Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Fayetteville, NC
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Fayetteville, NC: $47,330/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,040 – $64,040 · about 110 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$1,285 (-3%).
What it's really worth in Fayetteville
With Fayetteville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $47,330 has the buying power of about $51,527 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $57,488 · median home $259,183 · median rent $1,481/mo.
How Fayetteville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fayetteville, NC is 121st of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Fayetteville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 89th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville
A median home in Fayetteville, NC costs $259,183 — about 5.5× 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 $1,481/mo works out at 38% 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 Fayetteville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fayetteville | Rent vs Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +62% | 2× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +48% | 0.9× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +40% | 1.4× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +34% | 1.3× |
Same job elsewhere in NC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fayetteville | Rent vs Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | $49,520 | +5% | 1.1× |
| Raleigh, NC | $49,370 | +4% | 1.1× |
| Charlotte, NC | $49,210 | +4% | 1.2× |
| Greensboro, NC | $48,520 | +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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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.