SOC 51-4121 · Oklahoma City, OK metro

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Oklahoma City, OK

The average salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is $52,120 a year ($25.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,760: half of the 2,200 people in this job in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

$52,120average per year

$25.06 / hourMedian $48,760Take-home ≈ $42,259

  • $38K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $71K90th

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

2,200people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Oklahoma metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay range in Oklahoma City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,640 or more. The middle half of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Oklahoma City earn between $42,740 and $59,600.

  • $38K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,120$4,343$25.06
Median$48,760$4,063$23.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,740$3,562$20.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,600$4,967$28.65

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

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Oklahoma City vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Oklahoma City earn about the same as the Oklahoma average ($52,860) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($56,760). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $53,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oklahoma City$52,120$48,760$37,560$70,6402,200
Oklahoma$52,860$49,720$37,860$70,6409,960
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 Oklahoma City

On the average salary of $52,120, a single filer in Oklahoma City takes home about $42,259 a year, or $3,522 a month and $1,625 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).

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

Prices in the Oklahoma City area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $52,120 buys what about $57,650 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Oklahoma City ($47,230). A typical home costs $246,872, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Oklahoma City ranks 4th of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Tulsa pays the most ($55,540).

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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 Oklahoma City: questions

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

$25.06 an hour on average, and $23.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,259 a year ($3,522 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,120.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Oklahoma City, OK (36420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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