The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $36,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,440.
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 | $42,050 | 10.01% | 30.56% |
| 2021 | $37,840 | 1.53% | - |
| 2020 | $37,260 | 2.04% | - |
| 2019 | $36,500 | 6.52% | - |
| 2018 | $34,120 | 3.02% | - |
| 2017 | $33,090 | 2.57% | - |
| 2016 | $32,240 | 6.61% | - |
| 2015 | $30,110 | 3.29% | - |
| 2014 | $29,120 | 5.80% | - |
| 2013 | $27,430 | -6.45% | - |
| 2012 | $29,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,050 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.