The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $38,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,150.
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 | $53,450 | -11.82% | -17.04% |
| 2021 | $59,770 | 14.12% | - |
| 2020 | $51,330 | 1.77% | - |
| 2019 | $50,420 | 8.05% | - |
| 2018 | $46,360 | -8.13% | - |
| 2017 | $50,130 | 1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $49,430 | 0.85% | - |
| 2015 | $49,010 | -33.63% | - |
| 2014 | $65,490 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $63,570 | 1.59% | - |
| 2012 | $62,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,450 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.