How much do Petroleum Engineers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Petroleum Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $114,080 and the 90th percentile is $253,200. The difference is $139,120, which is 82.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $131,400 to the 75th at $221,090, covers $89,690.

The mean annual wage is $178,520, which sits above the median of $168,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 16.3% higher than the national median of $144,910 for Petroleum Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $163,546, which is 12.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Texas median of $164,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $168,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Petroleum Engineers at $163,546 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Petroleum Engineers. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tyler, TX is 104 miles away, with a median of $132,530 and employment of 60. That median is 21.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,810, against $163,546 here.
• Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $101,290 and employment of 130. That median is 39.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,192, against $163,546 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $176,200 and employment of 700. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $194,894, against $163,546 here.

Employment share

Petroleum Engineers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (910 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.