The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $38,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,360 | -6.33% | 15.96% |
| 2021 | $47,170 | 9.22% | - |
| 2020 | $42,820 | 6.35% | - |
| 2019 | $40,100 | 7.03% | - |
| 2016 | $37,280 | -9.55% | - |
| 2015 | $40,840 | 8.72% | - |
| 2012 | $37,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,360, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of California, followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary $44,030). In comparison, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Santa Rosa-Petaluma.