The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pipelayers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $35,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,460.
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 | $45,300 | -3.80% | 31.94% |
| 2021 | $47,020 | 16.82% | - |
| 2020 | $39,110 | 16.34% | - |
| 2019 | $32,720 | -2.54% | - |
| 2018 | $33,550 | 1.40% | - |
| 2017 | $33,080 | -3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $34,360 | 13.56% | - |
| 2015 | $29,700 | 3.50% | - |
| 2014 | $28,660 | 0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $28,490 | -8.21% | - |
| 2012 | $30,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,300 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |