To provide the tip for soldering in which a forward end part of the tip necessary for the soldering work is excellent in corrosion resistance, which is easy in manufacture, excellent in productivity, and inexpensive.

This is a tip for an electric soldering iron to be used for the precise soldering work, a base part 3 of a copper base body 2 is columnar, and a forward part 4 has a stepped and tapered shape having a sharp piont. A forward end part of the forward part 4 is a joining part 6 where an iron tip member 5 is joined by various kinds of arc welding methods (projection welding, stud welding, flash-butt welding, and upset-butt welding), the laser beam welding, or the brazing. In addition, an iron-plate layer 7 is covered over the whole periphery of the copper base body 2, and a plated layer 8 for soldering is formed on the forward end part of the joining part 6 on the surface of the iron-plated layer 7.