Is Memphis a strong pay market for Welders?

At a $48,600 median, Memphis is $5,150 (10%) 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 Memphis?

Target employers paying toward the $57,480 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Welder openings in Memphis and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Welders work in Memphis?

BLS estimates roughly 1,590 welder jobs across Memphis, TN-MS-AR (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Welder Salary in Memphis, TN (2026)

Median in Memphis: $23.37/hour ($48,600/year) — $5,150 (10%) below the national median. Typical range: $42,240–$57,480.

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

The median Welder salary in Memphis, TN is $23.37/hour ($48,600/year) ($5,150 (10%) below the national median), with a typical range of $42,240–$57,480. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$23.37/hour ($48,600/year)	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$42,240–$57,480	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~1,590	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Welder pay in Memphis, TN BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Welders in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro. - Median Welder pay in Memphis, TN: $23.37/hour ($48,600/year) (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $5,150 (10%) below the national median (U.S. median $53,750). - 25th-75th percentile band: $42,240–$57,480. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~1,590 jobs.

Welder pay distribution in Memphis, TN

25th Pct (Memphis) $42,240 $20.31/hr

Median (Memphis) $48,600 $23.37/hr

75th Pct (Memphis) $57,480 $27.63/hr

National median: $53,750/yr. Memphis is $5,150 (10%) below the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (SOC 51-4121, Welder).

What welder pay in Memphis really looks like

At about $23.37 an hour ($48,600 a year), Memphis pays modestly below the national market for welders — $5,150 (10%) under the U.S. median of $53,750. It is a real gap, but a beatable one: the higher end of the local range closes most of it, and a credential or a supervisory step can push a Memphis welder past the national figure without leaving the metro.

The local range is moderate — $42,240 at the 25th percentile to $57,480 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Memphis Welders earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $57,480 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $42,240 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 1,590 welder jobs across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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 Memphis against the BLS $48,600 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 Memphis is concrete: a metro median of $48,600 with most welders landing between $42,240 and $57,480. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local welder openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $57,480, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Memphis median, not the ones that sit under it.

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

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$23.37
Per week (40 hrs)	$935
Per month	$4,050
Per year	$48,600

How we know this — Memphis sources

Wage figures for Welder in Memphis, TN are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (MSA code 32820) (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 Memphis, TN — common questions

How much does a Welder make in Memphis, TN?: The median Welder salary in Memphis, TN is $23.37/hour ($48,600/year) ($5,150 (10%) below the national median), with a typical range of $42,240–$57,480 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Memphis a strong pay market for Welders?: At a $48,600 median, Memphis is $5,150 (10%) 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 Memphis?: Target employers paying toward the $57,480 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Welder openings in Memphis and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Welders work in Memphis?: BLS estimates roughly 1,590 welder jobs across Memphis, TN-MS-AR (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).