Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Brownsville, TX
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Brownsville, TX: $42,110/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,780 – $54,500 · about 650 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$6,505 (-13%).
What it's really worth in Brownsville
With Brownsville's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $42,110 has the buying power of about $49,137 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $47,435 · median home $207,150 · median rent $1,460/mo.
How Brownsville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Brownsville, TX is 180th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Brownsville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 133rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Brownsville 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 Brownsville
A median home in Brownsville, TX costs $207,150 — about 4.9× 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 $1,460/mo works out at 42% 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 Brownsville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Brownsville | Rent vs Brownsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +82% | 2× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +66% | 1× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +57% | 1.4× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +51% | 1.3× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Brownsville | Rent vs Brownsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, TX | $58,380 | +39% | 0.9× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $55,370 | +31% | 1× |
| Houston, TX | $52,020 | +24% | 1.1× |
| Austin, TX | $49,910 | +19% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.