SOC 51-4121 · Omaha, NE-IA metro

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Omaha, NE

The average salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Omaha, Nebraska is $55,840 a year ($26.85 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,110: half of the 1,060 people in this job in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

$55,840average per year

$26.85 / hourMedian $53,110Take-home ≈ $45,386

  • $45K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $70K90th

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

1,060people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Nebraska metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay range in Omaha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,150 or more. The middle half of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Omaha earn between $48,750 and $60,750.

  • $45K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $70K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,840$4,653$26.85
Median$53,110$4,426$25.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,750$4,062$23.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,750$5,062$29.21

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

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Omaha vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Omaha earn about the same as the Nebraska average ($55,290) and about the same as the U.S. average ($56,760). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $53,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Omaha$55,840$53,110$44,770$70,1501,060
Nebraska$55,290$52,220$43,850$66,9004,200
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 Omaha

On the average salary of $55,840, a single filer in Omaha takes home about $45,386 a year, or $3,782 a month and $1,746 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Omaha, NE-IA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IA$45,537$3,795
Working in NE$45,386$3,782

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Omaha area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $55,840 buys what about $60,754 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Omaha ($49,660). A typical home costs $310,337, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Omaha ranks 1st of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

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 Omaha: questions

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

$26.85 an hour on average, and $25.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,386 a year ($3,782 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,840.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Omaha, NE-IA (36540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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