17 Series · SOC 17-2171
Petroleum Engineers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$141,280
per year
Median Hourly
$67.92/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$153,560
average
Employment
18,970
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$78,840
25th Percentile
$107,330
Median
$141,280
75th Percentile
$191,100
90th Percentile
$228,790
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $200,750 | +42% above national |
| 2 | Colorado | $167,540 | +19% above national |
| 3 | Utah | $166,580 | +18% above national |
| 4 | Tennessee | $164,240 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Texas | $153,200 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Wyoming | $152,770 | +8% above national |
| 7 | California | $147,780 | +5% above national |
| 8 | Oklahoma | $142,470 | +1% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $140,800 | same as national |
| 10 | Louisiana | $134,630 | 5% below national |
| 11 | Michigan | $131,250 | 7% below national |
| 12 | North Dakota | $130,090 | 8% below national |
| 13 | Washington | $129,660 | 8% below national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $128,580 | 9% below national |
| 15 | Kansas | $118,020 | 16% below national |
| 16 | New Mexico | $118,010 | 16% below national |
| 17 | Ohio | $108,070 | 24% below national |
| 18 | Nebraska | $107,250 | 24% below national |
| 19 | West Virginia | $102,900 | 27% below national |
| 20 | Arkansas | $102,110 | 28% below national |
| 21 | New York | $95,210 | 33% below national |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $92,930 | 34% below national |
| 23 | Montana | $84,380 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | $205,380 | +45% above national |
| 2 | Amarillo, TX | $199,990 | +42% above national |
| 3 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $184,250 | +30% above national |
| 4 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $178,010 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $174,440 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $174,410 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Oklahoma City, OK | $173,400 | +23% above national |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $168,740 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $167,090 | +18% above national |
| 10 | Midland, TX | $165,880 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $163,390 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $163,310 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $161,320 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Wichita Falls, TX | $160,890 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $159,990 | +13% above national |
| 16 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $159,470 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Ogden, UT | $156,050 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $154,490 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Lake Charles, LA | $153,830 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $151,240 | +7% above national |
| 21 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $143,400 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Lubbock, TX | $143,120 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $142,470 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Casper, WY | $141,000 | same as national |
| 25 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $139,940 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Odessa, TX | $134,280 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Corpus Christi, TX | $133,690 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $132,840 | 6% below national |
| 29 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $132,680 | 6% below national |
| 30 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $131,970 | 7% below national |
| 31 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $130,090 | 8% below national |
| 32 | Billings, MT | $129,350 | 8% below national |
| 33 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $128,900 | 9% below national |
| 34 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $128,600 | 9% below national |
| 35 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $128,580 | 9% below national |
| 36 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $128,390 | 9% below national |
| 37 | El Paso, TX | $127,480 | 10% below national |
| 38 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $124,650 | 12% below national |
| 39 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $122,980 | 13% below national |
| 40 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $122,090 | 14% below national |
| 41 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $121,580 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Tulsa, OK | $121,190 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $117,480 | 17% below national |
| 44 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $116,890 | 17% below national |
| 45 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $114,810 | 19% below national |
| 46 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $114,460 | 19% below national |
| 47 | Longview, TX | $110,310 | 22% below national |
| 48 | Wichita, KS | $108,420 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Omaha, NE-IA | $107,250 | 24% below national |
| 50 | Tyler, TX | $106,990 | 24% below national |
| 51 | Farmington, NM | $101,760 | 28% below national |
| 52 | Pittsburgh, PA | $98,800 | 30% below national |
| 53 | Columbus, OH | $98,760 | 30% below national |
| 54 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $97,610 | 31% below national |
| 55 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $75,580 | 47% below national |
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