The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers 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 | $31,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers 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 $64,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,940 | 4.46% | 14.37% |
| 2021 | $38,160 | 12.21% | - |
| 2020 | $33,500 | 4.36% | - |
| 2019 | $32,040 | -10.33% | - |
| 2018 | $35,350 | 1.33% | - |
| 2017 | $34,880 | -2.12% | - |
| 2016 | $35,620 | 0.65% | - |
| 2015 | $35,390 | 0.59% | - |
| 2014 | $35,180 | 3.01% | - |
| 2013 | $34,120 | -0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $34,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,940 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.