The annual salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of petroleum engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $89,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $148,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $179,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,990.
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 | $121,480 | 2.06% | 2.43% |
| 2016 | $118,980 | 3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $115,340 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $115,420 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $113,300 | -4.62% | - |
| 2012 | $118,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,480 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for petroleum engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of petroleum engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.