The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $19,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,150.
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 | $22,980 | -5.40% | -5.40% |
| 2016 | $24,220 | -8.75% | - |
| 2015 | $26,340 | -5.05% | - |
| 2014 | $27,670 | 8.46% | - |
| 2013 | $25,330 | 4.38% | - |
| 2012 | $24,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,980, South Bend-Mishawaka is the lowest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of Michigan, following city of Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,950). Compared with the highest paying city Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in South Bend-Mishawaka is 50.0 percent (50.0%) lower.