Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$60,120avg. a year
$28.91 an hour · 7,850 employed
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $60,120 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $61,120. The U.S. average is $56,760.
$56,160Median pay
$28.91Average hourly
-2%vs. California average
7,850Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,990 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$70,680
$33.98 an hour
21,050 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$69,120
$33.23 an hour
3280 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$68,110
$32.74 an hour
470 jobs
Napa, CA
$67,150
$32.28 an hour
52,940 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$65,350
$31.42 an hour
6260 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$61,320
$29.48 an hour
7200 jobs
Salinas, CA
$61,120
$29.38 an hour
81,530 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$60,940
$29.30 an hour
970 jobs
El Centro, CA
$60,400
$29.04 an hour
1090 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$59,610
$28.66 an hour
11180 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$59,220
$28.47 an hour
12170 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$59,170
$28.45 an hour
13800 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$58,650
$28.20 an hour
1490 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$58,570
$28.16 an hour
15580 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$58,550
$28.15 an hour
16450 jobs
Modesto, CA
$57,620
$27.70 an hour
173,810 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$57,320
$27.56 an hour
18100 jobs
Redding, CA
$56,980
$27.39 an hour
19740 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$56,900
$27.36 an hour
20950 jobs
Fresno, CA
$55,810
$26.83 an hour
21160 jobs
Chico, CA
$53,120
$25.54 an hour
2260 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$53,050
$25.51 an hour
23310 jobs
Merced, CA
$52,470
$25.23 an hour
24350 jobs
Visalia, CA
$51,310
$24.67 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Machinists | $57,130 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $51,910 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,250 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $50,420 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $48,320 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,550 |
Questions and answers
How much do welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $60,120 a year, and the median is $56,160. About 7,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $61,120.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.47 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-4121. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.