United States
Petroleum Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$141,280
Petroleum Engineers in the United States earn a median of $141,280 a year, about $67.92 an hour.
Median
$141,280
per year
Hourly
$67.92
as published
Mean
$153,560
pulled up by top earners
Workers
18,970
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $153,200 | +8% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $159,990 | +13% |
| Oklahoma | State | $142,470 | +1% |
| California | State | $147,780 | +5% |
| Midland, TX | Metro | $165,880 | +17% |
| Colorado | State | $167,540 | +19% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $154,490 | +9% |
| Louisiana | State | $134,630 | -5% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $168,740 | +19% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Metro | $173,400 | +23% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $92,930 | -34% |
| New Mexico | State | $118,010 | -16% |
| Utah | State | $166,580 | +18% |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | Metro | $143,400 | +2% |
| Tulsa, OK | Metro | $121,190 | -14% |
| Wyoming | State | $152,770 | +8% |
| Alaska | State | $200,750 | +42% |
| Odessa, TX | Metro | $134,280 | -5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $161,320 | +14% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | Metro | $139,940 | -1% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $97,610 | -31% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Metro | $184,250 | +30% |
| Anchorage, AK | Metro | $205,380 | +45% |
| Montana | State | $84,380 | -40% |
| North Dakota | State | $130,090 | -8% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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