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Petroleum Engineers salary in Dallas, TX

The median petroleum engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $168,600 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,542 a month.

10th percentile
$114,080
25th percentile
$131,400
Median percentile
$168,600
75th percentile
$221,090
90th percentile
$253,200

Based on 910 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$126,504 take-home a year
Gross pay$168,600
Federal income tax−$29,198
Social Security + Medicare−$12,898
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,542
Every two weeks$4,866

Does it go far here?

$163,546Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
15%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All petroleum engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas