Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Austin, TX

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Austin, TX: $49,910/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,000 – $73,340 · about 2,310 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$1,295 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Austin

With Austin's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $49,910 has the buying power of about $50,786 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $92,939 · median home $428,524 · median rent $1,635/mo.

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How Austin ranks for this job

On raw pay, Austin, TX is 63rd of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Austin's cost of living is applied, it ranks 106th.

The headline number flatters Austin. 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 Austin

A median home in Austin, TX costs $428,524 — about 8.6× 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 $1,635/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 Austin.

Metro	Median pay	vs Austin	Rent vs Austin
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+53%	1.8×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+40%	0.9×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+33%	1.3×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+27%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Austin	Rent vs Austin
Beaumont, TX	$58,380	+17%	0.8×
Corpus Christi, TX	$55,370	+11%	0.9×
Houston, TX	$52,020	+4%	1×
College Station, TX	$48,010	−4%	0.9×

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

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