The annual salary statistics of petroleum engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of petroleum engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $98,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $126,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $141,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $197,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $226,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $226,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $141,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $141,660 | 4.69% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $135,010 | -21.01% | - |
| 2020 | $163,370 | -1.84% | - |
| 2019 | $166,380 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $157,880 | 1.03% | - |
| 2017 | $156,250 | 5.31% | - |
| 2016 | $147,960 | -4.37% | - |
| 2015 | $154,430 | 1.57% | - |
| 2014 | $152,010 | 3.47% | - |
| 2013 | $146,730 | 4.09% | - |
| 2012 | $140,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $141,660 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for petroleum engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of petroleum engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.