How much do Pipelayers make in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Pipelayers, the published 10th percentile is $35,960 and the 90th percentile is $56,180. The difference is $20,220, which is 44.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,540 to the 75th at $48,350, covers $8,810.

The mean annual wage is $46,010, which sits above the median of $45,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL median is 6.2% lower than the national median of $49,000 for Pipelayers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,227, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Florida median of $47,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 97.296, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pipelayers at $47,227 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pipelayers. Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 93 miles away, with a median of $44,920 and employment of 90. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,969, against $47,227 here.
• Albany, GA is 131 miles away, with a median of $36,820 and employment of 30. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,999, against $47,227 here.
• Valdosta, GA is 148 miles away, with a median of $42,880 and employment of 30. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,578, against $47,227 here.

Employment share

Pipelayers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL (80 of 90,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.15 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.