Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Evansville, IN
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Evansville, IN: $46,710/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,060 – $71,960 · about 450 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$1,905 (-4%).
What it's really worth in Evansville
With Evansville's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $46,710 has the buying power of about $51,901 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,084 · median home $226,753 · median rent $1,087/mo.
How Evansville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Evansville, IN is 140th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Evansville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 81st.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Evansville 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 Evansville
A median home in Evansville, IN costs $226,753 — 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 $1,087/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 Evansville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Evansville | Rent vs Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 IN
| Metro | Median pay | vs Evansville | Rent vs Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | $48,310 | +3% | 1.4× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $46,590 | +0% | 1.2× |
| South Bend, IN | $45,690 | −2% | 1.2× |
Staying in IN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires welders, cutters & solderers around Evansville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Berry Global · Manufacturing
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana · Manufacturing
- CenterPoint Energy · Energy
Other jobs in Evansville
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.