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Petroleum Engineers salary in Washington

The median petroleum engineers in Washington earns $134,800 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,617 a month.

10th percentile
$107,690
25th percentile
$129,510
Median percentile
$134,800
75th percentile
$176,740
90th percentile
$184,360

Based on 190 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

$103,402 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,800
Federal income tax−$21,086
Social Security + Medicare−$10,312
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,617
Every two weeks$3,977

Does it go far here?

$125,966Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All petroleum engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington