SOC 51-4121 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Florence, Alabama is $46,220 a year ($22.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,210: half of the 130 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

$46,220average per year

$22.22 / hourMedian $44,210Take-home ≈ $37,415

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-19%vs U.S. average
#8 of 12Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,120 or more. The middle half of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Florence earn between $38,230 and $50,060.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,220$3,852$22.22
Median$44,210$3,684$21.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,230$3,186$18.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,060$4,172$24.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Florence earn 10% less than the Alabama average ($51,120) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($56,760). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $53,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$46,220$44,210$35,700$60,120130
Alabama$51,120$48,490$36,710$66,82012,450
United States$56,760$53,750$39,240$77,530416,210

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $46,220, a single filer in Florence takes home about $37,415 a year, or $3,118 a month and $1,439 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $46,220 buys what about $54,494 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 8th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Mobile pays the most ($59,970).

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Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($83,300).

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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Florence: questions

How much do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers make an hour in Florence?

$22.22 an hour on average, and $21.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers take-home pay in Florence?

About $37,415 a year ($3,118 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,220. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4121; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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