The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $37,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,090.
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 | $73,870 | 16.20% | 23.55% |
| 2021 | $61,900 | 2.57% | - |
| 2020 | $60,310 | -17.00% | - |
| 2019 | $70,560 | 27.05% | - |
| 2018 | $51,470 | -9.58% | - |
| 2017 | $56,400 | 4.65% | - |
| 2016 | $53,780 | -15.28% | - |
| 2015 | $62,000 | 1.45% | - |
| 2014 | $61,100 | -1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $62,050 | 8.99% | - |
| 2012 | $56,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,870, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for pipelayers in state of California, followed by Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine (median annual salary $64,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of pipelayers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 12.2 percent (12.2%) higher than that in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.