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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$26.70
Entry wage$24.77
10th percentile wage$24.56
50th percentile wage$27.35
90th percentile wage$30.15
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$27.35
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
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$27.35 $25.84  $1.51
2015$26.71+2.4%$25.24 +2.4%$1.47
2014$26.14+2.2%$24.69 +2.2%$1.44
2013$25.74+1.5%$24.32 +1.5%$1.42
2012$25.52+.9%$24.11 +.9%$1.41
2011$25.14+1.5%$23.76 +1.5%$1.39
2010$24.86+1.2%$23.49 +1.2%$1.37
2009$24.59+1.1%$23.24 +1.1%$1.36
2008$23.78+3.4%$22.46 +3.4%$1.31
2007$22.87+4.0%$21.61 +4.0%$1.26
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$27.35 $22.98  $4.37
2015$26.71+2.4%$22.34 +2.9%$4.37
2014$26.14+2.2%$21.86 +2.2%$4.28
2013$25.74+1.5%$21.42 +2.1%$4.32
2012$25.52+.9%$21.05 +1.7%$4.47
2011$25.14+1.5%$20.72 +1.6%$4.42
2010$24.86+1.2%$20.37 +1.7%$4.49
2009$24.59+1.1%$20.10 +1.4%$4.50
2008$23.78+3.4%$19.58 +2.6%$4.20
2007$22.87+4.0%$18.96 +3.3%$3.92
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $32.85  
Bridgeport $27.35  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $27.35  
Hartford $32.85  
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