The annual salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of petroleum engineers in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 | $73,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $118,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum engineers in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $118,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $118,940 | -51.30% | -8.31% |
| 2020 | $179,960 | 6.85% | - |
| 2019 | $167,630 | 19.08% | - |
| 2018 | $135,650 | -4.42% | - |
| 2017 | $141,640 | 2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $138,420 | 6.94% | - |
| 2012 | $128,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $118,940 in Beaumont-Port Arthur is in the middle of salary range for petroleum engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of petroleum engineers in Beaumont-Port Arthur is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.