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Petroleum Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Petroleum Engineer make in the United States?

Petroleum Engineers earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 20% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Petroleum Engineers work for Petrotrin at $116,000 annually while the lowest paid Petroleum Engineers work for SAIC earning approximately $86,000 each year.

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$86K Bureau of Land Management's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (4 salaries)

+$5K (5%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$45K (70%) more than average Bureau of Land Management salary ($41K)
$50K
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-$11K (13%) less than average Bureau of Land Management Petroleum Engineer salary ($86K)
"Not too great."
+$10K (10%) more than average Bureau of Land Management Petroleum Engineer salary ($86K)
-$15K (19%) less than average Bureau of Land Management Petroleum Engineer salary ($86K)
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$40K Tulsa University Separation Technology Projects' Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

-$41K (67%) less than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
Equal to average Tulsa University Separation Technology Projects salary ($40K)
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Equal to average Tulsa University Separation Technology Projects Petroleum Engineer salary ($40K)
"Good"

$90K Chevron's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (3 salaries)

+$9K (10%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$32K (43%) more than average Chevron salary ($58K)
$50K
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+$10K (10%) more than average Chevron Petroleum Engineer salary ($90K)
-$9K (10%) less than average Chevron Petroleum Engineer salary ($90K)
+$8K (8%) more than average Chevron Petroleum Engineer salary ($90K)

$116K Petrotrin's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$35K (35%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$46K (49%) more than average Petrotrin salary ($70K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$5K (4%) less than average Petrotrin Petroleum Engineer salary ($116K)
+$4K (3%) more than average Petrotrin Petroleum Engineer salary ($116K)

$86K SAIC's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$5K (5%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$8K (9%) more than average SAIC salary ($78K)
$50K
$100K
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+$4K (4%) more than average SAIC Petroleum Engineer salary ($86K)
-$5K (5%) less than average SAIC Petroleum Engineer salary ($86K)

$141K Shell's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$60K (54%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$86K (87%) more than average Shell salary ($55K)
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Equal to average Shell Petroleum Engineer salary ($141K)

$98K BP's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$17K (18%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$47K (63%) more than average BP salary ($51K)
$50K
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Equal to average BP Petroleum Engineer salary ($98K)

$91K Information Handling Services' Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$10K (11%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$27K (34%) more than average Information Handling Services salary ($64K)
$50K
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Equal to average Information Handling Services Petroleum Engineer salary ($91K)

$91K Encana's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$10K (11%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$20K (24%) more than average Encana salary ($71K)
$50K
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Equal to average Encana Petroleum Engineer salary ($91K)

$90K Halliburton's Average Petroleum Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$9K (10%) more than national average Petroleum Engineer salary ($81K)
+$29K (38%) more than average Halliburton salary ($61K)
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$150K
Equal to average Halliburton Petroleum Engineer salary ($90K)

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