The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $30,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,410 | 4.74% | 13.12% |
| 2021 | $29,920 | -17.11% | - |
| 2020 | $35,040 | 0.06% | - |
| 2019 | $35,020 | 1.60% | - |
| 2018 | $34,460 | 4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $33,040 | 14.41% | - |
| 2016 | $28,280 | 7.60% | - |
| 2015 | $26,130 | 7.35% | - |
| 2014 | $24,210 | -9.05% | - |
| 2013 | $26,400 | -3.37% | - |
| 2012 | $27,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,410, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $36,620). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |