Maintenance Welder Salary
How much do maintenance welders make? Median pay is $34.00/hr ($70,720/yr) with most earning $30.00–$38.00/hr.
Our board benchmarks put the national median at $34.00/hr — about $70,720 a year at full time, with the middle half of maintenance welders earning $30.00–$38.00/hr.
What employers offer today
Our board benchmark for maintenance welders runs $30.00–$38.00/hr with a median of $34.00/hr, compiled from active listings.
Maintenance Welder pay, answered.
How much does a maintenance welder make?
The median maintenance welder earns $34.00 per hour, or about $70,720 a year at full time before overtime. That reflects national board benchmarks compiled from active listings.
How much do maintenance welders make a year?
About $70,720 at the median for full-time work (2,080 hours), before overtime. Overtime matters in this trade — plants running shutdowns, outages, and 24/7 operations commonly add 10–20% to base annual earnings.
What increases maintenance welder pay?
Stacked credentials move you up the range: industrial electrical licenses, PLC platform experience (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), welding certs, and EPA 608 each add leverage. Shift differentials add $1–$3/hr for 2nd/3rd shift, and multi-craft roles — mechanical plus electrical and controls — consistently pay a premium.
Where are maintenance welder jobs hiring right now?
Of the 1 live maintenance welder listing on this board, the most are in Texas. Every listing links straight to the employer's application — filter by shift, certification, and minimum pay.
Open maintenance welder roles paying these rates
1 live listing on the board right now — most in Texas.