The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $36,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $70,340 | 2.29% | 40.40% |
| 2017 | $68,730 | 5.06% | - |
| 2016 | $65,250 | 31.86% | - |
| 2014 | $44,460 | -0.76% | - |
| 2013 | $44,800 | 6.43% | - |
| 2012 | $41,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,340 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 51.3 percent (51.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.