The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $33,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $59,740 | 33.85% | 33.60% |
| 2018 | $39,520 | -3.29% | - |
| 2017 | $40,820 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $39,670 | -3.93% | - |
| 2015 | $41,230 | 10.04% | - |
| 2014 | $37,090 | 8.30% | - |
| 2013 | $34,010 | -16.64% | - |
| 2012 | $39,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,740 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Bakersfield-Delano is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 50.8 percent (50.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.