The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $44,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,910.
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 | $70,620 | 7.11% | 23.22% |
| 2021 | $65,600 | -13.43% | - |
| 2020 | $74,410 | 30.71% | - |
| 2019 | $51,560 | 1.22% | - |
| 2018 | $50,930 | -3.53% | - |
| 2017 | $52,730 | 3.89% | - |
| 2016 | $50,680 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $49,850 | 7.06% | - |
| 2014 | $46,330 | -25.71% | - |
| 2013 | $58,240 | 6.90% | - |
| 2012 | $54,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,620, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for pipelayers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Pittsburgh (median annual salary of $76,910). Compared with Pittsburgh, the median annual salary of pipelayers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower.