Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Spokane, WA

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Spokane, WA: $53,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,360 – $69,300 · about 680 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$5,135 (+11%).

What it's really worth in Spokane

With Spokane's cost of living at 101 (US=100), that $53,750 has the buying power of about $53,257 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,752 · median home $423,842 · median rent $1,549/mo.

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How Spokane ranks for this job

On raw pay, Spokane, WA is 42nd of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Spokane's cost of living is applied, it ranks 53rd.

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

What that salary buys in Spokane

A median home in Spokane, WA costs $423,842 — about 7.9× 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 $1,549/mo works out at 35% 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 Spokane.

Metro	Median pay	vs Spokane	Rent vs Spokane
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+42%	1.9×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+30%	0.9×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+23%	1.3×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+18%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Spokane	Rent vs Spokane
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+23%	1.3×
Seattle, WA	$62,710	+17%	1.4×
Kennewick, WA	$58,840	+9%	1.1×
Olympia, WA	$56,110	+4%	1.3×

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

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