Welder salary
Space employers offer welders a median of $77.5k a year, and the middle half of their postings sits at $52k–$93.6k. That comes from 37 jobs at 8 employers whose own postings name a salary.
- 25th percentile$52,000/yr
- Median (50th)$77,501/yr
- 75th percentile$93,610/yr
- Distinct posted rates37
- Jobs stating a salary37
- Employers8
The median is the middle of the 37 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $52,000–$93,610 a year, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- 25th percentile$52,000/yr
- Median (50th)$77,501/yr
- 75th percentile$93,610/yr
- Distinct posted rates37
- Jobs stating a salary37
- Employers8
The median is the middle of the 37 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $52,000–$93,610 a year, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- Median posted pay, a year$77,500
- Hours in a full-time year2,080
- The same per hour, full time$37.26/hr
Every figure here is a year's pay: a job that posts pay counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks). Rounded to the nearest $100.
- SpaceX15 jobs
- Relativity Space9 jobs
- Rocket Lab5 jobs
- Vast4 jobs
- L3Harris1 job
- Sierra Space1 job
- Voyager Technologies1 job
- Quantum Space1 job
Jobs stating pay, the employers with the most first: 37 in all, at 8 employers.
The jobs themselves: Welder jobs
What welders are paid
How many postings fall in each salary step, a range counted at its midpoint; the darker bars are the middle half of what employers offer.
Median $77.5k a year. Middle half $52k to $93.6k. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 37 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $77.5k. 36% of the 103 open welder jobs state pay.
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Welder pay by employer
What each employer posts for welders, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.
Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.
Welder pay by state
States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state pay, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.
| State | Median posted | Middle half | BLS median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $67.6k | $52k–$95.6k | n/a | 30 |
Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (latest release).
Best-paid open welder jobs
The current postings with the highest stated salaries, no more than two per employer.
$124,000–$186,000/yr
$115,000–$155,000/yr
$108,800–$149,000/yr- $110,000–$140,000/yr
- $43.85–$65.77/hr
$45.10–$64.02/hr
$34.27–$59.60/hr
$37.90–$52.11/hr- $35–$50/hr
- $34.44–$48.89/hr
$25–$33/hr
$24–$30/hr
Every open job: Welder jobs
Questions about welder pay in space
What do space companies pay welders?
Postings that state a salary put the median at $77.5k a year and the middle half at $52k–$93.6k, across 37 postings from 8 employers (one employer's repeated posting counted once). Full time, the median is about $37.26/hr.
Which space companies pay welders the most?
Of the employers that state a salary on at least 5 postings: Relativity Space ($89.5k), Rocket Lab ($86.3k) and SpaceX ($52k). The employer table covers the 8 with the most postings that state pay.
Where do these figures come from?
From the salaries in space companies' own postings, read every night: 37 of 103 current welder postings (36%) state one. Nothing is estimated for a posting without pay, "up to" ceilings are set aside, and an hourly rate counts as 2,080 hours.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now: salaries stated in space companies' own postings, read every night, published 8 Nov 2026
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Welder salary. Data as of 8 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/welders