The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Dothan, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Dothan 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 | $17,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Dothan, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $27,760 | -11.96% | -8.43% |
| 2018 | $31,080 | 0.64% | - |
| 2017 | $30,880 | -1.65% | - |
| 2016 | $31,390 | 0.32% | - |
| 2015 | $31,290 | 3.80% | - |
| 2012 | $30,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,760, Dothan is the lowest paying city for pipelayers in state of Alabama, following city of Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,840). Compared with the highest paying city Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of pipelayers in Dothan is 42.0 percent (42.0%) lower.