The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $36,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,660.
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 | $44,220 | 14.07% | 38.38% |
| 2021 | $38,000 | 2.76% | - |
| 2020 | $36,950 | 7.60% | - |
| 2019 | $34,140 | 7.06% | - |
| 2018 | $31,730 | -1.95% | - |
| 2017 | $32,350 | -0.15% | - |
| 2016 | $32,400 | -1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $32,930 | 7.68% | - |
| 2014 | $30,400 | 3.91% | - |
| 2013 | $29,210 | 6.71% | - |
| 2012 | $27,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,220 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 50.7 percent (50.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.