Salario de Soldador en Montana (2026)

Vale la pena saber: Montana's Phillips 66 + ExxonMobil + CHS Inc Laurel refineries + Stillwater Mining only US palladium + Malmstrom AFB Minuteman III + Bakken oil cross-border pipeline welder concentration is a distinctive Northern Rockies refining + mining + aerospace + oilfield welder cluster most national welder-career surveys understate. Phillips 66 Billings refinery + ExxonMobil Billings refinery + CHS Inc Laurel refinery (the substantial Billings + Laurel refining cluster + the substantial Phillips 66 Billings ~58K barrel/day + the substantial ExxonMobil Billings ~60K barrel/day + the substantial CHS Inc Laurel ~55K barrel/day + the substantial Billings refining process welder + the substantial Billings ASME Section IX + API 510 pressure vessel + API 570 piping + the substantial Billings refining prevailing wage + the substantial Billings refining Boilermakers Local 4 + UA Local 41) supports specialized refinery welder work — Billings refinery senior welders clear $72-118K + OT with ASME Section IX + API 510 + API 570 + the substantial refinery prevailing wage. Stillwater Mining Sibanye-Stillwater (the substantial only US palladium + platinum source + the substantial Stillwater Columbus + Nye Sweetgrass County mine + the substantial Stillwater ~1,500 employees + the substantial Stillwater smelter + refinery + the substantial post-2017 Sibanye merger + the substantial post-2020 palladium price boom + the substantial Stillwater East Boulder mine + Montana Mining Association) supports specialized mining + smelter welder work. Malmstrom AFB Great Falls (~5K Malmstrom personnel + the substantial 341st Missile Wing Minuteman III ICBM + the substantial Malmstrom 150 Minuteman III silos across MT + the substantial post-2027 Sentinel ICBM LGM-35A beddown + the substantial Malmstrom $3B+ Sentinel infrastructure modernization + the substantial Malmstrom cleared welder + cleared facility + the substantial Malmstrom GSE ground support equipment welder) supports specialized aerospace cleared welder work — Malmstrom cleared welders clear $62-95K with AWS D17.1 aerospace + cleared facility access. The substantial Bakken oil cross-border pipeline welder market (eastern MT Sidney + Glendive + Lambert + the substantial Williston ND cross-border + the substantial Bakken Williston Basin x-ray + 6G + API 1104 pipeline + the substantial Bakken post-2020 oil + gas recovery + the substantial Bakken production at 1.2M+ bpd) supports specialized Bakken pipeline welder work — Bakken pipeline welders clear $75-148K with x-ray + 6G + API 1104 + the substantial Bakken premium rates, comparable to ND Williston wages. Boeing Helena composites (the substantial Boeing Helena composite welder + AS9100 aerospace + AWS D17.1) supports specialized aerospace composite welder work. Boilermakers Local 4 regional + United Association Plumbers Pipefitters Local 41 Billings + IBEW Local 233 Billings + Ironworkers Local 14 Spokane WA cross-border + the substantial MT building trades operate substantial collective bargaining at MT industrial + refining + aerospace prevailing wage rates — MT is NOT a Right-to-Work state, meaning union security clauses are permitted + the substantial MT building trades retain prevailing-wage public works contracts. AWS Certified Welder + 6G + API 1104 + ASME Section IX + AWS D1.1 + AWS D17.1 aerospace + API 510 + API 570 + cleared facility cert drive 30-60% wage premium. MSU-Northern Havre + Great Falls College MSU + Missoula College + Bitterroot College + Helena College + Boilermakers Local 4 apprenticeship pipeline. MT progressive 4.7%/5.9% + MT 0% state sales tax + MT NO estate tax + MT NOT a RTW state anchor the MT welder proposition.