Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in College Station, TX
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in College Station, TX: $48,010/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,370 – $64,270 · about 320 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$605 (-1%).
What it's really worth in College Station
With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $48,010 has the buying power of about $52,608 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,659 · median home $310,961 · median rent $1,472/mo.
How College Station ranks for this job
On raw pay, College Station, TX is 104th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 67th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — College Station 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 College Station
A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 6.5× 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 $1,472/mo works out at 37% 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 College Station.
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +59% | 2× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +46% | 0.9× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +38% | 1.4× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +33% | 1.3× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs College Station | Rent vs College Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, TX | $58,380 | +22% | 0.9× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $55,370 | +15% | 1× |
| Houston, TX | $52,020 | +8% | 1.1× |
| Austin, TX | $49,910 | +4% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.