The annual salary statistics of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $29,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,370 | 13.47% | 27.39% |
| 2021 | $31,470 | -5.27% | - |
| 2020 | $33,130 | 0.97% | - |
| 2019 | $32,810 | 8.41% | - |
| 2018 | $30,050 | 2.40% | - |
| 2017 | $29,330 | 2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $28,700 | -0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $28,910 | 1.52% | - |
| 2014 | $28,470 | 1.69% | - |
| 2013 | $27,990 | 5.64% | - |
| 2012 | $26,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,370, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $36,670). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is .8 percent (.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area |