The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $31,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,080.
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 | $38,340 | 1.30% | 14.84% |
| 2021 | $37,840 | 0.74% | - |
| 2020 | $37,560 | 1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $36,930 | 1.27% | - |
| 2018 | $36,460 | 3.62% | - |
| 2017 | $35,140 | 6.57% | - |
| 2016 | $32,830 | -0.49% | - |
| 2015 | $32,990 | 1.52% | - |
| 2014 | $32,490 | 5.88% | - |
| 2013 | $30,580 | -6.77% | - |
| 2012 | $32,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,340 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.