Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Dallas, TX
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Dallas, TX: $47,910/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,390 – $76,530 · about 11,390 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$705 (-1%).
What it's really worth in Dallas
With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $47,910 has the buying power of about $46,746 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.
How Dallas ranks for this job
On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 108th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 167th.
The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, welders, cutters & solderers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Dallas
A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 7.7× 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 $1,678/mo works out at 42% 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 Dallas.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +60% | 1.8× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +46% | 0.8× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +38% | 1.2× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +33% | 1.1× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, TX | $58,380 | +22% | 0.8× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $55,370 | +16% | 0.8× |
| Houston, TX | $52,020 | +9% | 1× |
| Austin, TX | $49,910 | +4% | 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.