Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Spartanburg, SC
Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Spartanburg, SC: $49,760/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,850 – $66,660 · about 900 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$1,145 (+2%).
What it's really worth in Spartanburg
With Spartanburg's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $49,760 has the buying power of about $54,990 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,955 · median home $279,792 · median rent $1,473/mo.
How Spartanburg ranks for this job
On raw pay, Spartanburg, SC is 67th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Spartanburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 35th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg
A median home in Spartanburg, SC costs $279,792 — about 5.6× 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 $1,473/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 Spartanburg.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $76,540 | +54% | 2× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,010 | +41% | 0.9× |
| Bremerton, WA | $66,310 | +33% | 1.4× |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $63,630 | +28% | 1.3× |
Same job elsewhere in SC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | $49,000 | −2% | 1.4× |
| Greenville, SC | $46,540 | −6% | 1× |
| Columbia, SC | $46,490 | −7% | 1× |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,300 | −7% | 1.2× |
Staying in SC 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.