The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming 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 | $36,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46,240 | 16.39% | 27.01% |
| 2020 | $38,660 | 4.29% | - |
| 2019 | $37,000 | 3.19% | - |
| 2016 | $35,820 | -4.27% | - |
| 2015 | $37,350 | 21.02% | - |
| 2014 | $29,500 | -15.66% | - |
| 2013 | $34,120 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $33,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,240 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores | |
| Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills |