The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $36,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,500.
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 | $53,920 | -38.50% | -15.84% |
| 2021 | $74,680 | 44.64% | - |
| 2020 | $41,340 | -80.67% | - |
| 2019 | $74,690 | 3.49% | - |
| 2018 | $72,080 | 5.66% | - |
| 2017 | $68,000 | 8.03% | - |
| 2016 | $62,540 | 17.38% | - |
| 2015 | $51,670 | -7.80% | - |
| 2014 | $55,700 | 2.32% | - |
| 2013 | $54,410 | -14.80% | - |
| 2012 | $62,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,920, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for pipelayers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary of $69,140). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), the median annual salary of pipelayers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |