The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $29,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,410.
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 | $29,410 | -0.20% | -19.72% |
| 2021 | $29,470 | -33.73% | - |
| 2017 | $39,410 | 1.22% | - |
| 2016 | $38,930 | 5.50% | - |
| 2015 | $36,790 | 4.05% | - |
| 2014 | $35,300 | 9.38% | - |
| 2013 | $31,990 | -10.07% | - |
| 2012 | $35,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,410, Visalia-Porterville is the lowest paying city for pipelayers in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $73,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of pipelayers in Visalia-Porterville is 60.2 percent (60.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.