Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Portland, OR

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Portland, OR: $59,680/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,030 – $78,170 · about 3,450 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$11,065 (+23%).

What it's really worth in Portland

With Portland's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $59,680 has the buying power of about $55,925 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $90,451 · median home $552,022 · median rent $1,797/mo.

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How Portland ranks for this job

On raw pay, Portland, OR is 14th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Portland's cost of living is applied, it ranks 24th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Portland sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Portland

A median home in Portland, OR costs $552,022 — about 9.2× 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 $1,797/mo works out at 36% 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 Portland.

Metro	Median pay	vs Portland	Rent vs Portland
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+28%	1.7×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+17%	0.8×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+11%	1.1×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+7%	1×

Same job elsewhere in OR

Metro	Median pay	vs Portland	Rent vs Portland
Eugene, OR	$50,010	−16%	1×
Salem, OR	$49,390	−17%	0.9×

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

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