The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Winston-Salem 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 | $31,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.
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 | $37,980 | 2.61% | 23.80% |
| 2021 | $36,990 | 2.16% | - |
| 2020 | $36,190 | 17.96% | - |
| 2019 | $29,690 | 7.88% | - |
| 2018 | $27,350 | 2.45% | - |
| 2017 | $26,680 | -53.64% | - |
| 2016 | $40,990 | 11.61% | - |
| 2015 | $36,230 | -19.16% | - |
| 2014 | $43,170 | 32.45% | - |
| 2013 | $29,160 | 0.75% | - |
| 2012 | $28,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,980 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Winston-Salem is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.