Welder Salary in Houston, TX (2026)

What welder pay in Houston really looks like

Houston pays above the national market for welders. The local median of $57,940 a year is $4,190 (8%) over the U.S. median of $53,750 — a premium worth anchoring to when you negotiate. An offer benchmarked to nationwide averages will read low here, so it is worth citing the local BLS figure directly rather than the U.S. number.

The local range is moderate — $46,470 at the 25th percentile to $71,460 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Houston Welders earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $71,460 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $46,470 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 15,850 welder jobs across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston against the BLS $57,940 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 Houston is concrete: a metro median of $57,940 with most welders landing between $46,470 and $71,460. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local welder openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $71,460, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Houston median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Houston sources

Wage figures for Welder in Houston, TX are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (MSA code 26420) (SOC 51-4121), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Welder pay in Houston, TX — common questions

How much does a Welder make in Houston, TX?

The median Welder salary in Houston, TX is $57,940/year ($4,190 (8%) above the national median), with a typical range of $46,470–$71,460 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Houston a strong pay market for Welders?

At a $57,940 median, Houston is $4,190 (8%) above 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 Houston?

Target employers paying toward the $71,460 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Welder openings in Houston and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Welders work in Houston?

BLS estimates roughly 15,850 welder jobs across Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).