Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Greenville, SC
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Greenville, SC: $46,540/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,620 – $61,830 · about 1,640 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$2,075 (-4%).
What it's really worth in Greenville
With Greenville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $46,540 has the buying power of about $50,003 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $66,226 · median home $315,285 · median rent $1,544/mo.
How Greenville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Greenville, SC is 146th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Greenville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 123rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Greenville 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 Greenville
A median home in Greenville, SC costs $315,285 — about 6.8× 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 $1,544/mo works out at 40% 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 Greenville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greenville | Rent vs Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +64% | 1.9× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +50% | 0.9× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +42% | 1.3× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +37% | 1.2× |
Same job elsewhere in SC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greenville | Rent vs Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg, SC | $49,760 | +7% | 1× |
| Charleston, SC | $49,000 | +5% | 1.3× |
| Columbia, SC | $46,490 | +0% | 1× |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,300 | −1% | 1.1× |
Staying in SC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires welders, cutters & solderers around Greenville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Michelin North America · Manufacturing
- Lockheed Martin · Aerospace/Defense
- General Electric · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Greenville
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.