The annual salary statistics of geological and petroleum technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of geological and petroleum technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $41,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and petroleum technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geological and petroleum technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,320 | 16.29% | -8.35% |
| 2016 | $53,840 | 3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $52,180 | 2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $50,700 | 5.88% | - |
| 2013 | $47,720 | -46.04% | - |
| 2012 | $69,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,320, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for geological and petroleum technicians in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $75,050). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of geological and petroleum technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester |