The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $29,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37,400 | 17.65% | 37.86% |
| 2020 | $30,800 | 24.55% | - |
| 2016 | $23,240 | 0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $23,170 | -0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $23,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,400, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the lowest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of Maine, following city of Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,620). Compared with the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford |