Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Durham, NC

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Durham, NC: $49,520/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,430 – $65,400 · about 320 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$905 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Durham

With Durham's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $49,520 has the buying power of about $50,870 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,040 · median home $414,340 · median rent $1,703/mo.

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How Durham ranks for this job

On raw pay, Durham, NC is 71st of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Durham's cost of living is applied, it ranks 103rd.

The headline number flatters Durham. 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 Durham

A median home in Durham, NC costs $414,340 — about 8.4× 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 $1,703/mo works out at 41% 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 Durham.

Metro	Median pay	vs Durham	Rent vs Durham
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+55%	1.7×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+41%	0.8×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+34%	1.2×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+28%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Durham	Rent vs Durham
Raleigh, NC	$49,370	+0%	1×
Charlotte, NC	$49,210	−1%	1×
Greensboro, NC	$48,520	−2%	0.8×
Wilmington, NC	$48,100	−3%	1×

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

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