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Average Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers Salary in Lewiston, ID-WA

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers in Lewiston, ID-WA earn a median annual salary of $55,890, which is +4.0% compared to the national median. There are 210 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Lewiston, ID-WA (metro area).

$55,890
Lewiston, ID-WA median annual wage
$27/hour median
+4.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $53,750
210
Local employment
7.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.76
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,050
25th
$48,590
Median
$55,890
75th
$60,090
90th
$63,940

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Lewiston, ID-WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.2%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$61,310
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 72.6%
Rents: 71.9%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Lima, OH $85,790 Compare 470
Urban Honolulu, HI $81,120 Compare 430
Fairbanks-College, AK $80,210 Compare 70
Baton Rouge, LA $78,170 Compare 3,690
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $75,040 Compare 670
Anchorage, AK $74,000 Compare 250

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Lewiston, ID-WA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Chief Executives $176,030 1.89
Industrial Production Managers $157,500 1.62
Pharmacists $148,110 0.99
Computer And Information Systems Managers $139,990 0.33
Sales Managers $131,630 0.53
Electrical Power-Line Installers And Repairers $126,860 1.33
Nurse Practitioners $125,030 0.93
Financial Managers $123,400 0.52

Lewiston, ID-WA has salary data for 167 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers in Lewiston, ID-WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, And Brazers are projected to change by +2.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 45,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.