SALARY · WELDERS, CUTTERS, SOLDERERS, AND BRAZERS · WEST VIRGINIA

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in West Virginia

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In West Virginia, welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers sat at a median of $48,810 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$48,810

$23 per hour at the median · That is $4,940 (9.2 percent) below the national median of $53,750 for this occupation.

$53,350Mean annual salary

$26Mean hourly wage

$2,100People employed in this job in West Virginia

Salary range

25th: $39,900Median: $48,81075th: $60,170

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$39,900
Median (50th percentile)	$48,810
75th percentile	$60,170
Mean	$53,350

The middle half of workers earned from $39,900 to $60,170 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 PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$41,399 a year

$3,450 a month

Federal tax $3,677 · FICA $3,734

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for West Virginia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for West Virginia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

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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