The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $24,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,360.
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 | $32,130 | -8.71% | -12.11% |
| 2021 | $34,930 | -1.12% | - |
| 2020 | $35,320 | 6.82% | - |
| 2019 | $32,910 | 0.30% | - |
| 2018 | $32,810 | -4.57% | - |
| 2017 | $34,310 | -4.98% | - |
| 2016 | $36,020 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $35,430 | -1.67% | - |
| 2012 | $36,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,130 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 43.3 percent (43.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.