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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Salary in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is $62,800. BLS estimates approximately 430 people work in this occupation in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 16.8% above the national median ($53,750).

Median salary
$62,800
Average salary
$63,350
Median hourly
$30.19
Employment
430

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$49,150$23.63
25th percentile$53,550$25.75
Median (50th)$62,800$30.19
75th percentile$70,410$33.85
90th percentile$84,480$40.62

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.9% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 5.4% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
8.108
Location quotient
3.03

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 102.443, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $61,302 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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