Welder salary
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Pay range climbing
$52,000 → $90,000
25th percentile
$52,000
Entry of the range
Median pay
18%$61,360
+18% vs 25th
75th percentile
73%$90,000
+73% vs 25th
Based on 19 listed salaries · 45 live matches
Open roles by pay
Highest listed salaries first
Senior Welder - B Shift
Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA · On-site
$624K–$832KNewLead Welder, Pipe (Starship Launch Fabrication) - 2nd Shift
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
$699KNewLead Welder, Pipe (Starship Launch Fabrication)
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
$699KNewSupervisor, Production (Orbital Tube Welder)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$155KActiveWelder
Anduril Industries · Santa Ana, California, United States · On-site
$90KActivePipe Fitter/Welder
Anduril Industries · Santa Ana, California, United States · On-site
$90KActiveTIG Welder (Starship) - Level 4/5
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$75K–$89KActiveTIG Welder, Combustion Devices (Raptor) - 2nd Shift
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$54K–$69KActiveElectron Beam Welder (Raptor Combustion Devices) - 2nd Shift
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$54K–$69KActiveTIG Welder (Starship Electronics)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$54K–$69KActiveTIG Welder, Combustion Devices (RAPTOR)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$54K–$69KActiveTIG Welder, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor) - 2nd Shift
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$54K–$69KActiveTIG Welder, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$54K–$69KActiveOrbital Tube Welder, Manifolds (Falcon)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$48K–$56KActiveTIG Welder (Starship Booster Structures Manufacturing)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$48K–$56KActiveTIG Welder (Falcon)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$48K–$56KActiveOrbital Tube Welder (Falcon)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$48K–$56KActiveTIG Welder (Starship) - 2nd Shift
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$48K–$56KActiveTIG Welder (Starship)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA · On-site
$48K–$56KActiveLead Welder
Rocket Lab · Middle River, MD · On-site
Pay not listedNewStructural Welder, Ground Support Equipment (Starship) - Night Shift
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedNewWelder (Starship) - Night Shift
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedNewWelder (Starship)
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedNewStructural Welder, Massey's Test Site (Starship) - Night Shift
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedNewStructural Welder, Stage 0 Ground Fabrication (Starship)
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedNewWelder
Anduril Industries · McHenry, Mississippi, United States · On-site
Pay not listedActiveWelder (Starship Launch Hardware) - Multiple Shifts
SpaceX · Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site
Pay not listedActiveApprentice Welder
SpaceX · McGregor, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveOrbital Tube Welder III - B Shift
Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA · On-site
Pay not listedActiveOrbital Tube Welder II - B Shift
Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA · On-site
Pay not listedActivePipe Welder, Stage 0 Ground Fabriciation (Starship) - Night Shift
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveWelder (Starship Launch Hardware) - Night Shift
SpaceX · Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site
Pay not listedActiveLead Structural Welder - Night Shift
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActivePipe Welder (Starship)
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveTIG Welder (Starship) - Level 4/5
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveLead Welder (Starship Launch Hardware) - Multiple Shifts
SpaceX · Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site
Pay not listedActiveWelder - 2nd Shift
SpaceX · McGregor, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveTIG Welder (Starship)
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveWelder (Starship) – Temporary
SpaceX · Starbase, TX · On-site
Pay not listedActiveWelder, Starship Launch Pad
SpaceX · Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site
Pay not listedActive