The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers 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 | $42,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers 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 $73,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,260.
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 | $67,700 | 12.29% | 37.68% |
| 2021 | $59,380 | 6.32% | - |
| 2020 | $55,630 | 29.07% | - |
| 2019 | $39,460 | 3.24% | - |
| 2018 | $38,180 | 15.43% | - |
| 2017 | $32,290 | -1.70% | - |
| 2016 | $32,840 | -8.86% | - |
| 2015 | $35,750 | 1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $35,330 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $35,040 | -20.41% | - |
| 2012 | $42,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,700, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for pipelayers in state of Kentucky, followed by East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $66,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of pipelayers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |