Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Honolulu, HI
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Honolulu, HI: $76,540/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,730 – $104,260 · about 480 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$27,925 (+57%).
What it's really worth in Honolulu
With Honolulu's cost of living at 111 (US=100), that $76,540 has the buying power of about $68,693 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $99,816 · median home $851,163 · median rent $2,980/mo.
How Honolulu ranks for this job
On raw pay, Honolulu, HI is 1st of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Honolulu's cost of living is applied, it ranks 2nd.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Honolulu sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Honolulu
A median home in Honolulu, HI costs $851,163 — about 11.1× 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 $2,980/mo works out at 47% 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 Honolulu.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Honolulu | Rent vs Honolulu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | −9% | 0.5× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | −13% | 0.7× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | −17% | 0.6× |
| Anchorage, AK | $63,360 | −17% | 0.6× |
Who hires welders, cutters & solderers around Honolulu
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Altres Industrial · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Honolulu
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.