The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pipelayers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $51,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,790.
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 | $62,400 | 4.21% | 23.78% |
| 2021 | $59,770 | 21.00% | - |
| 2020 | $47,220 | -27.15% | - |
| 2019 | $60,040 | -4.80% | - |
| 2018 | $62,920 | -9.63% | - |
| 2017 | $68,980 | 19.61% | - |
| 2016 | $55,450 | 6.20% | - |
| 2015 | $52,010 | -3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $53,740 | 9.71% | - |
| 2013 | $48,520 | 1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $47,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,400 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.