The annual salary statistics of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $37,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rotary drill operators, oil and gas from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,960 | 2.06% | 17.93% |
| 2021 | $78,310 | -1.98% | - |
| 2020 | $79,860 | 10.83% | - |
| 2019 | $71,210 | -1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $71,960 | 3.71% | - |
| 2017 | $69,290 | 5.30% | - |
| 2016 | $65,620 | 6.26% | - |
| 2015 | $61,510 | -6.68% | - |
| 2012 | $65,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,960 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Maria-Santa Barbara.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara |