The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $31,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,320.
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 | $49,740 | 4.70% | 46.70% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 21.92% | - |
| 2020 | $37,010 | -5.35% | - |
| 2019 | $38,990 | 5.72% | - |
| 2018 | $36,760 | -16.35% | - |
| 2017 | $42,770 | 20.34% | - |
| 2016 | $34,070 | 13.12% | - |
| 2015 | $29,600 | 3.99% | - |
| 2014 | $28,420 | 7.49% | - |
| 2013 | $26,290 | -0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $26,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,740, Harrisburg-Carlisle is the second highest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $50,110). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is .7 percent (.7%) lower.