The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,440 | -30.10% | 30.25% |
| 2016 | $35,700 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $35,270 | 20.90% | - |
| 2014 | $27,900 | 19.68% | - |
| 2013 | $22,410 | 14.59% | - |
| 2012 | $19,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,440, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of Massachusetts, following city of Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $50,960). Compared with the highest paying city Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Bedford | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy |