Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Springfield, MO

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Springfield, MO: $47,560/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,710 – $56,560 · about 1,150 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($48,615) by −$1,055 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Springfield

With Springfield's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $47,560 has the buying power of about $53,372 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,291 · median home $272,938 · median rent $1,271/mo.

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How Springfield ranks for this job

On raw pay, Springfield, MO is 116th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Springfield's cost of living is applied, it ranks 50th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Springfield 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 Springfield

A median home in Springfield, MO costs $272,938 — about 5.7× 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 $1,271/mo works out at 32% 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 Springfield.

Metro	Median pay	vs Springfield	Rent vs Springfield
Honolulu, HI	$76,540	+61%	2.3×
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,010	+47%	1.1×
Bremerton, WA	$66,310	+39%	1.6×
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,630	+34%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in MO

Metro	Median pay	vs Springfield	Rent vs Springfield
Kansas City, MO	$49,540	+4%	1.2×
St. Louis, MO	$48,870	+3%	1.1×

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

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