How much do Petroleum Engineers make in Tyler, TX?

Percentile spread

For Petroleum Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $92,510 and the 90th percentile is $208,120. The difference is $115,610, which is 87.2% 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 $104,920 to the 75th at $167,230, covers $62,310.

The mean annual wage is $144,170, which sits above the median of $132,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tyler, TX median is 8.5% lower than the national median of $144,910 for Petroleum Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,810, which is 0.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.6% lower than the Texas median of $164,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tyler, TX is 92.156, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $132,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Petroleum Engineers at $143,810 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. Tyler, TX ranks 4th 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).).

• Longview, TX is 34 miles away, with a median of $101,290 and employment of 130. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,192, against $143,810 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 104 miles away, with a median of $168,600 and employment of 910. That median is 27.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $163,546, against $143,810 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 171 miles away, with a median of $167,600 and employment of 90. That median is 26.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $186,127, against $143,810 here.

Employment share

Petroleum Engineers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Tyler, TX (60 of 115,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.48 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.