SOC 51-4121 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon, Washington is $63,350 a year ($30.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,800: half of the 430 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($56,760).

$63,350average per year

$30.46 / hourMedian $62,800Take-home ≈ $53,082

  • $49K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $84K90th

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

430people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#5 of 11Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,480 or more. The middle half of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon earn between $53,550 and $70,410.

  • $49K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $84K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,350$5,279$30.46
Median$62,800$5,233$30.19
Entry level (25th percentile)$53,550$4,462$25.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$70,410$5,868$33.85

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

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Mount Vernon vs. Washington and the U.S.

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Mount Vernon earn 5% less than the Washington average ($66,340) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($56,760). At the median the gap is +17% against the U.S. median of $53,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mount Vernon$63,350$62,800$49,150$84,480430
Washington$66,340$63,020$47,980$86,2507,720
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 Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $63,350, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $53,082 a year, or $4,423 a month and $2,042 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $63,350 buys what about $61,839 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Mount Vernon ranks 5th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Bremerton pays the most ($76,990).

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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 Mount Vernon: questions

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

$30.46 an hour on average, and $30.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,082 a year ($4,423 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,350. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 12% more 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.03, this job is 3.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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