The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $31,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,300.
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 | $39,530 | 7.21% | 25.95% |
| 2021 | $36,680 | 18.29% | - |
| 2020 | $29,970 | 6.61% | - |
| 2019 | $27,990 | -19.51% | - |
| 2018 | $33,450 | -1.73% | - |
| 2017 | $34,030 | -3.67% | - |
| 2016 | $35,280 | 15.99% | - |
| 2015 | $29,640 | 2.70% | - |
| 2014 | $28,840 | 3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $27,880 | -4.99% | - |
| 2012 | $29,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,530 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.