Petroleum Engineers salary by location
National median: $144,910 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $212,240 | +46.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $206,290 | +42.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $180,230 | +24.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $176,200 | +21.6% | 700 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $174,580 | +20.5% | 900 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $172,840 | +19.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $172,190 | +18.8% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $172,070 | +18.7% | 940 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $169,870 | +17.2% | 4,770 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $168,860 | +16.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $168,600 | +16.3% | 910 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $167,600 | +15.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $167,000 | +15.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $166,570 | +14.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $164,860 | +13.8% | 9,140 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $164,480 | +13.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $161,940 | +11.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $161,050 | +11.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $158,300 | +9.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $155,870 | +7.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $153,020 | +5.6% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $148,390 | +2.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $147,440 | +1.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $143,590 | −0.9% | — | 2025 |
| CA | state | $143,590 | −0.9% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $139,640 | −3.6% | 710 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $135,630 | −6.4% | — | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $135,620 | −6.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $134,800 | −7.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $134,800 | −7.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $132,530 | −8.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $132,240 | −8.7% | 300 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $132,120 | −8.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $131,740 | −9.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $130,750 | −9.8% | 370 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $130,230 | −10.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $125,640 | −13.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $120,460 | −16.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $115,640 | −20.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $111,590 | −23.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $111,570 | −23.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $106,650 | −26.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $104,060 | −28.2% | — | 2025 |
| PA | state | $101,880 | −29.7% | 600 | 2025 |
| Longview, TX | metropolitan | $101,290 | −30.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $100,800 | −30.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $99,900 | −31.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $99,260 | −31.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $99,260 | −31.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $98,010 | −32.4% | — | 2025 |
| WV | state | $93,360 | −35.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $88,860 | −38.7% | 80 | 2025 |