The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
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 | $38,290 | 5.59% | 19.80% |
| 2021 | $36,150 | -4.45% | - |
| 2019 | $37,760 | -2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $38,890 | 3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $37,500 | 18.11% | - |
| 2015 | $30,710 | 9.90% | - |
| 2014 | $27,670 | 0.33% | - |
| 2013 | $27,580 | -11.35% | - |
| 2012 | $30,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,290 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Augusta-Richmond County is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.