Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Clarksville, TN

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Clarksville, TN: $49,190/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,310 – $50,150 · about 610 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$575 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Clarksville

With Clarksville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $49,190 has the buying power of about $53,670 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,188 · median home $292,990 · median rent $1,342/mo.

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How Clarksville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Clarksville, TN is 80th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Clarksville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 45th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Clarksville is one of the places where welders, cutters & solderers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Clarksville

A median home in Clarksville, TN costs $292,990 — about 6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,342/mo works out at 33% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where welders, cutters & solderers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Clarksville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+56%	2.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+42%	1×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+35%	1.5×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+29%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
Kingsport, TN	$49,080	+0%	1×
Chattanooga, TN	$47,280	−4%	1.1×
Nashville, TN	$47,110	−4%	1.3×
Memphis, TN	$45,260	−8%	1.1×

Staying in TN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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