The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,330 | 0.57% | 0.16% |
| 2021 | $38,110 | 9.47% | - |
| 2020 | $34,500 | 0.64% | - |
| 2019 | $34,280 | 10.56% | - |
| 2018 | $30,660 | -0.65% | - |
| 2017 | $30,860 | 0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $30,800 | -20.52% | - |
| 2015 | $37,120 | -11.77% | - |
| 2014 | $41,490 | 10.48% | - |
| 2013 | $37,140 | -3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $38,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,330 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Birmingham-Hoover is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.