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Estimated Employment30
Mean wage$29.10
Entry wage$25.42
10th percentile wage$23.98
50th percentile wage$30.38
90th percentile wage$33.15
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction30100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction30  $30.38
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. Excludes Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers" (51-4121).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current  $30.38 $30.24 $0.14
2021$29.44+3.2%$29.31+3.2%$0.14
2020$28.40+3.7%$28.27+3.7%$0.13
2019$27.71+2.5%$27.58+2.5%$0.13
2018$26.96+2.8%$26.83+2.8%$0.12
2017$26.24+2.7%$26.12+2.7%$0.12
2016$25.57+2.6%$25.45+2.6%$0.12
2015$24.86+2.9%$24.74+2.9%$0.11
2014$24.37+2.0%$24.26+2.0%$0.11
2013$23.90+2.0%$23.79+2.0%$0.11
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current  $30.38 $24.37 $6.01
2021$29.44+3.2%$23.42+4.0%$6.02
2020$28.40+3.7%$22.62+3.5%$5.78
2019$27.71+2.5%$21.98+2.9%$5.73
2018$26.96+2.8%$21.34+3.0%$5.62
2017$26.24+2.7%$20.73+2.9%$5.52
2016$25.57+2.6%$20.24+2.4%$5.33
2015$24.86+2.9%$19.73+2.6%$5.13
2014$24.37+2.0%$19.31+2.2%$5.06
2013$23.90+2.0%$18.96+1.9%$4.94

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

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.
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