The amount of money that you spend on a welder can vary drastically. Most people will tell you that the more expensive the welder, the better it is, but that is not always the case. You can find a basic welder for under $1000, but some of the more elite and higher quality welders that are meant for industry jobs will run you around $5000. So, really what you spend can be dependent upon how much money you have, the type of metal that you are working with and the job type.u003cbr/u003eIf you choose a multi-functioning welder that will do all types of welding, you will be looking in the $1000-1500 price range for a basic, but a high-quality model. For a basic Stick or MIG welder, you can get always with spending less than $1000, but for the top of the line models, you will spend over $1500. For the TIG welding, you are looking at around $1200 to $3000. For Flux Capacitor welding you will be looking at even more expensive units ranging from $2000 to more than $5000.