Structural Welder: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Lima, OH	$85,790	470	3.54	1.82
Urban Honolulu, HI	$81,120	430	0.36	1.42
Fairbanks-College, AK	$80,210	70	0.75	1.30
Baton Rouge, LA	$78,170	3,690	3.36	1.60
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$75,040	670	0.42	1.25
Anchorage, AK	$74,000	250	0.53	1.23
Lake Charles, LA	$72,920	970	3.55	1.60
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$71,720	740	2.96	1.13
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$67,280	40	0.22	1.17
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,420	1,060	1.37	1.17
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$66,240	3,230	0.58	0.91
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$66,060	610	4.21	1.40
Boulder, CO	$65,040	260	0.5	0.93
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$64,720	260	0.76	1.13
Alexandria, LA	$64,490	230	1.42	1.59
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$64,470	390	2.81	1.34
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$64,320	1,990	0.31	0.87
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$64,140	1,050	0.35	0.76
Vallejo, CA	$63,860	280	0.72	1.09
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$63,770	2,210	0.31	0.96
Bellingham, WA	$63,720	320	1.3	1.10
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,610	910	2.08	1.42
Odessa, TX	$63,470	790	3.66	1.31
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$63,460	140	0.43	1.06
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,440	210	0.2	1.03
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$63,440	2,220	5.23	1.46
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$63,270	2,000	1.68	1.34
Napa, CA	$62,890	70	0.34	1.14
St. Cloud, MN	$62,820	620	2.22	1.24
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,800	430	3.03	1.05
Albany, OR	$62,790	280	2.24	1.26
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$62,670	3,740	1.83	1.27
Casper, WY	$62,660	480	4.51	1.28
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,560	2,940	0.71	1.07
Minot, ND	$62,060	80	0.87	1.27
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,050	3,300	1.02	1.02
Bismarck, ND	$62,000	320	1.66	1.18
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$61,920	1,290	0.35	1.05
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$61,880	4,600	0.88	1.04
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,680	5,780	0.23	1.00
New Haven, CT	$61,630	180	0.24	1.03
Carson City, NV	$61,520	60	0.68	1.09
Mobile, AL	$61,420	1,700	3.68	1.31
Midland, TX	$61,410	810	2.47	1.13
Fargo, ND-MN	$61,140	690	1.73	1.20
Fond du Lac, WI	$60,930	230	1.92	1.21
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$60,880	90	0.2	1.28
Lexington Park, MD	$60,840	80	0.42	0.95
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$60,810	330	1.26	1.39
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$60,720	540	2.15	1.12
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$60,670	2,000	0.24	0.85
Rochester, MN	$60,380	510	1.56	1.00
Worcester, MA	$60,320	330	0.36	1.04
Ogden, UT	$60,240	960	1.32	1.23
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,190	1,490	0.67	1.09
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$60,000	520	2.8	1.24
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$59,980	1,170	1.08	1.16
Elizabethtown, KY	$59,900	660	4.8	1.28
Longview-Kelso, WA	$59,860	120	1.09	1.04
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$59,820	430	3.67	1.40
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$59,660	440	0.97	1.08
Madison, WI	$59,530	1,010	0.93	1.02
Sheboygan, WI	$59,460	740	4.57	1.15
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,450	1,280	2.47	1.31
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,390	550	0.46	1.02
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$59,390	3,400	1.55	1.16
Walla Walla, WA	$59,380	80	1.1	1.12
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$59,350	630	0.92	1.09
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$59,200	370	1.8	1.21
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$59,190	1,980	4.52	1.22
Greeley, CO	$59,180	730	2.27	1.07
Bozeman, MT	$59,140	170	0.87	1.08
Glens Falls, NY	$59,140	110	0.81	1.20
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,040	2,210	0.64	1.04
Cheyenne, WY	$59,030	180	1.4	1.15
Peoria, IL	$58,960	1,230	2.77	1.19
Appleton, WI	$58,920	970	2.92	1.18
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$58,890	1,990	0.46	0.94
Green Bay, WI	$58,850	840	1.79	1.18
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$58,800	300	1.34	1.22
Reno, NV	$58,800	390	0.53	1.18
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$58,680	140	0.41	0.95
Ames, IA	$58,560	170	1.1	1.17
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$58,510	270	0.51	1.04
Hammond, LA	$58,490	60	0.49	1.52
Salisbury, MD	$58,480	60	0.44	1.20
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$58,460	200	0.28	1.15
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,380	4,630	0.6	1.07
El Centro, CA	$58,350	70	0.41	1.29
Salinas, CA	$58,240	200	0.41	1.23
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$58,230	440	2.17	1.24
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$58,200	190	1.39	1.17
Pocatello, ID	$58,140	180	1.71	1.29
Eau Claire, WI	$58,110	350	1.53	1.21
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$57,980	730	0.24	1.24
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$57,940	15,850	1.8	1.17
Iowa City, IA	$57,780	130	0.51	1.15
Kenosha, WI	$57,780	250	1.25	1.20
Bay City, MI	$57,760	130	1.46	1.27
Lafayette, LA	$57,750	1,860	3.88	1.38
Richmond, VA	$57,710	1,260	0.71	1.12
Decatur, IL	$57,670	200	1.66	1.12
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$57,650	250	1.27	1.20
Kingston, NY	$57,600	120	0.78	1.15
Yakima, WA	$57,450	290	1.1	1.20
Farmington, NM	$57,440	500	3.95	1.25
Charlottesville, VA	$57,420	90	0.31	1.04
Duluth, MN-WI	$57,410	370	1.11	1.15
Kansas City, MO-KS	$57,370	2,710	0.92	1.13
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$57,360	800	0.88	1.21
Greenville, NC	$57,360	230	1.08	1.23
Corvallis, OR	$57,350	60	0.55	0.99
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,290	1,530	0.53	0.96
Salem, OR	$57,180	410	0.82	1.03
Rochester, NY	$57,130	650	0.49	1.12
Decatur, AL	$56,990	530	3.23	1.23
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$56,990	1,350	6.03	1.25
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$56,940	1,090	0.55	1.10
Bend, OR	$56,910	330	1.14	1.04
Cedar Rapids, IA	$56,750	560	1.49	1.15
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$56,720	260	0.48	1.00
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,540	5,440	0.86	1.10
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$56,440	180	0.39	1.18
Savannah, GA	$56,410	460	0.86	1.19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$56,160	7,850	0.47	1.01
Dubuque, IA	$56,100	330	2.14	1.15
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,070	3,370	0.93	1.12
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,060	830	0.79	1.14
Roanoke, VA	$56,040	940	2.27	1.19
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$56,020	130	0.45	1.18
Springfield, MA	$56,010	220	0.4	1.08
Lewiston, ID-WA	$55,890	210	2.76	1.16
Wausau, WI	$55,780	930	5	1.14
Great Falls, MT	$55,720	120	1.2	1.20
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$55,690	450	1.39	1.23
Syracuse, NY	$55,660	430	0.53	1.05
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$55,520	80	0.62	1.12
Amarillo, TX	$55,460	620	1.86	1.24
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$55,420	970	0.68	1.09
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$55,410	180	1.82	1.21
Wilmington, NC	$55,340	260	0.52	1.21
Colorado Springs, CO	$55,270	470	0.56	1.05
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$55,200	850	1.77	1.15
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$55,070	730	1.49	1.14
Sherman-Denison, TX	$55,020	290	2.08	1.23
Reading, PA	$54,840	870	1.86	1.11
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$54,790	860	0.85	1.12
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$54,740	790	0.97	1.14
Winchester, VA-WV	$54,690	120	0.69	1.16
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$54,670	530	1.25	1.10
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$54,640	180	0.28	0.86
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,590	3,510	0.46	1.12
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$54,560	580	0.67	1.04
Flagstaff, AZ	$54,460	60	0.34	1.15
Lancaster, PA	$54,370	1,270	1.88	1.13
Wichita, KS	$54,190	1,460	1.77	1.14
Ann Arbor, MI	$54,180	220	0.37	0.98
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$54,180	1,180	1.2	1.16
Ithaca, NY	$54,170	30	0.23	0.93
Springfield, MO	$54,080	1,060	1.78	1.18
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$54,030	90	0.42	1.23
Lincoln, NE	$53,990	820	1.69	1.08
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$53,680	480	0.63	1.10
Bowling Green, KY	$53,630	400	1.83	1.19
Pittsburgh, PA	$53,610	3,600	1.21	1.08
Tulsa, OK	$53,550	4,520	3.68	1.15
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$53,420	220	2.04	1.17
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$53,350	250	1.05	1.18
Chambersburg, PA	$53,340	510	3.14	1.12
Muncie, IN	$53,340	200	1.69	1.21
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$53,280	180	0.55	1.05
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$53,160	50	0.52	1.13
Omaha, NE-IA	$53,110	1,060	0.8	1.07
Vineland, NJ	$53,000	70	0.39	1.10
Battle Creek, MI	$52,970	210	1.42	1.09
Clarksville, TN-KY	$52,970	490	1.78	1.18
Mankato, MN	$52,940	280	1.84	1.07
Santa Fe, NM	$52,820	30	0.19	1.08
College Station-Bryan, TX	$52,800	330	0.91	1.19
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$52,800	2,490	1.3	0.98
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$52,800	170	0.32	1.02
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$52,710	200	0.47	1.02
Columbia, MO	$52,700	200	0.69	1.12
Billings, MT	$52,670	430	1.72	1.07
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$52,650	9,320	0.77	0.96
Modesto, CA	$52,590	450	0.86	1.04
Asheville, NC	$52,540	290	0.61	1.12
Redding, CA	$52,450	100	0.51	1.07
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$52,410	580	0.71	1.12
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$52,330	420	0.46	1.05
Longview, TX	$52,300	1,270	4.03	1.16
Port St. Lucie, FL	$52,270	290	0.64	1.12
Jackson, MS	$52,220	530	0.73	1.22
Tuscaloosa, AL	$52,180	290	1	1.15
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$52,050	3,810	0.83	1.08
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,990	3,160	1.07	1.04
Lynchburg, VA	$51,970	610	2.34	1.13
Jonesboro, AR	$51,900	340	2.08	1.23
Harrisonburg, VA	$51,870	110	0.62	1.12
Monroe, LA	$51,870	420	1.77	1.36
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$51,820	910	1	1.09
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,810	4,580	0.9	0.99
Owensboro, KY	$51,700	410	3.11	1.15
Rapid City, SD	$51,690	200	1.04	1.12
St. Louis, MO-IL	$51,640	2,820	0.78	1.03
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,630	10,620	0.98	1.00
Grand Junction, CO	$51,580	170	0.96	1.06
Jefferson City, MO	$51,580	360	1.65	1.07
Altoona, PA	$51,540	170	1.11	1.16
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$51,510	230	1.19	1.08
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$51,480	740	0.96	1.05
Topeka, KS	$51,390	330	1.06	1.04
Grants Pass, OR	$51,330	100	1.24	1.01
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$51,300	200	1.01	1.11
Columbus, OH	$51,260	2,190	0.74	1.00
Pueblo, CO	$51,190	310	1.9	1.05
Tucson, AZ	$51,150	740	0.71	1.07
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$51,080	540	2.41	1.08
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,070	2,790	0.94	1.04
Yuba City, CA	$51,040	90	0.69	1.02
State College, PA	$51,030	140	0.76	1.04
Evansville, IN	$50,960	350	0.98	1.09
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$50,950	2,000	5.86	1.06
Lebanon, PA	$50,920	250	1.74	1.10
St. George, UT	$50,890	160	0.65	1.13
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$50,870	1,790	0.98	1.05
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$50,840	90	0.35	0.93
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$50,800	680	1.09	1.10
Idaho Falls, ID	$50,770	170	0.77	1.08
Burlington, NC	$50,740	120	0.65	1.15
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$50,710	120	0.35	1.07
Jacksonville, FL	$50,640	1,420	0.69	1.04
Bangor, ME	$50,590	140	0.73	1.05
Binghamton, NY	$50,560	110	0.41	1.02
Fresno, CA	$50,550	950	0.74	1.08
Manhattan, KS	$50,550	180	1.25	1.10
Canton-Massillon, OH	$50,510	860	1.97	1.10
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,390	820	0.82	1.01
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,370	370	0.64	0.95
Akron, OH	$50,340	1,170	1.37	1.03
Merced, CA	$50,340	310	1.43	1.07
Medford, OR	$50,270	200	0.83	1.01
Boise City, ID	$50,240	1,400	1.34	1.02
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,200	2,020	0.53	1.08
Rockford, IL	$50,200	870	2.35	1.07
Warner Robins, GA	$50,170	340	1.66	1.03
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$50,030	110	0.71	1.13
Albuquerque, NM	$49,980	510	0.47	1.04
Birmingham, AL	$49,930	2,160	1.55	1.05
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,930	600	0.92	1.02
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,930	2,520	0.65	1.02
Wheeling, WV-OH	$49,920	160	1	1.13
Kokomo, IN	$49,860	110	1.2	1.02
Springfield, IL	$49,860	100	0.38	0.95
Spartanburg, SC	$49,820	710	1.6	1.05
Jackson, MI	$49,790	130	0.85	1.04
Fayetteville, NC	$49,780	80	0.22	1.09
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$49,780	90	0.67	1.01
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$49,770	80	0.52	1.09
Columbia, SC	$49,730	830	0.78	1.07
Lawton, OK	$49,720	80	0.7	1.18
Yuma, AZ	$49,680	120	0.65	1.12
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$49,630	5,240	0.68	0.97
Utica-Rome, NY	$49,630	230	0.73	1.01
Rocky Mount, NC	$49,600	250	1.74	1.13
Monroe, MI	$49,570	240	2.25	1.07
Hattiesburg, MS	$49,500	160	0.97	1.31
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,460	2,590	0.88	0.98
Traverse City, MI	$49,420	130	0.71	1.04
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$49,370	250	0.48	1.07
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$49,330	90	0.94	1.17
Columbus, IN	$49,320	310	2.34	1.02
Fort Wayne, IN	$49,300	890	1.47	1.03
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,280	290	0.31	0.81
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$49,220	1,850	2.57	1.05
Erie, PA	$49,180	740	2.29	1.11
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,130	1,760	1.51	1.05
Toledo, OH	$49,130	960	1.23	1.02
Enid, OK	$49,090	90	1.4	1.21
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,090	560	0.82	1.06
Cleveland, OH	$49,040	3,510	1.27	0.98
Homosassa Springs, FL	$49,040	40	0.44	1.19
Niles, MI	$49,040	230	1.43	1.07
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$49,020	560	2.03	1.00
Gettysburg, PA	$49,010	110	1.24	1.05
Wichita Falls, TX	$49,010	230	1.53	1.13
Beckley, WV	$48,960	120	1.07	1.17
Grand Island, NE	$48,940	170	1.58	0.99
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,920	2,520	1.58	1.03
Logan, UT-ID	$48,920	350	1.95	1.06
Elmira, NY	$48,820	90	1.03	1.02
Saginaw, MI	$48,820	220	1.03	1.06
Flint, MI	$48,810	200	0.56	1.06
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,760	2,200	1.21	1.03
Chico, CA	$48,740	160	0.76	1.01
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$48,630	1,240	2.57	1.00
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$48,610	100	0.35	0.96
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,600	1,590	0.97	1.04
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$48,580	170	1.42	1.09
Victoria, TX	$48,580	160	1.56	1.13
Paducah, KY-IL	$48,560	310	2.27	1.06
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,520	820	1.15	1.05
Dover, DE	$48,510	90	0.48	1.04
Killeen-Temple, TX	$48,460	400	1	1.04
Gainesville, GA	$48,430	890	3.19	1.06
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$48,380	80	0.62	1.15
Goldsboro, NC	$48,320	140	1.27	1.19
Ocala, FL	$48,270	570	1.75	1.10
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$48,220	2,510	0.83	1.03
Lawrence, KS	$48,180	70	0.51	1.02
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,170	380	0.65	1.07
Abilene, TX	$48,160	290	1.44	1.09
Williamsport, PA	$48,130	160	1.22	1.05
Midland, MI	$48,120	60	0.62	0.98
Knoxville, TN	$48,040	1,780	1.56	1.02
Punta Gorda, FL	$48,040	60	0.36	1.06
Charleston, WV	$48,000	190	0.68	1.05
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$47,970	370	1.44	1.16
Sandusky, OH	$47,900	200	1.49	1.07
Montgomery, AL	$47,880	560	1.27	1.07
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$47,860	210	0.9	1.24
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$47,850	390	2.34	1.04
Springfield, OH	$47,780	220	1.8	1.05
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$47,740	570	0.77	1.02
Missoula, MT	$47,720	160	0.89	1.00
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,690	680	1.59	1.09
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$47,670	360	1.01	1.02
Morgantown, WV	$47,650	140	0.78	1.01
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$47,560	250	0.77	0.98
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$47,520	60	0.47	0.98
Las Cruces, NM	$47,520	80	0.38	1.13
Kankakee, IL	$47,460	230	2.02	1.04
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$47,440	1,190	1.24	1.04
Sebring, FL	$47,250	40	0.49	1.17
Valdosta, GA	$47,240	180	1.26	1.21
Gainesville, FL	$47,230	150	0.37	1.00
Dalton, GA	$47,190	120	0.71	1.12
Albany, GA	$47,180	170	1.08	1.08
Bloomington, IL	$47,180	70	0.3	0.89
Tallahassee, FL	$47,130	220	0.44	1.01
Morristown, TN	$47,070	180	1.42	1.06
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,980	550	1.45	1.05
Visalia, CA	$46,850	350	0.76	1.04
Johnstown, PA	$46,780	170	1.35	1.06
Lubbock, TX	$46,760	500	1.13	1.11
Cleveland, TN	$46,670	120	1.02	1.16
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,630	400	1.56	1.18
San Angelo, TX	$46,440	270	2.01	1.07
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$46,420	210	0.83	1.03
Hot Springs, AR	$46,400	110	1.05	1.27
Waco, TX	$46,380	630	1.81	1.01
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,370	1,230	1.69	1.00
Terre Haute, IN	$46,090	350	1.98	1.03
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,080	450	1.1	1.02
Johnson City, TN	$46,070	170	0.78	1.06
Joplin, MO-KS	$45,770	570	2.46	1.02
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$45,640	130	0.33	1.20
Twin Falls, ID	$45,550	290	2.12	1.00
Jackson, TN	$45,460	600	2.66	1.01
Laredo, TX	$45,370	100	0.35	1.22
Dothan, AL	$45,210	310	1.93	1.18
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$45,020	650	1.53	1.23
El Paso, TX	$45,000	650	0.71	1.14
Florence, SC	$44,990	300	1.25	1.03
Bloomington, IN	$44,730	60	0.28	0.94
Sumter, SC	$44,540	170	1.79	1.04
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$44,210	130	0.89	1.11
Huntsville, AL	$44,020	1,810	2.54	0.85
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$43,490	80	0.68	0.95
Mansfield, OH	$43,120	350	2.66	0.96
Tyler, TX	$43,100	550	1.77	1.01
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$42,520	270	1.37	1.09
Rome, GA	$42,280	160	1.32	0.99
Gadsden, AL	$42,240	190	2.18	1.15
Texarkana, TX-AR	$41,920	590	3.83	0.97
Columbus, GA-AL	$40,100	330	1.05	0.92
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$39,710	350	0.43	1.11
Ponce, PR	$31,680	100	0.61	1.18
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$30,390	1,240	0.67	1.03
Mayaguez, PR	$30,230	70	0.48	1.20
Arecibo, PR	$29,380	150	1.57	1.12
Aguadilla, PR	$28,450	90	0.68	1.07

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Lima, OH	1.82	$85,790	3.54
Baton Rouge, LA	1.60	$78,170	3.36
Lake Charles, LA	1.60	$72,920	3.55
Alexandria, LA	1.59	$64,490	1.42
Hammond, LA	1.52	$58,490	0.49
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.46	$63,440	5.23
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.42	$63,610	2.08
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.42	$81,120	0.36
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.40	$59,820	3.67
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.40	$66,060	4.21
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1.39	$60,810	1.26
Lafayette, LA	1.38	$57,750	3.88
Monroe, LA	1.36	$51,870	1.77
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.34	$64,470	2.81
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.34	$63,270	1.68
Hattiesburg, MS	1.31	$49,500	0.97
Corpus Christi, TX	1.31	$59,450	2.47
Mobile, AL	1.31	$61,420	3.68
Odessa, TX	1.31	$63,470	3.66
Fairbanks-College, AK	1.30	$80,210	0.75
El Centro, CA	1.29	$58,350	0.41
Pocatello, ID	1.29	$58,140	1.71
Casper, WY	1.28	$62,660	4.51
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.28	$60,880	0.2
Elizabethtown, KY	1.28	$59,900	4.8
Hot Springs, AR	1.27	$46,400	1.05
Minot, ND	1.27	$62,060	0.87
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.27	$62,670	1.83
Bay City, MI	1.27	$57,760	1.46
Albany, OR	1.26	$62,790	2.24
Farmington, NM	1.25	$57,440	3.95
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.25	$75,040	0.42
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.25	$56,990	6.03
Amarillo, TX	1.24	$55,460	1.86
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.24	$47,860	0.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.24	$57,980	0.24
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.24	$60,000	2.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.24	$58,230	2.17
St. Cloud, MN	1.24	$62,820	2.22
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.23	$45,020	1.53
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.23	$55,020	2.08
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.23	$54,030	0.42
Greenville, NC	1.23	$57,360	1.08
Ogden, UT	1.23	$60,240	1.32
Decatur, AL	1.23	$56,990	3.23
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.23	$55,690	1.39
Anchorage, AK	1.23	$74,000	0.53
Salinas, CA	1.23	$58,240	0.41
Jonesboro, AR	1.23	$51,900	2.08
Jackson, MS	1.22	$52,220	0.73
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.22	$58,800	1.34
Laredo, TX	1.22	$45,370	0.35
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.22	$59,190	4.52
Enid, OK	1.21	$49,090	1.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.21	$59,200	1.8
Fond du Lac, WI	1.21	$60,930	1.92
Muncie, IN	1.21	$53,340	1.69
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1.21	$55,410	1.82
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.21	$57,360	0.88
Wilmington, NC	1.21	$55,340	0.52
Eau Claire, WI	1.21	$58,110	1.53
Valdosta, GA	1.21	$47,240	1.26
Glens Falls, NY	1.20	$59,140	0.81
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.20	$45,640	0.33
Yakima, WA	1.20	$57,450	1.1
Salisbury, MD	1.20	$58,480	0.44
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.20	$57,650	1.27
Great Falls, MT	1.20	$55,720	1.2
Fargo, ND-MN	1.20	$61,140	1.73
Mayaguez, PR	1.20	$30,230	0.48
Kenosha, WI	1.20	$57,780	1.25
Savannah, GA	1.19	$56,410	0.86
Goldsboro, NC	1.19	$48,320	1.27
Bowling Green, KY	1.19	$53,630	1.83
Peoria, IL	1.19	$58,960	2.77
Roanoke, VA	1.19	$56,040	2.27
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.19	$52,800	0.91
Homosassa Springs, FL	1.19	$49,040	0.44
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.18	$53,350	1.05
Dothan, AL	1.18	$45,210	1.93
Reno, NV	1.18	$58,800	0.53
Springfield, MO	1.18	$54,080	1.78
Lawton, OK	1.18	$49,720	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.18	$56,020	0.45
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.18	$52,970	1.78
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.18	$56,440	0.39
Appleton, WI	1.18	$58,920	2.92
Bismarck, ND	1.18	$62,000	1.66
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.18	$46,630	1.56
Green Bay, WI	1.18	$58,850	1.79
Ponce, PR	1.18	$31,680	0.61
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	1.17	$49,330	0.94
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.17	$53,420	2.04
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.17	$57,940	1.8
Beckley, WV	1.17	$48,960	1.07
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.17	$58,200	1.39
Sebring, FL	1.17	$47,250	0.49
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.17	$67,280	0.22
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.17	$66,420	1.37
Ames, IA	1.17	$58,560	1.1
Altoona, PA	1.16	$51,540	1.11
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.16	$47,970	1.44
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.16	$54,180	1.2
Winchester, VA-WV	1.16	$54,690	0.69
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.16	$59,390	1.55
Cleveland, TN	1.16	$46,670	1.02
Longview, TX	1.16	$52,300	4.03
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.16	$59,980	1.08
Lewiston, ID-WA	1.16	$55,890	2.76
Iowa City, IA	1.15	$57,780	0.51
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.15	$52,180	1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.15	$48,380	0.62
Burlington, NC	1.15	$50,740	0.65
Gadsden, AL	1.15	$42,240	2.18
Kingston, NY	1.15	$57,600	0.78
Dubuque, IA	1.15	$56,100	2.14
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.15	$55,200	1.77
Owensboro, KY	1.15	$51,700	3.11
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.15	$56,750	1.49
Duluth, MN-WI	1.15	$57,410	1.11
Tulsa, OK	1.15	$53,550	3.68
Flagstaff, AZ	1.15	$54,460	0.34
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.15	$58,460	0.28
Sheboygan, WI	1.15	$59,460	4.57
Cheyenne, WY	1.15	$59,030	1.4
Wausau, WI	1.14	$55,780	5
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.14	$55,070	1.49
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.14	$56,060	0.79
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.14	$54,740	0.97
Napa, CA	1.14	$62,890	0.34
El Paso, TX	1.14	$45,000	0.71
Wichita, KS	1.14	$54,190	1.77
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.13	$71,720	2.96
Wichita Falls, TX	1.13	$49,010	1.53
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.13	$50,030	0.71
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1.13	$53,160	0.52
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.13	$64,720	0.76
Las Cruces, NM	1.13	$47,520	0.38
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.13	$57,370	0.92
Victoria, TX	1.13	$48,580	1.56
Rocky Mount, NC	1.13	$49,600	1.74
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.13	$49,920	1
Lancaster, PA	1.13	$54,370	1.88
St. George, UT	1.13	$50,890	0.65
Midland, TX	1.13	$61,410	2.47
Lynchburg, VA	1.13	$51,970	2.34
Harrisonburg, VA	1.12	$51,870	0.62
Arecibo, PR	1.12	$29,380	1.57
Yuma, AZ	1.12	$49,680	0.65
Decatur, IL	1.12	$57,670	1.66
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.12	$52,270	0.64
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.12	$60,720	2.15
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.12	$54,590	0.46
Chambersburg, PA	1.12	$53,340	3.14
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.12	$56,070	0.93
Richmond, VA	1.12	$57,710	0.71
Asheville, NC	1.12	$52,540	0.61
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.12	$55,520	0.62
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.12	$52,410	0.71
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.12	$54,790	0.85
Walla Walla, WA	1.12	$59,380	1.1
Dalton, GA	1.12	$47,190	0.71
Rapid City, SD	1.12	$51,690	1.04
Rochester, NY	1.12	$57,130	0.49
Columbia, MO	1.12	$52,700	0.69
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.11	$44,210	0.89
Lubbock, TX	1.11	$46,760	1.13
Reading, PA	1.11	$54,840	1.86
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.11	$39,710	0.43
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.11	$51,300	1.01
Erie, PA	1.11	$49,180	2.29
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.10	$50,800	1.09
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.10	$53,680	0.63
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.10	$50,510	1.97
Bellingham, WA	1.10	$63,720	1.3
Manhattan, KS	1.10	$50,550	1.25
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.10	$54,670	1.25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.10	$56,540	0.86
Vineland, NJ	1.10	$53,000	0.39
Ocala, FL	1.10	$48,270	1.75
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.10	$56,940	0.55
Lebanon, PA	1.10	$50,920	1.74
Evansville, IN	1.09	$50,960	0.98
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.09	$49,770	0.52
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.09	$48,580	1.42
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.09	$51,820	1
Fayetteville, NC	1.09	$49,780	0.22
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.09	$55,420	0.68
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.09	$60,190	0.67
Vallejo, CA	1.09	$63,860	0.72
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.09	$47,690	1.59
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.09	$42,520	1.37
Battle Creek, MI	1.09	$52,970	1.42
Abilene, TX	1.09	$48,160	1.44
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.09	$59,350	0.92
Carson City, NV	1.09	$61,520	0.68
Idaho Falls, ID	1.08	$50,770	0.77
Santa Fe, NM	1.08	$52,820	0.19
Lincoln, NE	1.08	$53,990	1.69
Albany, GA	1.08	$47,180	1.08
Pittsburgh, PA	1.08	$53,610	1.21
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.08	$51,510	1.19
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.08	$59,660	0.97
Bozeman, MT	1.08	$59,140	0.87
Springfield, MA	1.08	$56,010	0.4
Fresno, CA	1.08	$50,550	0.74
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.08	$51,080	2.41
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.08	$50,200	0.53
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.08	$52,050	0.83
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.07	$58,380	0.6
Greeley, CO	1.07	$59,180	2.27
Aguadilla, PR	1.07	$28,450	0.68
Jefferson City, MO	1.07	$51,580	1.65
Billings, MT	1.07	$52,670	1.72
Redding, CA	1.07	$52,450	0.51
Monroe, MI	1.07	$49,570	2.25
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.07	$48,170	0.65
Columbia, SC	1.07	$49,730	0.78
Tucson, AZ	1.07	$51,150	0.71
Omaha, NE-IA	1.07	$53,110	0.8
Mankato, MN	1.07	$52,940	1.84
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.07	$49,370	0.48
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.07	$50,710	0.35
San Angelo, TX	1.07	$46,440	2.01
Niles, MI	1.07	$49,040	1.43
Merced, CA	1.07	$50,340	1.43
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.07	$62,560	0.71
Rockford, IL	1.07	$50,200	2.35
Montgomery, AL	1.07	$47,880	1.27
Sandusky, OH	1.07	$47,900	1.49
Flint, MI	1.06	$48,810	0.56
Grand Junction, CO	1.06	$51,580	0.96
Morristown, TN	1.06	$47,070	1.42
Johnstown, PA	1.06	$46,780	1.35
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.06	$50,950	5.86
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.06	$49,090	0.82
Johnson City, TN	1.06	$46,070	0.78
Paducah, KY-IL	1.06	$48,560	2.27
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.06	$63,460	0.43
Saginaw, MI	1.06	$48,820	1.03
Punta Gorda, FL	1.06	$48,040	0.36
Logan, UT-ID	1.06	$48,920	1.95
Gainesville, GA	1.06	$48,430	3.19
Bangor, ME	1.05	$50,590	0.73
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.05	$52,330	0.46
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.05	$49,130	1.51
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.05	$49,220	2.57
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.05	$62,800	3.03
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.05	$46,980	1.45
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.05	$50,870	0.98
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.05	$48,520	1.15
Gettysburg, PA	1.05	$49,010	1.24
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.05	$51,480	0.96
Springfield, OH	1.05	$47,780	1.8
Syracuse, NY	1.05	$55,660	0.53
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.05	$53,280	0.55
Colorado Springs, CO	1.05	$55,270	0.56
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.05	$61,920	0.35
Charleston, WV	1.05	$48,000	0.68
Pueblo, CO	1.05	$51,190	1.9
Spartanburg, SC	1.05	$49,820	1.6
Birmingham, AL	1.05	$49,930	1.55
Williamsport, PA	1.05	$48,130	1.22
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.04	$61,880	0.88
Worcester, MA	1.04	$60,320	0.36
Bend, OR	1.04	$56,910	1.14
Jackson, MI	1.04	$49,790	0.85
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.04	$59,860	1.09
Traverse City, MI	1.04	$49,420	0.71
Charlottesville, VA	1.04	$57,420	0.31
Albuquerque, NM	1.04	$49,980	0.47
Modesto, CA	1.04	$52,590	0.86
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.04	$54,560	0.67
Dover, DE	1.04	$48,510	0.48
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.04	$47,850	2.34
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.04	$48,460	1
Sumter, SC	1.04	$44,540	1.79
Visalia, CA	1.04	$46,850	0.76
Topeka, KS	1.04	$51,390	1.06
Jacksonville, FL	1.04	$50,640	0.69
State College, PA	1.04	$51,030	0.76
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.04	$59,040	0.64
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.04	$48,600	0.97
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.04	$51,990	1.07
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.04	$47,440	1.24
Kankakee, IL	1.04	$47,460	2.02
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.04	$51,070	0.94
Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.04	$58,510	0.51
Salem, OR	1.03	$57,180	0.82
Florence, SC	1.03	$44,990	1.25
Fort Wayne, IN	1.03	$49,300	1.47
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.03	$51,640	0.78
Oklahoma City, OK	1.03	$48,760	1.21
Warner Robins, GA	1.03	$50,170	1.66
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.03	$30,390	0.67
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.03	$63,440	0.2
Akron, OH	1.03	$50,340	1.37
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.03	$48,920	1.58
Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.03	$46,420	0.83
Terre Haute, IN	1.03	$46,090	1.98
New Haven, CT	1.03	$61,630	0.24
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.03	$48,220	0.83
Madison, WI	1.02	$59,530	0.93
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.02	$52,710	0.47
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.02	$47,670	1.01
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.02	$47,740	0.77
Boise City, ID	1.02	$50,240	1.34
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.02	$62,050	1.02
Binghamton, NY	1.02	$50,560	0.41
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.02	$52,800	0.32
Yuba City, CA	1.02	$51,040	0.69
Knoxville, TN	1.02	$48,040	1.56
Elmira, NY	1.02	$48,820	1.03
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.02	$49,930	0.65
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.02	$46,080	1.1
Toledo, OH	1.02	$49,130	1.23
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.02	$49,930	0.92
Kokomo, IN	1.02	$49,860	1.2
Joplin, MO-KS	1.02	$45,770	2.46
Columbus, IN	1.02	$49,320	2.34
Lawrence, KS	1.02	$48,180	0.51
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.02	$59,390	0.46
Jackson, TN	1.01	$45,460	2.66
Chico, CA	1.01	$48,740	0.76
Utica-Rome, NY	1.01	$49,630	0.73
Tallahassee, FL	1.01	$47,130	0.44
Grants Pass, OR	1.01	$51,330	1.24
Tyler, TX	1.01	$43,100	1.77
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.01	$49,780	0.67
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.01	$50,390	0.82
Waco, TX	1.01	$46,380	1.81
Medford, OR	1.01	$50,270	0.83
Morgantown, WV	1.01	$47,650	0.78
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.01	$56,160	0.47
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.00	$49,020	2.03
Gainesville, FL	1.00	$47,230	0.37
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.00	$61,680	0.23
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.00	$51,630	0.98
Twin Falls, ID	1.00	$45,550	2.12
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.00	$48,630	2.57
Winston-Salem, NC	1.00	$46,370	1.69
Columbus, OH	1.00	$51,260	0.74
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.00	$56,720	0.48
Missoula, MT	1.00	$47,720	0.89
Rochester, MN	1.00	$60,380	1.56
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.99	$51,810	0.9
Corvallis, OR	0.99	$57,350	0.55
Rome, GA	0.99	$42,280	1.32
Grand Island, NE	0.99	$48,940	1.58
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.98	$52,800	1.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.98	$49,460	0.88
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.98	$47,560	0.77
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	0.98	$47,520	0.47
Ann Arbor, MI	0.98	$54,180	0.37
Cleveland, OH	0.98	$49,040	1.27
Midland, MI	0.98	$48,120	0.62
Texarkana, TX-AR	0.97	$41,920	3.83
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.97	$49,630	0.68
Mansfield, OH	0.96	$43,120	2.66
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.96	$52,650	0.77
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.96	$57,290	0.53
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.96	$48,610	0.35
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.96	$63,770	0.31
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.95	$50,370	0.64
Lexington Park, MD	0.95	$60,840	0.42
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	0.95	$43,490	0.68
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.95	$58,680	0.41
Springfield, IL	0.95	$49,860	0.38
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.94	$58,890	0.46
Bloomington, IN	0.94	$44,730	0.28
Boulder, CO	0.93	$65,040	0.5
Ithaca, NY	0.93	$54,170	0.23
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.93	$50,840	0.35
Columbus, GA-AL	0.92	$40,100	1.05
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.91	$66,240	0.58
Bloomington, IL	0.89	$47,180	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.87	$64,320	0.31
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.86	$54,640	0.28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.85	$60,670	0.24
Huntsville, AL	0.85	$44,020	2.54
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.81	$49,280	0.31
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.76	$64,140	0.35

Broader occupation Our title "Structural Welder" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers. BLS groups Structural Welder within Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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