SALARY · WELDERS, CUTTERS, SOLDERERS, AND BRAZERS · NORTH CAROLINA

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in North Carolina

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in North Carolina, where the median was $50,590 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$50,590

$24 per hour at the median · That is $3,160 (5.9 percent) below the national median of $53,750 for this occupation.

$53,720Mean annual salary

$26Mean hourly wage

$11,750People employed in this job in North Carolina

Salary range

25th: $45,400Median: $50,59075th: $60,870

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$45,400
Median (50th percentile)	$50,590
75th percentile	$60,870
Mean	$53,720

The middle half of workers earned from $45,400 to $60,870 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$41,319 a year

$3,443 a month

Federal tax $3,891 · FICA $3,870 · State tax $1,510

Caveat: the North Carolina rate is from NCDOR, but the $12,750 deduction comes from the statute text, not an NCDOR deduction page.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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