Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Fargo, ND

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Fargo, ND: $54,220/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,660 – $62,510 · about 660 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$5,605 (+12%).

What it's really worth in Fargo

With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $54,220 has the buying power of about $60,829 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,641 · median home $327,854 · median rent $1,156/mo.

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How Fargo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 39th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 11th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo 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 Fargo

A median home in Fargo, ND costs $327,854 — 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 $1,156/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

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 Fargo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fargo	Rent vs Fargo
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+41%	2.6×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+29%	1.2×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+22%	1.8×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+17%	1.6×

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