The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $29,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,390 | 5.69% | 24.92% |
| 2021 | $34,320 | 3.76% | - |
| 2020 | $33,030 | 1.79% | - |
| 2019 | $32,440 | -1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $32,890 | 4.41% | - |
| 2017 | $31,440 | 2.74% | - |
| 2016 | $30,580 | 3.73% | - |
| 2015 | $29,440 | 17.80% | - |
| 2014 | $24,200 | 2.73% | - |
| 2013 | $23,540 | -16.06% | - |
| 2012 | $27,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,390, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Asheville (median annual salary of $36,710). Compared with Asheville, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Durham-Chapel Hill is .9 percent (.9%) lower.