Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Jacksonville, FL

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Jacksonville, FL: $47,730/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,530 – $66,610 · about 1,280 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$885 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Jacksonville

With Jacksonville's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $47,730 has the buying power of about $47,900 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,194 · median home $352,994 · median rent $1,701/mo.

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How Jacksonville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jacksonville, FL is 110th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Jacksonville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 153rd.

The headline number flatters Jacksonville. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, welders, cutters & solderers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Jacksonville

A median home in Jacksonville, FL costs $352,994 — about 7.4× 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 $1,701/mo works out at 43% 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 Jacksonville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+60%	1.8×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+47%	0.8×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+39%	1.2×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+33%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
Naples, FL	$50,760	+6%	1.6×
Cape Coral, FL	$49,140	+3%	1.1×
North Port, FL	$49,140	+3%	1.3×
Orlando, FL	$48,940	+3%	1.2×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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