Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Wichita, KS

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Wichita, KS: $49,140/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,330 – $63,340 · about 1,760 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$525 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Wichita

With Wichita's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $49,140 has the buying power of about $54,954 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,643 · median home $225,557 · median rent $1,201/mo.

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How Wichita ranks for this job

On raw pay, Wichita, KS is 82nd of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Wichita's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.

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

A median home in Wichita, KS costs $225,557 — about 4.6× 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 $1,201/mo works out at 29% 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 Wichita.

Metro	Median pay	vs Wichita	Rent vs Wichita
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+56%	2.5×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+42%	1.2×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+35%	1.7×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+29%	1.6×

Who hires welders, cutters & solderers around Wichita

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Spirit AeroSystems · Aerospace/Defense
• Koch Industries · Manufacturing
• Bombardier Learjet · Aerospace/Defense
• Textron Aviation · Aerospace/Defense

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