The annual and hourly salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of petroleum engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,610. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $108,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $92,440.
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for petroleum engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia. The median hourly salary is $67.12. The average hourly salary of the 25th percentile is $51.97. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $44.44.