The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $30,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,160.
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 | $34,920 | -6.04% | 19.27% |
| 2021 | $37,030 | 13.02% | - |
| 2020 | $32,210 | -7.58% | - |
| 2019 | $34,650 | 10.36% | - |
| 2018 | $31,060 | -0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $31,220 | 5.12% | - |
| 2016 | $29,620 | -1.76% | - |
| 2015 | $30,140 | 7.13% | - |
| 2014 | $27,990 | -1.79% | - |
| 2013 | $28,490 | 1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $28,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,920 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.