Typical pay - Welding - Ames, IA
$28.15
An hour
$225
a full day
$1,126
a week
$189 starting out$225 typical$232 experienced
Published wage data
Welders, Cutters and Solderers, Ames, IA, 2025
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Hourly figures are published federal wage data for this area. The day and week figures are our estimate from those hourly numbers, at 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, so treat them as a guide rather than a quote. What a specific job pays is always set by the employer.