Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Canton, OH
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Canton, OH: $46,770/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,020 – $59,890 · about 940 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$1,845 (-4%).
What it's really worth in Canton
With Canton's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $46,770 has the buying power of about $52,785 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,859 · median home $218,776 · median rent $1,084/mo.
How Canton ranks for this job
On raw pay, Canton, OH is 137th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Canton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 63rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Canton 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 Canton
A median home in Canton, OH costs $218,776 — about 4.7× 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 $1,084/mo works out at 28% 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 Canton.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Canton | Rent vs Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +64% | 2.7× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +50% | 1.3× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +42% | 1.9× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +36% | 1.7× |
Same job elsewhere in OH
| Metro | Median pay | vs Canton | Rent vs Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | $48,760 | +4% | 1.4× |
| Cincinnati, OH | $48,650 | +4% | 1.5× |
| Cleveland, OH | $48,080 | +3% | 1.3× |
| Akron, OH | $47,600 | +2% | 1.2× |
Staying in OH 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.