Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Lubbock, TX

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Lubbock, TX: $45,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,730 – $59,310 · about 400 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$3,605 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Lubbock

With Lubbock's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $45,010 has the buying power of about $49,467 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,535 · median home $213,766 · median rent $1,420/mo.

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How Lubbock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lubbock, TX is 172nd of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Lubbock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 130th.

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

A median home in Lubbock, TX costs $213,766 — about 4.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,420/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 Lubbock.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+70%	2.1×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+56%	1×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+47%	1.5×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+41%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
Beaumont, TX	$58,380	+30%	0.9×
Corpus Christi, TX	$55,370	+23%	1×
Houston, TX	$52,020	+16%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$49,910	+11%	1.2×

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

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