Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$59,530avg. a year
$28.62 an hour · 15,850 employed
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $59,530 a year. That is $2,590 (5%) more than the Texas average of $56,940. The U.S. average is $56,760.
$57,940Median pay
$28.62Average hourly
+5%vs. Texas average
15,850Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1790 jobs
Odessa, TX
$66,080
$31.77 an hour
2810 jobs
Midland, TX
$65,390
$31.44 an hour
31,980 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$62,080
$29.85 an hour
42,210 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$58,630
$28.19 an hour
51,280 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$57,770
$27.77 an hour
610,620 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$55,890
$26.87 an hour
7330 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$55,290
$26.58 an hour
8290 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$54,050
$25.99 an hour
9160 jobs
Victoria, TX
$53,940
$25.93 an hour
101,270 jobs
Longview, TX
$53,890
$25.91 an hour
11620 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$53,830
$25.88 an hour
122,510 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$53,210
$25.58 an hour
13400 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$52,990
$25.48 an hour
14290 jobs
Abilene, TX
$52,580
$25.28 an hour
15230 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$50,320
$24.19 an hour
16500 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$49,940
$24.01 an hour
17270 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$49,710
$23.90 an hour
18100 jobs
Laredo, TX
$49,230
$23.67 an hour
19630 jobs
Waco, TX
$48,970
$23.54 an hour
20650 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$48,680
$23.40 an hour
21550 jobs
Tyler, TX
$47,650
$22.91 an hour
22590 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$46,020
$22.13 an hour
23650 jobs
El Paso, TX
$45,780
$22.01 an hour
24350 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$43,030
$20.69 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Machinists | $62,470 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,930 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,510 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $45,800 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $42,090 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $43,510 |
Questions and answers
How much do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $59,530 a year, and the median is $57,940. About 15,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,590 (5%) more than the Texas average of $56,940.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.80 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4121. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.