The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $22,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,400.
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 | $33,470 | 11.71% | 31.97% |
| 2021 | $29,550 | 18.85% | - |
| 2019 | $23,980 | 2.75% | - |
| 2018 | $23,320 | 2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $22,770 | 7.51% | - |
| 2013 | $21,060 | -8.12% | - |
| 2012 | $22,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,470 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.