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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Dallas, TX

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $51,630 a year, an average of $55,890. About 10,620 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$51,630
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$55,890
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$39,210
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$76,920
Top of the range
People employed
10,620
In Dallas metro area
Rent share of median wage
32.6%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Dallas

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,403
per month, in Dallas, TX
Income needed for median rent
$56,100
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers wage
$51,630
8.0% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
32.6%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$67,760
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Dallas area. Read the Dallas, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

San Diego, CA
+21.2%
Median $62,560
Mean $65,350
Employed 2,940
San Antonio, TX
-6.6%
Median $48,220
Mean $53,210
Employed 2,510
Philadelphia, PA
+13.1%
Median $58,380
Mean $60,650
Employed 4,630
San Jose, CA
+24.2%
Median $64,140
Mean $69,120
Employed 1,050
Phoenix, AZ
+9.5%
Median $56,540
Mean $59,970
Employed 5,440
Austin, TX
+14.4%
Median $59,040
Mean $58,630
Employed 2,210
Jacksonville, FL
-1.9%
Median $50,640
Mean $54,530
Employed 1,420
Fort Worth, TX
same
Median $51,630
Mean $55,890
Employed 10,620

See welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $51,630 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.