Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Boise, ID
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Boise, ID: $46,060/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,110 – $60,720 · about 1,280 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$2,555 (-5%).
What it's really worth in Boise
With Boise's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $46,060 has the buying power of about $48,873 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $78,138 · median home $496,288 · median rent $1,837/mo.
How Boise ranks for this job
On raw pay, Boise, ID is 157th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Boise's cost of living is applied, it ranks 137th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Boise 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 Boise
A median home in Boise, ID costs $496,288 — about 10.8× 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 $1,837/mo works out at 48% 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 Boise.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Boise | Rent vs Boise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +66% | 1.6× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +52% | 0.8× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +44% | 1.1× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +38% | 1× |
Other jobs in Boise
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.