The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $34,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,380.
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 | $40,190 | 4.85% | 19.43% |
| 2021 | $38,240 | -0.03% | - |
| 2020 | $38,250 | 4.37% | - |
| 2019 | $36,580 | 4.02% | - |
| 2018 | $35,110 | 0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $34,870 | 1.00% | - |
| 2016 | $34,520 | 0.72% | - |
| 2015 | $34,270 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $33,970 | 2.18% | - |
| 2013 | $33,230 | 2.56% | - |
| 2012 | $32,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,190, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for pipelayers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Fayetteville (median annual salary of $43,330). Compared with Fayetteville, the median annual salary of pipelayers in Raleigh-Cary is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower.