Petroleum Engineers salary
The median pay for petroleum engineers in the United States is $144,910 a year. About 18,060 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $81,440
- 25th percentile
- $106,270
- Median percentile
- $144,910
- 75th percentile
- $197,920
- 90th percentile
- $253,200
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $206,290
- Utah $172,840
- Colorado $172,190
- Texas $164,860
- Oklahoma $153,020
- California $143,590
- Louisiana $139,640
- Washington $134,800
- North Dakota $132,120
- Kansas $115,640
- Pennsylvania $101,880
- Nebraska $100,800
- New Mexico $99,900
- Ohio $99,260
- West Virginia $93,360
By metro area
- Anchorage, AK $212,240
- Salt Lake City, UT $180,230
- Oklahoma City, OK $176,200
- Denver, CO $174,580
- Midland, TX $172,070
- Houston, TX $169,870
- Austin, TX $168,860
- Dallas, TX $168,600
- Beaumont, TX $167,600
- Los Angeles, CA $167,000
- Sacramento, CA $166,570
- Lubbock, TX $164,480
- Grand Junction, CO $161,940
- Oxnard, CA $161,050
- Ogden, UT $158,300
- Corpus Christi, TX $155,870
- New Orleans, LA $148,390
- Bakersfield, CA $147,440
- Odessa, TX $135,620
- Seattle, WA $134,800
- Tyler, TX $132,530
- Greeley, CO $132,240
- El Paso, TX $131,740
- Tulsa, OK $130,750
- Pittsburgh, PA $130,230
- Casper, WY $125,640
- San Antonio, TX $120,460
- Wichita, KS $111,590
- Farmington, NM $111,570
- Philadelphia, PA $106,650
- Longview, TX $101,290
- Columbus, OH $99,260
- Charleston, WV $88,860