Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Albuquerque, NM

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Albuquerque, NM: $45,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,290 – $65,010 · about 450 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$2,625 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Albuquerque

With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $45,990 has the buying power of about $49,120 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.

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How Albuquerque ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 159th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 134th.

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

A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — about 7.7× 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 $1,502/mo works out at 39% 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 Albuquerque.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albuquerque	Rent vs Albuquerque
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+66%	2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+52%	0.9×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+44%	1.4×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+38%	1.2×

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