across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).