How much do Petroleum Engineers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Petroleum Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $92,590 and the 90th percentile is $162,780. The difference is $70,190, which is 51.8% 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 $106,610 to the 75th at $154,590, covers $47,980.

The mean annual wage is $131,810, which sits below the median of $135,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 6.4% lower than the national median of $144,910 for Petroleum Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,227, which is 6.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Petroleum Engineers at $135,227 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Petroleum Engineers. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 1st of 2 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).).

• Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $99,260 and employment of 60. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,971, against $135,227 here.