The annual salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of petroleum engineers in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $73,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $154,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $174,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $215,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum engineers in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $215,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $154,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $154,690 | 17.75% | 34.55% |
| 2021 | $127,240 | -4.70% | - |
| 2020 | $133,220 | -5.35% | - |
| 2019 | $140,350 | -0.97% | - |
| 2018 | $141,710 | 14.38% | - |
| 2017 | $121,330 | -2.00% | - |
| 2016 | $123,760 | 0.54% | - |
| 2015 | $123,090 | 1.48% | - |
| 2014 | $121,270 | 4.97% | - |
| 2013 | $115,240 | 12.14% | - |
| 2012 | $101,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $154,690, Bakersfield-Delano is the second highest paying city for petroleum engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary of $165,020). Compared with Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, the median annual salary of petroleum engineers in Bakersfield-Delano is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower.