Petroleum Engineers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$144,910
10th percentile
$81,440
90th percentile
$253,200
Employment
18,060
- TXMedian $164,860 · Employment 9,140
- Houston, TXMedian $169,870 · Employment 4,770
- OKMedian $153,020 · Employment 1,450
- COMedian $172,190 · Employment 1,390
- CAMedian $143,590 · Employment 1,060
- Midland, TXMedian $172,070 · Employment 940
- Dallas, TXMedian $168,600 · Employment 910
- Denver, COMedian $174,580 · Employment 900
- LAMedian $139,640 · Employment 710
- Oklahoma City, OKMedian $176,200 · Employment 700
- PAMedian $101,880 · Employment 600
- WVMedian $93,360 · Employment 380
- Tulsa, OKMedian $130,750 · Employment 370
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $167,000 · Employment 330
- New Orleans, LAMedian $148,390 · Employment 320
- Greeley, COMedian $132,240 · Employment 300
- AKMedian $206,290 · Employment 280
- UTMedian $172,840 · Employment 280
- NMMedian $99,900 · Employment 260
- San Antonio, TXMedian $120,460 · Employment 240
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.