State wages ยท Cost of living
Petroleum Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $200,750. Alaska leads after cost of living, at $196,120. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($141,280).
National median
$141,280
Highest state median
$200,750
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$196,120
Alaska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $88,220Higher: $196,120Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alaska | $200,750 | +42.1% | 102.359 | $196,120 | 1 |
| Tennessee | $164,240 | +16.3% | 91.87 | $178,770 | 2 |
| Utah | $166,580 | +17.9% | 98.864 | $168,490 | 3 |
| Wyoming | $152,770 | +8.1% | 92.691 | $164,820 | 4 |
| Colorado | $167,540 | +18.6% | 103.052 | $162,580 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $142,470 | +0.8% | 87.843 | $162,190 | 6 |
| Texas | $153,200 | +8.4% | 97.057 | $157,850 | 7 |
| Louisiana | $134,630 | -4.7% | 88.207 | $152,630 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $130,090 | -7.9% | 88.959 | $146,240 | 9 |
| Michigan | $131,250 | -7.1% | 96.217 | $136,410 | 10 |
| California | $147,780 | +4.6% | 110.72 | $133,470 | 11 |
| Kansas | $118,020 | -16.5% | 90.068 | $131,030 | 12 |
| Minnesota | $128,580 | -9.0% | 98.621 | $130,380 | 13 |
| New Jersey | $140,800 | -0.3% | 108.805 | $129,410 | 14 |
| New Mexico | $118,010 | -16.5% | 92.212 | $127,980 | 15 |
| Washington | $129,660 | -8.2% | 107.013 | $121,160 | 16 |
| Nebraska | $107,250 | -24.1% | 90.103 | $119,030 | 17 |
| Arkansas | $102,110 | -27.7% | 86.937 | $117,450 | 18 |
| Ohio | $108,070 | -23.5% | 92.774 | $116,490 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $102,900 | -27.2% | 89.497 | $114,980 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | $92,930 | -34.2% | 97.572 | $95,240 | 21 |
| Montana | $84,380 | -40.3% | 94.645 | $89,150 | 22 |
| New York | $95,210 | -32.6% | 107.921 | $88,220 | 23 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Arizona | Not available | Not available | 100.677 | Not available | Not available |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Florida | Not available | Not available | 103.414 | Not available | Not available |
| Georgia | Not available | Not available | 96.293 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Illinois | Not available | Not available | 99.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Indiana | Not available | Not available | 93.329 | Not available | Not available |
| Iowa | Not available | Not available | 87.762 | Not available | Not available |
| Kentucky | Not available | Not available | 90.159 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| North Carolina | Not available | Not available | 94.326 | Not available | Not available |
| Oregon | Not available | Not available | 103.361 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Carolina | Not available | Not available | 93.749 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Virginia | Not available | Not available | 101.104 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.