Salario de Soldador en Rhode Island (2026)

Vale la pena saber: Rhode Island's GD Electric Boat Quonset Point Virginia-class + Columbia-class submarine module + Raytheon/RTX Portsmouth + Middletown naval combat systems + Naval Station Newport NUWC welder concentration is the country's substantial distinctive Northeast US naval welder cluster most national welder-career surveys understate. GD Electric Boat Quonset Point + North Kingstown (the substantial GD Electric Boat as cross-state with Groton CT shipyard + the substantial Quonset Point submarine module construction for Virginia-class fast attack post-1992 + Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine post-2020 lead boat construction + the substantial GD Electric Boat ~5,000+ RI Quonset employees + the substantial Quonset Business Park + the substantial GD Electric Boat post-2024 Columbia-class production ramp to 1 boat/year + the substantial GD Electric Boat ~$50B+ Columbia-class program + the substantial GD Electric Boat AWS D1.1 + AWS D17.1 submarine welder + the substantial GD Electric Boat nuclear nondestructive testing NDT + the substantial GD Electric Boat cleared facility + the substantial GD Electric Boat Marine Trades Council MTC collective bargaining + the substantial GD Electric Boat IBEW + Boilermakers + Ironworkers + Sheet Metal Workers) supports the country's substantial concentrated Northeast US submarine welder market — GD Electric Boat Quonset senior submarine welders clear $82-135K + OT with AWS D1.1 + cleared facility access + MTC collective bargaining premium. Raytheon/RTX Portsmouth + Middletown (the substantial Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems naval combat systems + the substantial RTX SPY-6 V/SPY-1 + AN/SPY-7 + the substantial RTX Newport County cluster + the substantial RTX precision welder + AS9100 + AWS D17.1 aerospace + the substantial RTX post-2020 Lockheed merger + post-2023 RTX rebrand) supports specialized naval combat systems welder work — Raytheon/RTX senior welders clear $72-118K with AS9100 + cleared facility access. Naval Station Newport NUWC Naval Undersea Warfare Center (the substantial NUWC Newport torpedo + sonar + undersea systems R&D + the substantial NUWC ~3K civilian employees + the substantial NUWC Carderock + Keyport sister facilities + the substantial NUWC precision welder + cleared facility) supports specialized undersea systems welder work. Textron Providence (the substantial Textron Bell Helicopter + Cessna parent + the substantial Textron Lycoming engine + the substantial Textron Providence corporate market + the substantial Textron aerospace welder AS9100) + Toray Plastics North Kingstown (the substantial Toray composite materials + the substantial Toray BoPET biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate + BoPP polypropylene film + the substantial Toray North Kingstown ~700 employees + the substantial Toray polymer + composite welder) support specialized industrial welder work. Boilermakers Local 29 Boston MA cross-border + United Association Plumbers Pipefitters Local 51 Providence + IBEW Local 99 Providence + Ironworkers Local 37 Providence + Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Boston cross-border + the substantial GD Electric Boat MTC Marine Trades Council + IBPAT Local 195 Providence + the substantial RI building trades operate substantial collective bargaining at RI industrial + naval + aerospace prevailing wage rates — RI is NOT a Right-to-Work state, meaning union security clauses are permitted + the substantial RI building trades retain prevailing-wage public works contracts. AWS Certified Welder + 6G + API 1104 + ASME Section IX + AWS D1.1 + AWS D17.1 aerospace + AS9100 + nuclear NDT cert + cleared facility cert drive 30-60% wage premium. CCRI + NEIT Warwick + Boilermakers Local 29 Boston apprenticeship + GD Electric Boat MTC apprenticeship pipeline. RI progressive 3.75-5.99% + RI 7% sales tax + RI estate tax $1.775M (2026) + RI NOT a RTW state anchor the RI welder proposition.