The annual salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of petroleum engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $91,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $106,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $188,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $188,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $91,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $123,850 | 0.05% | 18.36% |
| 2016 | $123,790 | -0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $124,980 | 5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $117,670 | 6.89% | - |
| 2013 | $109,560 | 7.71% | - |
| 2012 | $101,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $123,850 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for petroleum engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of petroleum engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 39.9 percent (39.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |