WHAT ARE THE AVERAGE
Wages & salaries for Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA ?

Overview Every year U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics releases employment and wage figures. This data was released in May 2006 and covers Wages & salaries for Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA Petroleum engineers (Occupation [OCC] code: 17-2171) in Lafayette, LA (BLS Area code: 29180 ) earned an average wage of $39.44 per hour and an average annual salary of $82,040 The BLS estimates that in Lafayette, LA there were around 230 employed in the field of Petroleum engineers.

Industry Comparison Industry comparison Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA earned 19% less than average for Petroleum engineers in the United States. Region/area/city comparison Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA earned 153% more than the average worker in Lafayette, LA. State salary comparison Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA earned 149% more than the average worker in Louisiana. National salary comparison Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA earned 109% more than the average worker in the United States. Wage and salary details More detailed employment information for Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA Hourly wage data for Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA Mean hourly wage: $39.44 Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage: $22.08 Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage: $25.88 Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage: $39.84 Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage: $49.15 Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage: $64.45 Salary figures for Petroleum engineers in Lafayette, LA Mean annual salary: $82,040 Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary: $45,930 Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary: $53,840 Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary: $82,870 Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary: $102,240 Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary: $134,060

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