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State of Connecticut (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment220
Mean wage28.19
Entry wage20.20
10th percentile wage16.17
50th percentile wage30.41
90th percentile wage36.40
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction9042.4%
Public Adminsitration7031.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Construction9027.75
Public Adminsitration7026.27
Pipelayers (47-2151)
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints. Exclude "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$28.19 $25.94  $2.25
2014$28.17+.1%$25.92 +.1%$2.25
2013$27.56+2.2%$25.36 +2.2%$2.20
2012$27.14+1.5%$24.98 +1.5%$2.17
2011$26.91+.9%$24.76 +.9%$2.15
2010$26.52+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%$2.12
2009$26.21+1.2%$24.12 +1.2%$2.09
2008$25.93+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%$2.07
2007$25.07+3.4%$23.07 +3.4%$2.00
2006$24.12+4.0%$22.19 +4.0%$1.93
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$28.19 $26.98  $1.21
2014$28.17+.1%$26.76 +.8%$1.41
2013$27.56+2.2%$26.19 +2.2%$1.37
2012$27.14+1.5%$25.66 +2.1%$1.48
2011$26.91+.9%$25.22 +1.7%$1.69
2010$26.52+1.5%$24.82 +1.6%$1.69
2009$26.21+1.2%$24.41 +1.7%$1.81
2008$25.93+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%$1.86
2007$25.07+3.4%$23.46 +2.6%$1.61
2006$24.12+4.0%$22.71 +3.3%$1.41

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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