The annual salary statistics of pipelayers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $52,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $69,840 | 6.69% | 19.63% |
| 2016 | $65,170 | 11.94% | - |
| 2015 | $57,390 | 7.27% | - |
| 2014 | $53,220 | 1.62% | - |
| 2013 | $52,360 | -7.20% | - |
| 2012 | $56,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,840 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for pipelayers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pipelayers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.