- Welding repair usually costs $210 to $480, about $350 typical.
- Hiring a welder to repair or make a metal item for a home, such as furniture, a railing, a gate or a pipe, with materials and labor.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What welding repair costs
Most homeowners pay $210 to $480 for welding repair, and $350 is a typical price. Hiring a welder to repair or make a metal item for a home, such as furniture, a railing, a gate or a pipe, with materials and labor.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $210 |
| Typical | $350 |
| High end | $480 |
National figures from HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $431 typical in Hawaii against $302 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Hourly rate and minimum. HomeAdvisor puts welders at $60 to $125 an hour, with a minimum that is usually an hour or two of labor. Thumbtack mentions an average minimum of $60.
- Welding method. HomeAdvisor lists stick welding at $50 to $75 an hour, MIG at $65 to $95 and TIG at $75 to $125.
- Metal. Thumbtack's welder says aluminum and stainless cost 1.5 to 2 times more than standard steel to work with.
- Shop or mobile. Mobile welders often add a travel fee or a higher minimum. Thumbtack notes you can save by bringing small items, such as chairs, to the shop.
Welding repair cost by job
| Job | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tack welds on a patio chair | $25 to $30 | Thumbtack |
| Metal furniture repair | $35 to $100 | Thumbtack |
| Metal furniture repair | $250 to $800 | HomeAdvisor |
| Pipe repair | $120 to $160 | Thumbtack |
| Pipe repair | $200 to $1,000 | HomeAdvisor |
| Metal fence repair | $150 to $350 | HomeAdvisor |
| Baby or garden gate | $550 to $750 | HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack |
| Welded fence | $1,200 to $1,800 | HomeAdvisor |
| Sheet metal fabrication | $750 to $2,500 | HomeAdvisor |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly labor | $60 to $125 an hour | HomeAdvisor |
| Hourly labor | $100 to $105 an hour, up to $120 | Thumbtack |
| Minimum for any job | About $60 | Thumbtack |
| Materials for a project | $140 to $230 | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing welding repair bids.
Welding repair cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national welding repair range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $185 | $309 | $423 |
| Alaska | $244 | $407 | $558 |
| Arizona | $207 | $345 | $473 |
| Arkansas | $181 | $302 | $414 |
| California | $236 | $393 | $539 |
| Colorado | $213 | $356 | $488 |
| Connecticut | $236 | $393 | $538 |
| Delaware | $210 | $349 | $479 |
| District of Columbia | $232 | $387 | $531 |
| Florida | $188 | $314 | $431 |
| Georgia | $189 | $316 | $433 |
| Hawaii | $258 | $431 | $591 |
| Idaho | $203 | $338 | $464 |
| Illinois | $254 | $424 | $582 |
| Indiana | $215 | $358 | $491 |
| Iowa | $210 | $350 | $480 |
| Kansas | $200 | $334 | $458 |
| Kentucky | $196 | $327 | $449 |
| Louisiana | $190 | $316 | $434 |
| Maine | $212 | $353 | $484 |
| Maryland | $211 | $351 | $482 |
| Massachusetts | $248 | $413 | $567 |
| Michigan | $213 | $356 | $488 |
| Minnesota | $238 | $396 | $543 |
| Mississippi | $183 | $305 | $418 |
| Missouri | $215 | $358 | $491 |
| Montana | $213 | $355 | $487 |
| Nebraska | $198 | $330 | $452 |
| Nevada | $215 | $358 | $491 |
| New Hampshire | $211 | $352 | $483 |
| New Jersey | $239 | $399 | $547 |
| New Mexico | $190 | $316 | $433 |
| New York | $233 | $388 | $533 |
| North Carolina | $189 | $314 | $431 |
| North Dakota | $213 | $356 | $488 |
| Ohio | $216 | $359 | $493 |
| Oklahoma | $187 | $311 | $427 |
| Oregon | $224 | $373 | $512 |
| Pennsylvania | $212 | $353 | $485 |
| Rhode Island | $217 | $362 | $497 |
| South Carolina | $189 | $315 | $432 |
| South Dakota | $190 | $317 | $434 |
| Tennessee | $191 | $318 | $436 |
| Texas | $188 | $313 | $430 |
| Utah | $205 | $342 | $468 |
| Vermont | $210 | $351 | $481 |
| Virginia | $203 | $339 | $465 |
| Washington | $244 | $406 | $557 |
| West Virginia | $206 | $343 | $471 |
| Wisconsin | $219 | $364 | $500 |
| Wyoming | $210 | $351 | $481 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $123 to $482 | $299 | Counted |
| Thumbtack | $305 to $480 | Not given | Counted |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical welding repair price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 10, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for metal and shop work work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: HomeAdvisor, welding repair cost; Thumbtack, welding repair cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 10, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.
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