Welder salary in Victoria
Updated 21 July 2026
Nationally, the median is $69,160 — Victoria sits $4,940 below the national figure. See the national picture →
Take-home on the median Welder salary of $64,220 — after $10,017 income tax and $1,284 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).
National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0
What companies pay
Reported total pay for Welder roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.
| Company | Median total pay | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Slide Inc★ 4.2 | $499,828 | $481,140 – $518,515 |
| Category 5★ 3.7 | $160,226 | $153,822 – $166,630 |
| Randstad★ 3.6 | $81,016 | $69,160 – $92,872 |
| Safeway★ 3.1 | $80,180 | $76,478 – $83,883 |
| JELD-WEN★ 2.8 | $79,996 | $76,517 – $83,474 |
| Grove Group★ 1.8 | $75,503 | $72,401 – $78,605 |
| Trades Workforce Solutions | $74,910 | $71,670 – $78,171 |
| Hays★ 3.7 | $72,697 | $69,950 – $75,424 |
| Frontline Human Resources★ 3.7 | $69,456 | $66,789 – $72,144 |
| SAS★ 4.0 | $69,180 | $67,006 – $71,353 |
| Spud and Stibbo | $68,562 | $62,509 – $75,199 |
| WorkPac★ 3.4 | $65,208 | $57,304 – $73,112 |
| Wabtec★ 3.7 | $64,582 | $61,956 – $67,207 |
| A.W.Bell★ 3.8 | $63,113 | $60,861 – $65,366 |
| Australian Container Freight Services★ 3.3 | $62,831 | $60,085 – $65,576 |
| Strategy1HR★ 4.0 | $58,944 | $56,533 – $61,375 |
| Baytech Industrial★ 4.4 | $57,521 | $55,368 – $59,675 |
| Lion★ 3.6 | $57,016 | $54,675 – $59,358 |
| Hilton Manufacturing★ 3.1 | $47,424 | $47,424 – $51,376 |
Welder pay by state
Median base salary and range where enough data exists — every figure labelled with its source.
New South Wales
Queensland
Western Australia
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