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Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Naples, FL

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Naples, FL: $50,760/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,250 – $73,730 · about 200 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$2,145 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Naples

With Naples's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $50,760 has the buying power of about $47,671 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $82,011 · median home $556,339 · median rent $2,739/mo.

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How Naples ranks for this job

On raw pay, Naples, FL is 55th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Naples's cost of living is applied, it ranks 155th.

The headline number flatters Naples. 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 Naples

A median home in Naples, FL costs $556,339 — about 11× 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 $2,739/mo works out at 65% 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 Naples.

MetroMedian payvs NaplesRent vs Naples
Honolulu, HI $76,540 +51% 1.1×
Baton Rouge, LA $70,010 +38% 0.5×
Bremerton, WA $66,310 +31% 0.8×
Virginia Beach, VA $63,630 +25% 0.7×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs NaplesRent vs Naples
Cape Coral, FL $49,140 −3% 0.7×
North Port, FL $49,140 −3% 0.8×
Orlando, FL $48,940 −4% 0.7×
Miami, FL $48,260 −5%

Staying in FL 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.