The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $27,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41,170 | 0.44% | 0.90% |
| 2019 | $40,990 | 23.13% | - |
| 2018 | $31,510 | 7.84% | - |
| 2017 | $29,040 | -33.06% | - |
| 2016 | $38,640 | -0.39% | - |
| 2015 | $38,790 | -36.40% | - |
| 2014 | $52,910 | 16.03% | - |
| 2013 | $44,430 | 8.17% | - |
| 2012 | $40,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,170 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 32.6 percent (32.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Decatur | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Gadsden | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Dothan |