What are the main factors that influence an Apprentice Welder and Fabricator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What are the highest paying states for an Apprentice Welder and Fabricator?

Apprentice Welder and Fabricator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Apprentice Welder and Fabricator roles are District of Columbia $54,643, California $54,436, Massachusetts $53,711. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Apprentice Welder and Fabricator roles make?

Salaries for Apprentice Welder and Fabricator level roles vary by specialization: Welder/Fabricator IV: $72,180; Welder IV: $72,147; Fabricator: $67,563; Welder/Fabricator III: $63,270; Welder III: $63,253.

Apprentice Welder and Fabricator Salary in Oregon

How much does an Apprentice Welder and Fabricator make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice Welder and Fabricator in Oregon is $50,118 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Apprentice Welder and Fabricator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,693
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,850 to $61,411
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,964

10% $41,964

50% (Median) $50,118

90% $71,693

Apprentice Welder and Fabricator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,411	$5,118	$1,181	$30
Average	$50,118	$4,176	$964	$24
25th Percentile	$45,850	$3,821	$882	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Apprentice Welder and Fabricator Salaries

An Apprentice Welder and Fabricator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Apprentice Welder and Fabricator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Apprentice Welder and Fabricators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,643.
California: $54,436.
Massachusetts: $53,711.

District of Columbia $54,643 California $54,436 Massachusetts $53,711 Washington $53,513 New Jersey $53,493 Alaska $53,424 Connecticut $52,743 New York $52,467

Hawaii $51,584 Rhode Island $51,169 Maryland $50,888 Minnesota $50,503 Colorado $50,355 Illinois $50,305 Oregon $50,118 Delaware $49,980

New Hampshire $49,893 Virginia $49,698 Pennsylvania $49,131 Nevada $48,844 North Dakota $48,751 Michigan $48,603 Wisconsin $48,548 Vermont $48,440

Texas $48,139 Maine $48,119 Arizona $48,089 Ohio $48,055 Georgia $47,601 Indiana $47,374 Wyoming $47,329 Utah $47,260

Iowa $47,231 Kansas $46,994 Louisiana $46,925 North Carolina $46,900 Missouri $46,890 Florida $46,698 Montana $46,594 Nebraska $46,495

Kentucky $46,441 South Carolina $46,244 Tennessee $46,120 Idaho $46,071 New Mexico $45,711 Oklahoma $45,632 Alabama $45,340 South Dakota $44,852

Arkansas $44,585 West Virginia $44,442 Mississippi $44,013

Top Paying Cities for Apprentice Welder and Fabricator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Antelope: $47,702
Aurora: $50,595
Beaverton: $51,614

Antelope, OR $47,702

Aurora, OR $50,595

Beaverton, OR $51,614

Beavercreek, OR $50,770

Boring, OR $51,098

Bridal Veil, OR $51,019

Brightwood, OR $50,223

Canby, OR $50,629

Cascade Locks, OR $49,504

Clackamas, OR $51,595

Clatskanie, OR $49,413

Colton, OR $50,238

Columbia City, OR $50,691

Corbett, OR $50,769

Donald, OR $50,325

Dufur, OR $47,963

Eagle Creek, OR $50,878

Estacada, OR $50,115

Fairview, OR $51,507

Gervais, OR $49,791

Gladstone, OR $51,577

Government Camp, OR $49,310

Grass Valley, OR $47,810

Gresham, OR $51,490

Hood River, OR $49,222

Hubbard, OR $50,068

Kent, OR $47,702

Lake Oswego, OR $51,701

Marylhurst, OR $51,635

Maupin, OR $47,759

Molalla, OR $49,819

Moro, OR $47,910

Mosier, OR $48,714

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $49,039

Mulino, OR $50,569

Odell, OR $49,109

Oregon City, OR $51,216

Rainier, OR $50,131

Rhododendron, OR $49,761

Rufus, OR $48,059

Saint Helens, OR $50,529

Warren, OR $50,811

Deer Island, OR $50,349

Sandy, OR $50,485

Scappoose, OR $50,743

Shaniko, OR $47,859

The Dalles, OR $48,228

Troutdale, OR $51,310

Tualatin, OR $51,462

Tygh Valley, OR $48,180

Vernonia, OR $49,976

Wasco, OR $47,950

Welches, OR $49,977

West Linn, OR $51,463

Wilsonville, OR $51,142

Woodburn, OR $49,898

Happy Valley, OR $51,665

Damascus, OR $51,407

Amity, OR $49,667

Arch Cape, OR $48,358

Astoria, OR $48,671

Banks, OR $50,663

Bay City, OR $48,561

Beaver, OR $48,808

Buxton, OR $50,355

Cannon Beach, OR $48,337

Carlton, OR $49,791

Cloverdale, OR $48,507

Cornelius, OR $51,042

Dayton, OR $49,823

Dundee, OR $50,224

Forest Grove, OR $50,636

Gales Creek, OR $50,072

Garibaldi, OR $48,566

Gaston, OR $50,374

Hammond, OR $48,119

Hebo, OR $48,664

Hillsboro, OR $51,182

Manning, OR $50,410

Lafayette, OR $49,884

Mcminnville, OR $49,640

Manzanita, OR $48,502

Nehalem, OR $48,631

Newberg, OR $50,672

North Plains, OR $50,948

Oceanside, OR $48,394

Pacific City, OR $48,509

Rockaway Beach, OR $48,500

Saint Paul, OR $50,041

Seaside, OR $48,767

Sherwood, OR $51,198

Tillamook, OR $48,843

Netarts, OR $48,439

Timber, OR $50,048

Tolovana Park, OR $48,344

Warrenton, OR $48,323

Wheeler, OR $48,626

Yamhill, OR $49,947

Neskowin, OR $48,484

Portland, OR $51,712

Salem, OR $49,832

Keizer, OR $49,841

Albany, OR $49,340

Alsea, OR $48,501

Aumsville, OR $49,736

Blodgett, OR $48,556

Brownsville, OR $48,825

Cascadia, OR $48,248

Corvallis, OR $49,223

Crabtree, OR $49,291

Crawfordsville, OR $48,800

Dallas, OR $49,583

Depoe Bay, OR $48,315

Detroit, OR $48,122

Eddyville, OR $48,297

Falls City, OR $49,340

Foster, OR $48,627

Gates, OR $49,051

Grand Ronde, OR $49,136

Halsey, OR $48,833

Idanha, OR $48,161

Independence, OR $49,769

Jefferson, OR $49,662

Lebanon, OR $48,874

Logsden, OR $48,500

Lyons, OR $49,154

Mill City, OR $49,158

Monmouth, OR $49,452

Mount Angel, OR $49,778

Neotsu, OR $48,541

Newport, OR $48,221

South Beach, OR $48,064

Lincoln City, OR $48,482

Otis, OR $48,577

Otter Rock, OR $48,230

Philomath, OR $48,728

Rickreall, OR $49,777

Rose Lodge, OR $48,626

Saint Benedict, OR $49,771

Scio, OR $49,374

Scotts Mills, OR $49,654

Seal Rock, OR $48,007

Shedd, OR $48,813

Sheridan, OR $49,473

Siletz, OR $48,409

Silverton, OR $49,669

Stayton, OR $49,533

Mehama, OR $49,401

Sublimity, OR $49,614

Sweet Home, OR $48,715

Gleneden Beach, OR $48,367

Tangent, OR $48,901

Tidewater, OR $48,180

Toledo, OR $48,236

Turner, OR $49,744

Waldport, OR $48,066

Willamina, OR $49,303

Eugene, OR $49,141

Agness, OR $47,569

Allegany, OR $47,626

Alvadore, OR $49,093

Azalea, OR $48,125

Bandon, OR $47,663

Blachly, OR $48,675

Blue River, OR $47,923

Broadbent, OR $47,590

Brookings, OR $47,865

Camas Valley, OR $47,616

Canyonville, OR $47,972

Cheshire, OR $48,856

Coos Bay, OR $47,640

Coquille, OR $47,644

Cottage Grove, OR $48,691

Crescent Lake, OR $47,707

Creswell, OR $48,980

Culp Creek, OR $48,487

Curtin, OR $48,655

Days Creek, OR $47,909

Deadwood, OR $48,473

Dexter, OR $48,839

Dillard, OR $47,768

Dorena, OR $48,342

Drain, OR $48,480

Elkton, OR $48,139

Elmira, OR $48,921

Fall Creek, OR $48,774

Florence, OR $48,096

Gardiner, OR $47,705

Glendale, OR $48,025

Glide, OR $47,821

Gold Beach, OR $47,721

Harrisburg, OR $49,018

Idleyld Park, OR $47,705

Junction City, OR $48,986

Lakeside, OR $47,720

Langlois, OR $47,616

Lorane, OR $48,787

Lowell, OR $48,768

Mapleton, OR $48,198

Marcola, OR $48,921

Pleasant Hill, OR $49,053

Monroe, OR $48,767

Myrtle Creek, OR $47,773

Myrtle Point, OR $47,608

North Bend, OR $47,642

Noti, OR $48,757

Oakland, OR $48,064

Oakridge, OR $48,285

Ophir, OR $47,716

Port Orford, OR $47,651

Powers, OR $47,641

Reedsport, OR $47,978

Riddle, OR $47,870

Roseburg, OR $47,837

Scottsburg, OR $47,894

Springfield, OR $49,042

Sixes, OR $47,611

Sutherlin, OR $48,088

Swisshome, OR $48,251

Tenmile, OR $47,664

Thurston, OR $49,064

Tiller, OR $47,952

Umpqua, OR $47,797

Veneta, OR $48,879

Vida, OR $48,507

Walterville, OR $48,736

Walton, OR $48,576

Wedderburn, OR $47,749

Westfir, OR $48,446

Westlake, OR $47,960

Wilbur, OR $47,882

Winchester, OR $47,885

Winston, OR $47,673

Wolf Creek, OR $48,113

Yachats, OR $48,076

Yoncalla, OR $48,346

Medford, OR $48,923

Central Point, OR $48,855

White City, OR $48,547

Ashland, OR $48,569

Butte Falls, OR $48,257

Cave Junction, OR $48,120

Eagle Point, OR $48,651

Gold Hill, OR $48,739

Grants Pass, OR $48,356

Jacksonville, OR $48,650

Kerby, OR $48,195

Merlin, OR $48,044

Murphy, OR $48,540

O Brien, OR $48,096

Phoenix, OR $48,908

Prospect, OR $48,135

Rogue River, OR $48,518

Selma, OR $48,075

Shady Cove, OR $48,583

Talent, OR $48,815

Trail, OR $48,212

Wilderville, OR $48,176

Williams, OR $48,499

Klamath Falls, OR $48,126

Crater Lake, OR $47,609

Adel, OR $47,854

Beatty, OR $47,733

Bly, OR $47,778

Bonanza, OR $47,819

Chiloquin, OR $47,814

Dairy, OR $47,793

Fort Klamath, OR $47,798

Keno, OR $48,146

Lakeview, OR $47,894

Malin, OR $47,881

Merrill, OR $47,901

Midland, OR $47,952

New Pine Creek, OR $48,002

Paisley, OR $47,776

Plush, OR $47,832

Silver Lake, OR $47,759

Sprague River, OR $47,772

Summer Lake, OR $47,714

Christmas Valley, OR $47,794

Bend, OR $47,904

Fields, OR $47,844

Ashwood, OR $47,691

Brothers, OR $47,736

Burns, OR $47,851

Princeton, OR $47,761

Diamond, OR $47,730

Camp Sherman, OR $47,766

Chemult, OR $47,731

Crane, OR $47,813

Crescent, OR $47,706

Culver, OR $47,802

Fort Rock, OR $47,766

Frenchglen, OR $47,725

Gilchrist, OR $47,799

Hines, OR $47,861

La Pine, OR $47,851

Madras, OR $47,835

Mitchell, OR $47,729

Paulina, OR $47,748

Post, OR $47,726

Powell Butte, OR $47,840

Prineville, OR $47,842

Redmond, OR $47,910

Riley, OR $47,723

Sisters, OR $47,767

Terrebonne, OR $47,861

Warm Springs, OR $47,775

Pendleton, OR $49,383

Adams, OR $48,414

Arlington, OR $47,864

Athena, OR $49,492

Baker City, OR $47,893

Bates, OR $47,760

Boardman, OR $49,162

Bridgeport, OR $47,770

Canyon City, OR $47,837

Condon, OR $47,751

Cove, OR $47,844

Dayville, OR $47,785

Echo, OR $49,523

Elgin, OR $47,853

Enterprise, OR $47,742

Fossil, OR $47,758

Haines, OR $47,864

Halfway, OR $47,760

Helix, OR $50,659

Heppner, OR $47,781

Hereford, OR $47,791

Hermiston, OR $50,934

Lexington, OR $48,659

Oxbow, OR $47,544

Imbler, OR $47,879

Imnaha, OR $47,426

Ione, OR $47,851

Irrigon, OR $50,599

John Day, OR $47,915

Joseph, OR $47,687

Kimberly, OR $47,771

La Grande, OR $47,908

Long Creek, OR $47,779

Lostine, OR $47,801

Meacham, OR $47,864

Mikkalo, OR $47,923

Milton Freewater, OR $49,033

Monument, OR $47,769

Mount Vernon, OR $47,834

North Powder, OR $47,844

Pilot Rock, OR $48,019

Prairie City, OR $47,869

Richland, OR $47,712

Seneca, OR $47,840

Spray, OR $47,768

Stanfield, OR $50,800

Summerville, OR $47,859

Sumpter, OR $47,819

Ukiah, OR $47,772

Umatilla, OR $51,178

Union, OR $47,853

Unity, OR $47,844

Wallowa, OR $47,867

Weston, OR $48,546

Adrian, OR $47,053

Arock, OR $47,556

Brogan, OR $47,750

Drewsey, OR $47,810

Durkee, OR $47,717

Harper, OR $47,615

Huntington, OR $47,755

Ironside, OR $47,775

Jamieson, OR $47,623

Jordan Valley, OR $47,564

Juntura, OR $47,774

Nyssa, OR $47,282

Ontario, OR $47,385

Riverside, OR $47,726

Vale, OR $47,637

Westfall, OR $47,789

Apprentice Welder and Fabricator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Apprentice Welder and Fabricator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$45,850

Average $50,118/year

$61,411

$3,821

Average $4,176/month

$5,118

$882

Average $964/week

$1,181

$22

Average $24/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,411	$5,118	$1,181	$30
Average	$50,118	$4,176	$964	$24
25th Percentile	$45,850	$3,821	$882	$22

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