Compared with the local labor market
Welder pay vs. the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area
Across all employers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers — about 3,160 people — is $51,990. Cww Main Station Unit pays a median base salary of $71,933 for this role, 38% above that figure — about the 87th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Cww Main Station Unit sits in the local pay range
$39,460
$47,050
$51,990
$62,240
$73,970
Cww Main Station Unit median · $71,933
The bar is the range of annual wages for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers across every employer in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Cww Main Station Unit’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers — about 416,210 people — is $53,750. Cww Main Station Unit’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$39,240
$46,790
$53,750
$63,010
$77,530
Cww Main Station Unit median · $71,933
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Cww Main Station Unit is $71,933, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across City of Cincinnati
Welder is held in 2 City of Cincinnati departments. In Cww Main Station Unit, the median of $71,933 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Welder role in other City of Cincinnatidepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.