Petroleum Engineers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 87 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Petroleum Engineers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Anchorage, AK $205,380 220
Alaska $200,750 310
Amarillo, TX $199,990 50
Austin, TX $184,250 260
High Desert Utah $178,010 160
Alaska $174,440 80

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $205,380 220
      Alaska $200,750 310
      Alaska $174,440 80
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $102,110 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sacramento, CA $163,310 60
      Los Angeles, CA $161,320 300
      Oxnard, CA $151,240 50
      California $147,780 1,190
      Bakersfield, CA $139,940 280
      San Francisco, CA $97,610 280
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $168,740 790
      Colorado $167,540 1,140
      Grand Junction, CO $161,940 50
      Northwest Colorado $146,850 50
      Greeley, CO $132,240 300
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $124,650 60
      Kansas $118,020 160
      Wichita, KS $108,420 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $153,830 70
      New Orleans, LA $143,400 360
      Louisiana $134,630 920
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $135,630 —
      Michigan $131,250 80
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $128,580 50
      Minnesota $128,580 60
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $122,090 —
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $129,350 70
      Montana $84,380 200
      East-Central Montana $75,580 —
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $130,090 190
      West North Dakota $130,090 130
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $130,230 30
      Omaha, NE-IA $107,250 50
      Nebraska $107,250 70
      Lincoln, NE $98,010 —
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $140,800 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $128,390 280
      New Mexico $118,010 390
      Farmington, NM $101,760 60
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $95,210 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $108,070 170
      Columbus, OH $98,760 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $173,400 680
      Southwest Oklahoma $163,390 80
      Oklahoma $142,470 1,290
      Northeast Oklahoma $142,470 30
      Southeast Oklahoma $132,680 60
      Tulsa, OK $121,190 350
      Northwest Oklahoma $117,480 70
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $114,460 80
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $99,220 40
      Pittsburgh, PA $98,800 180
      Pennsylvania $92,930 470
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $164,240 50
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amarillo, TX $199,990 50
      Austin, TX $184,250 260
      Beaumont, TX $167,090 160
      Midland, TX $165,880 1,180
      Wichita Falls, TX $160,890 60
      Houston, TX $159,990 5,080
      Dallas, TX $154,490 1,100
      Texas $153,200 10,640
      Lubbock, TX $143,120 160
      Odessa, TX $134,280 310
      Corpus Christi, TX $133,690 160
      Border Region of Texas $132,840 100
      North Region of Texas $131,970 170
      Northwestern Region of Texas $128,600 420
      El Paso, TX $127,480 40
      San Antonio, TX $122,980 180
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $116,890 150
      College Station, TX $114,810 40
      Longview, TX $110,310 180
      Tyler, TX $106,990 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $178,010 160
      Salt Lake City, UT $174,410 150
      Utah $166,580 380
      Ogden, UT $156,050 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern West Virginia $128,900 50
      West Virginia $102,900 160
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $134,800 40
      Washington $129,660 170
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $88,860 80
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $159,470 110
      Wyoming $152,770 320
      Casper, WY $141,000 60
      Eastern Wyoming $121,580 80